Bible Reading Challenge Week 19 Day 3

Our reading challenge for the day is Ephesians 1-6. I’ll hit a few highlights. You make comments too and fill in the gaps. What strikes you as specially significant? Ephesians 1 - God has lavished his love nad mercy on all who believe on Jesus. He has given us so much blessing we cannot even begin to count it all. And it is all according to God’s will, by his grace. Ephesians 2 - Salvation in Jesus has turned us around entirely - death to life, not by our works but to make us able to do the works God has appointed for us. Ephesians 3 - God’s great mystery is that he can make people of every nation partakers of all his riches in Christ. He gathers even the worst of us and uses us to show his mercy. Ephesians 4 - See all the unity statements - one body, reflecting the unity of God. We grow in Him to be one together. Ephesians 5-6 - Our response to God’s work in Christ is to walk in his grace. Theologian Gerhard Forde said this life of progressive sanctification is no more than getting used to our identity in Christ.