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The Audience
Our letter gives us very little if no info about the Church at Ephesus.
There is no info really about the circumstances of writing this letter except that Paul is writing from prison and is sending Tychicus as his personal messenger.
In other parts of the New Testament we learn that Timothy pastors this Church.
Their Designation
Saints (Holy Ones)- set apart to God, or belonging to God.
His special ones.
The word for saint is the same word used for the furniture in the OT Tabernacle system.
This is a high designation!
-Who are Saints?
All believers are saints.
This is no special class of believers in Christ that are higher than others, the scripture shows that anyone who is in Christ is counted as a saint!
We don’t pray to saints or worship them, that’s no where in the Bible!
We honor people, but we worship God! and Him only!
Not everyone is a saint, but only Christians are God’s special ones.
This doesn’t make us prideful because there’s nothing about us that deserves this! It’s due to our union with Christ!
-How do they become Saints?
It is a work of God.
It’s not something you earn or deserve, it’s a gift of grace.
“Saints by calling!”God attributes to us sainthood!
We all started our as sinners!
That was our designation!
Even on our best day, we are sinners in God’s sight.
We have defied God’s law and abused his character and goodness!
We were children of wrath.
That was the purpose of the Christ’s coming, he reconciled us to God.
1 Corinthians
God has now graciously attributed to you the status of holy!
Saint.
Even on your worst day, you are still counted righteous in God’s sight!
Romans
When we believe on Christ we are justified, or declared not guilty!
Not only that, we are declared righteous in his sight!
Illustration
Explain bank account!
In heaven’s currency and not earth’s!
That’s how complete the work of Christ for you was.
This is acceptance, this is our new identity, saints.
Seen as being righteous as the very Son of God!
We have his righteousness!
Application
Believers
Learn to rest in this!
On your worst day, you are accepted in Christ!
Let this drive you to love and live holy!
Un-believers
You can have this today!
SIDE NOTE: If this doesn’t shock you, you don’t understand the holiness of God!
NEXT: All Christians are Saints by experience:
2. Faithful- reliable or believing
This doesn’t mean that christians always act saintly, but as the pattern of their lives, they are saints by experience, they pursue holiness and righteousness.
Through the new birth, God has given us new desires and we can’t go on sinning.
This defines every true believer.
Their Inheritance
Grace & Peace
We have been given this in Christ and we will continue to experience these throughout our lives!
Grace- unmerited favor, kindness not earned.
You have been given grace, and will continue to receive it.
peace- absence of war.
War with God.
We experience the peace of God the absence of war with Him.
And God gives us His peace.
Non-Christians are at war with God whether they are conscience of it or not.
Believers enjoy as a outcome of grace, peace with God!
This is the Inheritance of Believers!
Turn to Him! Don’t hide!
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