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Eph.2:1-18

"Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord”

Acts 3:19

Turn again, reverse

Dead In

Dead To

Eph. 2:1

= Separated

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead.” Jas 2:26

Spiritual Death is separationfrom God !

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins”

Eph.2:1

They were dead spirituallyThey were dead spiritually

Trespasses – willfully crossing the boundary

Sins – missing the mark

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins”

Eph.2:1

After conversion they are aliveAfter conversion they are alive

Dead to Sin - Rom. 6:1-2

Alive to God

Paul died to sin – Gal. 2:20

“who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness?”

1 Pet. 2:24

ungodly

Godly

Eph. 2:2

“in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience”

Eph. 2:2

ungodly

Vain mind – Eph. 4:17

Uncleanness – Eph. 4:19

Eyes filled with adultery- 2 Pet.2:14

Works of Flesh – Gal.5:19-21

Unrighteousness – 1 Cor.6:9-10

Disobedience

Godly

Good works – Eph. 2:10

Do good unto all men – Gal.6:10

1 Tim. 6:18 – rich in good works

Life to glory of God – Matt.5:16Obedience

Child of

Child of God

Eph. 2:3

“among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.”

Eph. 2:3

Child of

Wrath = anger, vengeance, punishment

Eph. 5:6 - Will know the wrath of God

Heb. 10:26-31 – fearful thing

II Cor. 5:10-11

Child of God

Reconciled to God – Eph.2:16

Access to the Father – Eph.2:18

In God’s household – Eph. 2:19

Heir of God

Change involved in ConversionChange involved in Conversion

Rom. 1:16

Dead in sin

Living in world

Child of wrath

Alive to God

Living in good works

Child of God

“Repent therefore and be converted”

The Gospel canchange lives

• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48

• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24

• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3

• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33

• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16

• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13