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;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:4-7

Why did Jesus die for us? The answer is simple, because Christ loves us. When you understand the price Jesus Christ paid for our souls, and the only reason this was performed was because God loves us, you understand how deep our relationship with God is and should be. 

You might ask “how do I know God loves me”? All you have to do is look at the cross, God demonstrated his love towards us, even though we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8) Imagine the Creator dying for his creation, even when his creation didn’t deserve it. That’s why God is “rich in mercy”, Gods grace and love, is so much deeper than our human minds can comprehend. 

How did we get saved? It’s very simple, by grace you are saved! We didn’t do anything to “earn” our salvation or “work” our way into Heaven. It’s impossible for us to be able to save ourselves, it’s only by the grace of God that we are saved. As the scripture says “even though we were dead in our sins” even though we were depraved godless sinners, Christ saved us. We became Born Again by the blood of Christ and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It’s only by grace that any of us are saved, period

And one day, we will be raised up, meaning we will be resurrected, with an immortal perfect body, and we will reign with Christ in the Heavenly realm. Think about that, before you were dead in your sins, you were separated from God because of our transgressions, however not only were you forgiven, but you were made a new creature. You were reborn and reconciled back to God as his child, hallelujah to the Lamb of God!

Did we deserve this grace and mercy? Absolutely not, again it’s only because God loves us, that we received his grace and mercy. Can we comprehend this deep love of Gods grace? No, because human love will always fail us, humans will always let us down, but Christ has already redeemed your soul, Jesus will never leave or forsake you, because you were bought by the price of his own blood, Amen!

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. Ephesians 2:1-3

Is it possible to be saved without Christ? The world will tell you there are many religions or paths to God, this is false. There is only one way to be saved, only one way to be reconciled back to God , and that’s through Jesus Christ. Why? Because we were all dead in our sins and trespasses. You are either Born Again in Christ or your dead in your sins, there is no other option. 

Jesus said “Unless you are Born Again, you will not see the Kingdom of Heaven” (John 3:3) Why? Because you are dead in your sins, you are the Dry Bones in the valley of death, there is no spiritual life inside you. You live for the flesh like an animal, not living by the Holy Spirit as a Child of God. Until your soul has been regenerated, you could never see the Kingdom of Heaven or stand in the presence of God

Before you were Born Again, you used to walk according to the course of this world. Everything about this world is in opposition to Christ. That’s why Paul said “Don’t conform to the ways of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2) This world is completely Anti-Christ, that’s why everything this world does is blaspheme The Lord’s name. You hear it on a daily basis, over and over again, because the world hates Jesus Christ, because Jesus is the truth, the life, and the way (John 14:6)

Who is leading this rebellion? According to the prince of the power of the air, Satan. You either worship Christ or Satan, there is no other option. You might say well I’m an Atheist or a New Age, they all bow down to Satan. Anyone who rejects Jesus Christ is an Anti-Christ and worships Satan. There is no in-between, you’re either Born Again or dead in your sins. You are either a Child of God or a Child of disobedience. It’s very simple, the narrow path or the broad road to Hell. The path of life or the path of death, which way will you choose?

JC Ryle said “You are either Born Again or wish you were never born at all” The point is if you are not Born Again, you are dead in your sins, then the penalty of your sins will fall upon you. Its a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God, repent and put your faith in The Lord Jesus Christ before it’s too late! Amen!

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Ephesians 1:19-23

The Holy Spirit has been given to us , those who have faith in Christ, according to the working of Christ’s mighty power. It’s not by our works that we are saved, it’s by the mighty works of Christ , that we are saved! As the scripture says “When God raised him from the dead” Christ defeated sin, death , and Satan when Christ walked out of that tomb on Sunday morning! Jesus Is Risen!

And then God set him at his own right hand in the Heavenly places, when Jesus ascended back to Heaven, all power and authority was given to Jesus Christ! Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and the name above every name! (Philippians 2) There is nobody above The Lord and there will never be anybody greater than The Lord, Christ Jesus shall reign forevermore!

And God has put all things under Christ’s feet, Jesus Christ is King of all Kings. Everyone, and every angel, and every demon is in subjection to the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation (John 14:6), this is why Jesus Christ is the only path to God, there is no other possible way to save your soul. Without the blood of Christ, you will be condemned for all eternity, pardon for your sins is only possible by The Lamb Jesus Christ!

Christ is the Head of the Church, it doesn’t matter who your pastor is or who your religious leaders are, everyone is in subjection to Jesus Christ. Any Church Laws that violate the commandments of God, violate the Headship of Jesus Christ. As The Lord said “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15) If you are a Christian, you are in subjection to Jesus Christ as Lord, any Church not in subjection to Christ, is not truly a Church, but lukewarm Christians and Christ will spit you out of his mouth (Revelation 3:16)

The Church is the body of Christ, the hands and feet of God, the Light of the world and Salt of the Earth (Matthew 5) But what if that salt loses its flavor? What good is it? It’s worthless and will be thrown out. The same is with the Church, if the Body of Christ can’t preserve justice and God’s law, then it becomes good for nothing, and will be thrown out. Jesus Christ is our Lord, we must remain in subjection to Christ, The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Amen!

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1:11-14

We have obtained an inheritance, what did we obtain? Eternal life, reconciliation back with God, justification in Christ, and also the Holy Spirit living inside of us. The gifts that God has given us already , through our Lord Jesus Christ, are blessings beyond our comprehension. The fact that there are people still begging God for more things, makes me come to the conclusion that they don’t understand the price of their salvation

So why did we become saved at all? Because we were predestined by the will of God to to be the elect. Again this is a concept alot of people have a hard time grasping, however the word predestination is used multiple times in this first Chapter of Ephesians. You were predestined to be a Child of The Most High through Christ!

Now notice the next part of the scripture, “after you have heard and believed the gospel of your salvation” (v13) We must respond to our calling of predestination by having genuine faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord. Now here’s the question, can the spiritually dead understand the gospel message? The answer I believe is no, Jesus said “Nobody can come to me unless the Father draws them” (John 6:44)

Nobody can come to Christ or understand the gospel, unless the Holy Spirit draws them to Christ! This is a radical reality of Gods will for the elect, this is why not everyone will receive the good news of Jesus Christ, this is why Jesus said “Narrow is the road that leads to life, and very few will find it” (Matthew 7:14) Jesus actually says very few are actually going to be saved and the majority of the world is on the broad road to Hell, which road are you on?

Once you are Born Again in Christ (John 3:3) you are Sealed by the Holy Spirit. Your body is now the Temple of God and the Holy Spirit is now living inside of You (Romans 8:11, 1 Cor. 3, 6) You have been transformed to walk in the newness of Life, to conform to the image of Christ to be a Child of God in Jesus name Amen!

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Ephesians 1:7-10

We all know the old hymn “Are you washed by the blood of The Lamb”? This is an essential foundation of our faith, as the scriptures say “We have redemption through His blood” When Christ willingly went to the cross for you, Christ paid the penalty for your sin, the debt has been pain, you are declared righteous before God because of Christ’s blood on the cross. You have been redeemed through Christ blood!

What also happened with the shedding of Christ’s blood? Your sins have been forgiven. As it says in Isaiah “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:8) You have been purified by the blood of Jesus Christ! The Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world!

Why did Christ do this? As it says in the scriptures “According to the riches of His grace” Christ willingly went to the cross for you because He loves you, because Christ has chosen you before the foundations of the world. This is a deep love, this is not a shallow love the world demonstrates. This is Agape, a sacrificial love , that could have only been accomplished by the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ

God has made known the mystery of His will , which he has purposed in himself. Throughout the gospels, Christ continually revealed that the Son of Man would die in the hands of sinners and would rise again on the 3rd day. The mystery of the gospel was made clearly known through Jesus Christ, the mystery of God’s will is clearly foretold in the Word of God, the Bible, if you want to know God , you have to study your Bible!

In the fullness of time, to bring all things together in Christ. The New Covenant was established by Christ, all power and authority on Heaven and Earth was given to Jesus Christ! As Christ said on the cross “It Is Finished” the debt for your sins has been paid, you are now in a New Covenant with God through Christ , by the redemption of His blood, Amen!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. Ephesians 1:3-6

For people who have said ‘they have never seen a miracle” or “they have never seen anything supernatural” the fact that any of us our saved is a miracle and it’s a supernatural act. Look at what the scriptures say “He has chose us, in him before the foundation of the world”. Think about that, you were chosen by Christ to be saved, before the Heavens and The Earth were even created

If you ever wonder if God loves you, God chose you to be saved. God hand picked you, called you by name to be saved. It’s a concept that is difficult for us to grasp, however I can tell you from my own experience, I became Born Again in Christ because he drew me to Him. I wasn’t going to Church, I never read the Bible, however I knew to call upon The Lord Jesus Christ to save me, and he did

Now another thing we see here in the scriptures “Having predestined us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ” We were predestined to become saved through Jesus Christ. Again this is another radical concept to understand. This has caused many theological debates and spits over the centuries, however when we take the Word of God at what it says, things are more simple. We were already predestined to become saved through Christ. Even during our wretched state, God still had a plan for us

Another thing I wanted to add is, we have become Children of God through the adoption of Jesus Christ. Many people have this false idea, that we are all automatically Children of God, this is not Biblical. We are all made in the image of God, however we are not God’s children until we become Born Again through Christ. Then after being transformed, we are adopted as God’s Children. We can’t be Children of God in our depraved state, we must be transformed, we must be Born Again, and this is only possible by Jesus Christ

Finally the scripture says “By his grace, he has made us accepted in the beloved” It’s only by God’s grace that we can be saved, and we become accepted when we are Born Again in Jesus Christ (John 3:3) Without the transformation of becoming a new creature, we can’t be accepted by God, because we are still dead in our sins. There has to be a spiritual rebirth by the Holy Spirit, Amen!