We continue through Paul's letter to the Ephesian churches with another passage that flows out of his praise & prayer in chapter 1. We'll hear everything great about the good news: how it changes our relationship with God and each other, as well as calls us to access our newfound status as the people of God.
REMEMBER YOU WERE "FAR OFF" (VV. 11–12) Separated... Alienated... Estranged... Hopeless... Godless…
REVEL IN BEING BROUGHT "NEAR" (VV. 13–18) -You who once were far off have been brought near -By the blood of Christ -The horizonal or social aspects of this nearness -The vertical or theological aspects of this nearness -For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father
RESPOND TO YOUR NEW ACCESS (VV. 19–22) Metaphor: you are citizens of a city Metaphor: you are a house
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Rev. Daniel R. Hyde (B.A., M.Div., Th.M.) is the church planter and pastor of the Oceanside United Reformed Church in Carlsbad/Oceanside, CA. Rev. Hyde is the author of over 100 articles as well as 8 books: Jesus Loves the Little Children (Reformed Fellowship, 2006), The Good...
