1. Ephesians 1:3 Part One Tony E. Denton, 11/05. ASiteForTheLord.com

2. CHRIST And how do we get “into Christ”? BaptizedInto Rom. 6:3 BaptizedInto Gal. 3:27 There are no other passages!

4. ChristGrace Truth “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:1). “The truth is in Jesus” (Eph. 4:21). “The law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).

5. ChristGrace Truth The Faith revealed that which was concealed. “The veil remains unlifted in the reading of the OT, because the veil is taken away in Christ” (2 Cor. 3:14). THE Faith “Felix … sent for Paul and heard him con- cerning the faith in Christ” (Acts 24:24).

6. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith In fact, the faith found in Christ is simple (2 Cor. 11:3). “It takes a PhD to make it difficult.” And this one objective faith (Eph. 4:5) pro- duces our sub- jective faith. “In [the Gospel] the righteous- ness of God is revealed from faith to faith” (Rom. 1:17).

7. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith This faith is described as “the faith of Abraham” (Rom. 4:16), he who lived before Moses and his law. Faith “Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard … in faith and love which are in Christ” (2 Tim. 1:13).

8. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Forgive “one another just as God also forgave you in Christ” (Eph. 4:32, cf. 1:7). Cleansing (Col. 2:11) & Sanctification (1 Cor. 1:2) in Christ are related to Forgiveness; and Justification (Gal. 2:16- 17), Righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21), & being made a New Creation (2 Cor. 5:17) in Christ are results of cleansing & sanctification.

9. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion “In Him (Christ) we have redemption through His blood” (Eph. 1:7). To be redeemed is to be saved, salvation being “in Christ” (2 Tim. 2:10).

10. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion Recon- ciliation God “has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ … God was in Christ reconciling” us (2 Cor. 5:18-19). Being re- conciled is what’s meant by being “complete in Christ” (Col. 2:10 & 1:28).

11. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion Recon- ciliation Sons of God “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:26).

12. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion Recon- ciliation Sons of God Inheri- tance “You are … a son, and if a son, then an heir of God thru Christ” (Gal. 4:7).

13. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion Recon- ciliation Sons of God Inheri- tance Since we’re children, then we’re “heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ” (Rom. 8:17). All this is in fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham ( read Gal. 3: 16 & 18).

14. ChristGrace Truth THE Faith Faith Forgive -ness Re- demp- tion Recon- ciliation Sons of God Inheri- tance Inheritance = Glorification (2 The. 1:12) Inheritance = Eternal Life (Rom. 6:23)