Ephesians Chapter TwoWelcome to the second of six studies of the Book of Ephesians. Chapter two tells us that we are spiritually blessed. In this chapter we learn that Christians are saved by grace. We also learn when we become Christians we are not who we used to be and we are filled with new life and have the blessings of God's kindness and eternal gift to us. You will also learn about how we are members of one body in this second chapter of the Book of Ephesians. Your learning comes from reading and studying the Bible. After you have read Ephesians Chapter Two below, answer the following questions. Remember - It's a good idea to do them every day. God Bless and enjoy your study!
Ephesians Chapter Two - from New International Version 1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called "uncircumcised" by those who call themselves "the circumcision" (that done in the body by the hands of men)- 12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18 For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Questions for Ephesians Chapter Two
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Day Two 1. As mere men and women we will never act as merciful as God, and we will never demonstrate as great a love as God our Father. Aside from the obvious sacrifice of Jesus Christ, what is the greatest human act of mercy or love that you have witnessed or heard of in your life? 2. What’s the difference between mercy and grace? Can you have one without the other? 3. In verse 2 we see the name of the devil given as the ruler of the kingdom of the air. What are some other names God gives him from the following verses not found in the Book of Ephesians?
Day Three 1. Cite three reasons for our salvation given in verses 1 through 10. 2. Describe people’s lives before salvation from the following verses. In fact the verses describe each of our lives without Christ, so start each with the words, “I was…” and then add the characteristic from the verse provided.
Day Four Now describe people’s lives after salvation from the following verses. Thank God the verses describe each of our lives with Christ, so start each with the words, “I am…” or “I will be…” and then add the characteristic from the verse provided.
Day Five 1. In verses 14 through 18, we see the words “the two” in verse 14; “out of the two” in verse 15; the words “both” and “their” in verse 16; and the words “we both” in verse 18. Explain the use of these words. What do they refer to? 2. If God was reading the following words to you from His instruction book – Ephesians 2:8-10 – Which words would He emphasize? “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith (and this not from yourselves, it is my gift) not by works, so that no one can boast. For you are my workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which I prepared in advance for you to do.” 3. How should we act towards people of different religions? Should we become acquainted with someone of another faith at work or as a neighbor and they do not wish to hear about our God, how should we act towards them? What about people who are hostile towards Christians? Day Six 1. In the following verses cite what God has accomplished “in Christ Jesus”; identify what is accomplished “in Christ Jesus”.
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