Ephesians 2

Ephesians 2:1-22

CHAPTER 2

Before we can fully understand the _____ we have in Christ, we must understand our condition of our __ without Christ.

God has ____ us. This word means that God has made us _ from the dead. We were dead in _______ and sins.

Define: Trespass __________

Define: Sin _______________

Before you became a Christian, you in sin. We were just following the _ of this . We fall in line with the _ of the power of the air. This refers to _. He is a spirit that _ works in children of __________.

When we lived in sin we had our _______ in the _ of the flesh. This describes more than what we _. It refers to our __________. When we live after the flesh we seek to fulfill the desires of both our flesh and __. Paul teaches that we are, by _, the children of .

NOTE: The words “by nature” do NOT refer to __ instinct, ______ code or some other innate trait. This phrase means “long standing ______ or habit.” We do many things by ______, without thinking, just by long practice.

Now that we have a clear picture of our __, let us look at our __ situation. God is . He has plenty of _ and for each of us.

Even while we were still _ in sins, God was planning a way for us to be _____ with Christ. We are saved by .

God has _ us from the dead and given us a place to _ together. This is not just a recliner or rocker. This place to be together is a _________ place in Christ.

Throughout the Christian _ God has shown the ______ riches of his grace. He has shown his __ toward us through Christ Jesus.

We are saved by through ____. Salvation can not be gained by our own ability. We do not have power in ________ to save us. Salvation is a _ of God.

Salvation is not accomplished by _ of merit. If man could save himself, he would .

We are not saved by our own . We are the _______ of God. We were __ in Christ for the purpose of doing works. This plan is ____ of God. This is how we are to .

Back to the Past: ___________ that you are Gentiles, not Jews. As Gentiles, you are called ___________________, because you were not under the law of Moses. Also remember that _____________ was an act of the flesh and done by .

Before you became a Christian you were:

Without _;

__, not citizens, of _;

Strangers from the ___ with its promises;

Without in the world.

Now that you are a Christian:

You are made _ (close, near) to God;

You are saved by the __ of Christ.

Jesus is our . He was to be the _____ _____ ____. He made _ (Jew and Gentile) united in _. He __ down the of separation between the Jews and Gentiles.

Jesus _____ the wall. To abolish means to _ its power or to nuteralize its force and __ its ability to harm. This wall was the _____, or cause of dissention between Jews and Gentiles. The wall was the law of ______________ contained in ___. Purpose: To take the two () and make one person. Result: ______.

What other purpose was served in the destruction of this wall? He will _________ both Jew and Gentile to God in one _. This was accomplished on the __. This is when the _ was slain.

Jesus came and ___ peace to those __ off (Gentiles) and to those that are near (Jews).

HINT: When you see the word “therefore” you need to look back and see “what it is there for.” Here is the conclusion or summary of what has been said.

We are not strangers or __________. Now we are fellow ___ with the saints. We are now part of the _____ of God.

Our lives have a solid ______. We are _ on the foundation of apostles and _________.

JEWS

Apostles Prophets

Jesus

What part have the apostles played in your salvation? _____________

What role have the prophets filled in saving you? _____________

______ How is Jesus the corner stone? _

What is the “chief” corner stone?

Jesus is the part of our lives that ______ us together. Without Jesus in this vital role, we could not be the holy ______ which God seeks.

This temple is the _______ of God through the _____.