R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # Children of God a.Born Again – Jn 3:3-6, Jn 1:12-13, 1Pet 1:23 b.Regenerated – Titus 3:5 c.Quickened (made alive) Eph 2:5, Col 2:13 d.Sons of God – 2Cor 6:18, Gal 3:26, 1Jn 3:2 e.A New Creation – Eph 2:10, 2Cor 5:17 9.Adopted – Eph 1:4,5 10. Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ – 1Pet 2:15 a. Made Righteous – 2Cor 5:21 b. Sanctified Positionally – Jn 17:19 c. Perfected Forever – Heb 10:14 d. Made Accepted in the Beloved – Eph 1:6 e. Made Meet – Col 1: Justified – Rom 5:1, Rom 3: Made Near (nigh) – Eph 2: Delivered from the Power of Darkness – Col 1:13 Who We are in Christ

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 2 Ephesians 2: 11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "Circumcision," which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Made Near

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 3 Made Near 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. or (KJV) 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. you who formerly were far off you have been brought near

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 4 you who formerly were far off far off - makran - a long way off, can mean those far off from God examples of “far off” – see Luke7:6 and Acts 2:36-39 Eph. 2:12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. What does it mean to be “far off” from Eph. 2:12 ?

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 5 “far off” as described in Eph. 2:12 you were without Christ at that time have been excluded from the commonwealth of Israel strangers of the covenants of promise having no hope without God in the world

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 6 you have been brought near Eph.2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. near - engys – close at hand, metaphorically meaning near example see Rom 10:8 brought (made) - ginomai - primarily meaning to begin to be, that is, to come into existence or into any state have been made near – aorist, indicative, passive when did this happen? what produced this relationship?

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 7 you have been brought near How the word “made” is used in other verses Colossians 1:12 (KJV) Giving thanks unto the Father, which has made us meet (i.e. fit) to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Ephesians 1:6 (KJV) To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he has made us accepted in the beloved. 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV) For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 8 Contrast - being “far off” vs. being “near” to God far off near excluded from God’s chosen people in Christ strangers of God’s covenants having no hope without God in the world without Christ seated with Christ in the heavenlies partakers of the Eternal covenant hope of His calling I will never leave you or forsake you

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # 13 9 The Riches of Divine Grace * 1.In the Eternal Plan of God a.Foreknowledge – Acts 2:23, 1Pet 1:2&20 b.Predestinated – Rom 8:29 c.Elect of God – 1Thess 1:4, 1Pet 1:2, Rom 8 d.Chosen – Eph 1:4 e.Called – Rom 8:30, 1Thess 5:24 2.Redeemed - Gal 5:1, Rom 3:24, Eph 1:7 3.Reconciled – 2Cor 5: Related to God through Propitiation – 1Jn 2:2 5.Forgiven all Trespasses – Col 2:13 6.Vitally conjoined to Christ for the Judgment of the Old Man “unto a new walk” – Rom 6: Free from the Law – Rom 7:4-6, Rom 8:2 * Lewis Sperry Chafer’s Systematic Theology (Vol. III pp )

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # Children of God a.Born Again – Jn 3:3-6, Jn 1:12-13, 1Pet 1:23 b.Regenerated – Titus 3:5 c.Quickened (made alive) Eph 2:5, Col 2:13 d.Sons of God – 2Cor 6:18, Gal 3:26, 1Jn 3:2 e.A New Creation – Eph 2:10, 2Cor 5:17 9.Adopted – Eph 1:4,5 10. Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ – 1Pet 2:15 a. Made Righteous – 2Cor 5:21 b. Sanctified Positionally – Jn 17:19 c. Perfected Forever – Heb 10:14 d. Made Accepted in the Beloved – Eph 1:6 e. Made Meet – Col 1: Justified – Rom 5:1, Rom 3: Made Near (nigh) – Eph 2: Delivered from the Power of Darkness – Col 1:13

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # Translated into the Kingdom of the Son of His Love – Col 1: On the Rock, Christ Jesus – 1 Cor 3: A Gift from God the Father to Christ – Jn 17: Circumcised in Christ – Eph 2:11, Col 2: Partakers of the Holy and Royal Priesthood – 1Pet 2:5 & A Chosen Generation, A Holy Nation, A Peculiar People – 1Pet 2:9 20. Heavenly Citizens – Phil 3: Of the Family and Household of God – Eph 2: In the Fellowship of the Saints – Jn 17:11 & 21-23

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # A Heavenly Association – Eph “Heavenly Places” a.Partners with Christ in Life – Col 1:27, Col 3:14, 1Jn 5:11-12 b.Partnership in Position – Col 3:1, Eph 2:6 c.Partners with Christ in Service – 1Cor 1:9, 2Cor 6:1 d.Suffering – 2Tim 2:12, Phil 1:29, 1Pet 4:12-13, Col 1:24, Rom 8:18 e.Prayer – Jn 14:12-14 f.Betrothal – 2Cor 11:2, Eph 5:25-27 g.Expectation – Titus 2:13, Heb 10: Having Access to God a.Access into His Grace – Eph 2:18, Rom 5:2, 2Pet 3:18 b.Access unto the Father – Eph 2:18 c.Access in Reassuring – Heb 10: Within the Much More Care of God – Rom 5:8-10 a.Object of His Love – Jn 3:16, Rom 5:8, 1Jn 3:16 b.Object of His Grace (Salvation, Safekeeping, Service, Instruction) – Eph 2:7-9, Rom 5:2, Jn 17:18 & Eph 4:7, Titus 2:12-13 c.Objects of His Power – Eph 1:19, Phil 2:13 d.Objects of His Faithfulness – Heb 13:5, Phil 1:6, 1Thess 5:24 e.Objects of His Peace – Jn 14:27, Col 3:15l. Gal 5:22 f.Objects of His Consolation – 2Thess 2:16-17 g.Objects of His Intercession – Rom 8:34, Heb 7:25, Heb 9:24

R. Henderson 3/30/08 Lesson # His Inheritance – Eph 1: The Inheritance of the Saints – 1Pet 1: Light of the Lord – Eph 5:18 29.Vitally United to the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit – 1Thess 1:1, Eph 4:6, Rom 8:1, Rom 8:9, 1Cor 2:12 30.Blessed with the Earnest or First-Fruits of the Spirit – 2Cor 1:22, Eph 1:14 or Rom 8: Glorified – Col 3:4, Rom 8: Complete in Him – Col 2:9, Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing – Eph 1:3