FOLLOW UP to E. C. T. : WEEK FOUR – New Covenant Benefits in Ephesians 1:3 to 3:12

On By Leonard Ransil

Many of the benefits of Jesus’ Gospel of Grace for all believers are listed in the first three chapters of Ephesians. In Christ Jesus you are:

  1. Blessed with every spiritual blessing (1:3);
  2. Chosen before the creation of the world (1:4);
  3. Loved by God (1:4);
  4. Predestined (1:5, 11);
  5. Adopted (1:5);
  6. Accepted (1:6);
  7. Redeemed 1:7);
  8. Forgiven (1:7);
  9. Lavishly given God’s grace (1:7- 8; 2:7);
  10. Shown the mystery of His will (1:9-10);
  11. Given a guaranteed inheritance (1:11, 14);
  12. Made “for the praise of His glory” (1:12);
  13. Secured by the Holy Spirit (1:13);
  14. Called to a glorious hope (1:18);
  15. Made a recipient of God’s power (1:19);
  16. Made alive together with Christ (2:5);
  17. Raised up with Christ at His ascension (2:6);
  18. Seated with Rim in the heavenly realms (2:6);
  19. Created as God’s masterful workmanship, for the purpose of good works (2:10);
  20. Brought near to God (2:13);
  21. Brought into a relationship of peace between Israel and the Gentiles 2:14);
  22. United into one body of Christ (2:15, 16; 3:6);
  23. A fellow citizen with God’s people (2:19);
  24. A member of His household (2:19);
  25. Created for the Spirit’s habitation (2:21,22);
  26. Made a partaker of God’s promise (3:6);
  27. Given the revelation of His mysteries (3:8);
  28. Given bold and confident access to God (3:12).

Do you really comprehend all these riches of yours? Of course not. It’s like gazing at the crown jewels in London’s Tower; you really can’t grasp all that you’re reading – except by faith in the revelation knowledge of the whole Gospel of Christ Jesus. So, ask the Holy Spirit to bathe your mind with all His truth.

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