EPHESIANS

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All people are by nature spiritually dead, transgressors of God's law, and under the rule of Satan.
God predestined his elect to redemption and holiness in Christ according to the free counsel of his will.
God's rich mercy in Christ has saved sinners; this free gift is by grace through faith alone.
Christ's earthly work of redemption was part of his cosmic reconciliation and exaltation in this age and the next.
Christ's reconciliation entails uniting all people, whether Jew or Gentile, into his one body, the church, as a new creation.
Christ's people are renewed to new lives of holiness in thought, word and deed and must reject their old, sinful lifestyles.
Holiness of life entails submission to proper authorities, and loving and considerate care for those in submission.
Christ has given powerful gifts to his church to bring about her unity, maturity, and defense against the onslaughts of the devil and his allies.

**Taken from the Crossway ESV Study Bible