Changed, Part 2 of ID: Finding Our True Identity in Christ

Changed, Part 2 of ID: Finding Your True Identity in Christ looked at Ephesians 2:1-10 and how we have been changed, we are no longer who we once were. Click here to read the series intro.

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People often talk about things that will “change your life”. Millions of dollars are spent on products and programs that promise to change us. But is it all just hype? Even in the church we often talk about how God has changed our lives but is it really true? Does God still change people’s lives and if so how does he do it? Last week we talked about our identity as a people who have been “blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms” and who have been chosen, adopted, forgiven, free, recipients of an inheritance. It wasn’t always like that though. In Chapter 2 of Ephesians, Paul paints a picture of stark contrasts – a “before and after” picture of what He has done in our lives. Ephesians 2: 1-10 contrasts:1. Two spiritual conditions: death & life 2.Two ways of living (ways of the world/Satan & ways of God) 3. Two approaches to salvation: Works and Grace. From beginning to end this radical reclamation project is by grace. The result in the lives of those whom God has saved by the riches of His grace is something that will be a sign to all creation of the glory of God.

Key Verse: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2: 8-10

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