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CONDITION OF PEOPLE THAT WITHOUT CHRIST.
(Ephesians 2:12) [12]That at that time ye were
without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers
from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
* INTRODUCTION:
a. Paul spoke to Christian when he said " that from that time ye
were without Christ.
b. So Paul was explaining to Christian what the sad condition of them
before when are without Christ.
c. Paul explained it one by one so that they can appreciate now that
they have Christ in their life.
1. WITHOUT CHRIST ARE ALIEN FROM THE THE COMMONWEALTH OF
ISRAEL.
Ephesians 2:12 [12]That at that time ye were
without Christ, " being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,"
* They aliens mean we are belong to the chosen people of God. Israel are chosen people God literally but
Christians are chosen people of God spiritually.
* Believers of Christ are chosen generation of God. We are belong to the
family of God.
(John 1:12-13) [12]But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on
his name:
[13]Which were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
2. WITHOUT CHRIST ARE STRANGERS FROM THE COVENANTS OF
PROMISE.
(Ephesians 2:12) [12] strangers from the covenants
of promise,
* Without the promise of eternal life. This is the wonderful and
greatest promise to those who have Christ in their life.
John 3:16-18 [16]For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.
[17]For God sent not his Son into
the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
[18]He that believeth on him is
not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
* Those who are without Christ are condemned already in hell fire
forever and ever.
* ( John 3:36) He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the
wrath of God abideth on him.
*( John 5:24) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
*( I John 5:13) These things have I written unto
you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have
eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
3. GODS GRACE IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO OVERCOME IN OUR
DEEP CRISSIS IN CHRISTIAN LIFE.
(II Corinthians
12:9) And he
said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect
in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that
the power of Christ may rest upon me.
* Paul experiences the sufficient grace of during his deep sickness even
though he faces a sentence of death in his life. God promise of perfect
deliverance from his sickness.
( II Corinthians
1:4-10) [4]Who
comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which
are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
[5]For as the sufferings of Christ
abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
[6]And whether we be afflicted, it
is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of
the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for
your consolation and salvation.
[7]And our hope of you is
stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be
also of the consolation.
[8]For we would not, brethren,
have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed
out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
[9]But we had the sentence of
death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which
raiseth the dead:
[10]Who delivered us from so great
a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
4. GOD'S GRACE THOUGH IT IS SUFFICIENT BUT IT IS TO NOT
PROMISE TO SINNING CHRISTIAN.
( Romans 6:1-2) [1]What shall we say then? Shall
we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
[2]God forbid. How shall we, that
are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
* Christians are already dead to sin because our sin was crucified
together with Christ on the cross of calvary.
(Romans 6:6-12) [6]Knowing this, that our old man
is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth
we should not serve sin.
[7]For he that is dead is freed
from sin.
[8]Now if we be dead with Christ,
we believe that we shall also live with him:
[9]Knowing that Christ being
raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
[10]For in that he died, he died
unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
[11]Likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
[12]Let not sin therefore reign in
your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
5. GOD'S GRACE CAN DO GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT TO CHRISTIAN
WHO LABOUR MORE IN GOD'S MINISTRY BECAUSE OF BOUNTIFUL GRACE OF GOD.
(ICorinthians 15:10)
But by the
grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not
in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace
of God which was with me.
a. Paul grab all the opportunity to give his best to serve the Lord
because of the abundant grace of God in his Ministry.
* It was by the grace of God he labored more in the Ministry of God and
the grace of God was not in vain that bestowed upon his life.
* God bless you all always *
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