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Ephesians 2 Summary
Saved by Grace Through Faith: The New Humanity
You were dead in trespasses and sins. God made you alive with Christ. By grace you have been saved, through faith - this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God. Created in Christ Jesus for good works. Christ has made Jew and Gentile into one new humanity, breaking down the dividing wall of hostility.
Key themes
Key verses
Ephesians 2:4-5
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Ephesians 2:14-15
“For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;”
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