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LESSON 2 * PART 4 * BOOK 36
EPHESIANS 2:1-10 - PART 2
Out there God has trillions of them, and God has never lost track of a single star. Not only that but God also knows everyone of them by name, so if He can keep track of all those stars. I compare it, like I said in an early lesson, to Romans chapter 8. Ephesians 2:3
God sees they have the potential for it, the old sin nature has the potential for it. Well because that's just exactly what the old sin nature revels in. Now I hope you've found Romans chapter 3, and let's just start with verse 12. Romans 3:12-16
Destruction, and misery. Now reading on with verse 17.
Romans 3:17
A lot of time young people will say, "Why does God sanction war?" God doesn't bring it on, it's the work of the curse. It's the work of mankind in his satanicly inspired sin nature. Now read verse 18..
Romans 3:18
"There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Now let's go on over to the Book of Galatians chapter 5, and this again describes the life style of the lost person under this sin nature personality given no inhabitation. Here it is in this chapter. Let's start with verse 19, and it's not a pretty picture. Galatians 5:19-21
I didn't make it up, that's what God's Word says. Ephesians 2:3b-4
"...and were by nature the children of wrath, (headed for eternal doom, and the second death, and separation from God forever) even as others. God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us." When did He show His love? Love put Him on the cross, not the Romans. So let's see what the last part of that verse says.
Ephesians 2:4b
"...rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us."
Well what happened? Well the Holy Spirit didn't lose His mind. The Holy Spirit is emphasizing. Ephesians 2:5
"Even when we were dead in sins, (God) hath quickened (or made us alive) us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"
Exodus 32:10-13
11. And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Moses said, "Lord you remember saying all that, don't you? Now go to chapter 33, verses 18 and 19.
Exodus 33:18-19a
"And he (Moses) said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. Now here comes the mind of God, and that's why I brought you back here. This is exactly what Paul is proclaiming in Ephesians, when he said in verse 4, "But God who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us." How could God do it? What is God declaring? It wasn't just because Moses pleaded with Him to spare the nation He could show mercy and spare the nation because of His Sovereignty. Remember there at the cross as those Romans were driving those spikes into Him, what could God have done? At that time God will pour out His wrath, and it's coming. Now coming back to Ephesians chapter 2.
Ephesians 2:4
"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us."
Ephesians 2:5
Now come back with me to Romans chapter 6. Romans 6:5
Now verse 6, and this comes by faith, because the Word declares it.
Romans 6:6
"Knowing this, that our old man (old Adam sin nature) is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."
Now to begin with we have this old sin nature dwelling within the body of flesh with no Spirit, but now when we have taken this old Adam, this old sin nature, and by faith we have let him be crucified by an act of God which is precipitated by our faith. The moment we believe the Gospel that Jesus died for sins, was buried, and rose again, and that all of that was done on my behalf, then God reckons old Adam, that old sin nature as crucified. That old sin nature is striped of his power, and control over the acts of the body, and as soon as he is reckoned as crucified, God moves in and supernaturally gives us a new nature, a Divine nature. We're still in the body of flesh with all of it's passions and desires, but the new nature combats that, and we keep the old nature under control, by virtue of the regenerated Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit now has fellowship with our sprit, and so this new regenerated Spirit, working with the new nature is going to control this old nature. Now for just a moment let's go to Galatians chapter 5. A new Divine nature that wants to please God, but God still leaves the old nature and He expects us to deal with him. And here it is in Scripture in verse 17.
Galatians 5:17

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