A Purposed Life
Ephesians 2:1-10
1. The Old “Self” Was:
a. Dead and Sinful. (Vs. 1)
b. Misguided and Satan-Led. (Vs. 2-3a; 1 Cor 2:8, 12a)
i. 1 Corinthians 2:8, “None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, because if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.”
ii. 1 Corinthians 2:12a, “Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God…”
c. Hedonistic and Under Wrath. (Vs. 3, Col 3:6-7)
i. Colossians 3:6-7, “Because of these, God’s wrath is coming upon the disobedient, and you once walked in these things when you were living in them.”
2. God Is:
a. Merciful, Loving and Gracious. (Vs. 4-5b)
b. Transforming, Empowering, and Giving. (Vs. 5a-6)
c. Kind. (Vs. 7)
3. The Christian Is:
a. Given Salvation, Grace, Faith, and Favor. (Vs. 8-9)
b. A New Creation. (Vs. 10a)
c. Purposed! (Vs. 10b)