![]() ![]() Before his conversion, he would never have described himself in these terms. So, in the first few versions of Ephesians 2, Paul built a case for what humankind is before Christ comes into their lives. We were, as Paul wrote, “by nature children of wrath.” Before placing your faith in Christ, this position of judgment was yours. Eternally, all will sing, “true and just are your judgments” (Revelation 16:7). Our seated position was one of God’s eternal and righteous judgment. As Jesus said, “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on Him" (John 3:36).Įverything we were before Christ - dead in sin and followers of the world, devil, and flesh (see Ephesians 2:1-2) - put us under wrath. His wrath flows from His love, for He hates what sin does to people He loves. The opposite of God’s wrath is not God’s love, but God's apathy, and God cannot be apathetic. “And were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” (Ephesians 2:3) For the entire series, please visit /united-for-unity-posts. Each Thursday, through 2018, I will release a post. During the series, I also wrote about Ephesians in sixty-plus short, devotionally styled posts. During Fall 2017, I taught Calvary Monterey the book of Ephesians.
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