Chapter summary

Ephesians 2 Summary

Ephesians 2 declares salvation by grace through faith and the uniting of Jew and Gentile into one new people in Christ.

Once ‘dead in transgressions,’ believers are made alive by grace: ‘it is by grace you have been saved, through faith… not by works.’ We are God’s handiwork, created for good works.

Christ has broken down the dividing wall, reconciling Jew and Gentile into one body and building them into a temple where God dwells by his Spirit.

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Ephesians 2:8 “For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,” Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.”

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