Title: Grace of God/Ephesians 3:1-13
We Presbyterians need to know the Five Points of so-called Calvinism. this
is called TULIP after the first letter of English.
Those five things are:
Total Depravity, Unconditional Election,
Limited Salvation, Irresistible Grace,
Perseverance of Saint.
Total depravity means that human beings are holistic in spirit and body, from head to toe.
As a result, everyone has fallen. There is no one righteous, not even one.
I did.
Unconditional election means that God chooses us to be His children.
God was not chosen because of our merits or qualities,
It is an unconditional choice. Israel's chosen people
The one who was chosen was more righteous than other peoples, and they were chosen because of the large number of them.
not this. It was chosen by God's unconditional love.
Limited salvation means that God loves everyone in the world, but Jesus
Only those who believe in Christ can save. "God made the world
He loved him so much that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish.
and that he might have eternal life.”
Irresistible grace is an indescribable grace that God cannot deny.
is silver
It means pouring out blessings. God died for sin
He gave His only begotten Son to save life, which we cannot deny.
It is God's grace.
And the perseverance of the saints is to persevere well to the end
that you have to pay. He said that he who endures to the end will be saved.
I did.
Receive God's indescribable grace even among those who believe in Jesus
Forgetting all the grace while living, always living in distrust and resentment
There are people who are moved by God's amazing love, and the grace
As the psalmist confessed, "The grace that the LORD has given me
With what shall I repay?” (Psalm 116:12) and lived a thrilling life.
There are people.
1. We are saved by the grace of God.
According to Ephesians 2:1-8, "He made you, who were dead in your trespasses and sins.
In the midst of which you walked, after the customs of this world, and held the power of the air
followed him, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience.
In the midst of it we all lived in the lusts of our flesh,
and do what the heart desires, so that by nature children of wrath, like others,
We know that God, who is rich in mercy, knows the great love he has for us.
so that we, who were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace
won) and raised up together, and sat down together in the heavens in Christ
God, because His grace through mercy toward us in Christ Jesus
that the exceeding riches of God may be revealed in the generations to come. you
By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is
It is not from God, it is a gift from God. It is not from deeds.
so that no one can boast."
That's right. Salvation is only by the grace of God. So, by the grace of salvation
The moved people praised, "The grace of the Lord who saved a sinner like me is amazing."
will do.
2. By the grace of God, I became a member of the church.
Ephesians 3:7 says, “For this gospel, as his power works,
I became a servant according to the gift of God's grace."
All.
The apostle Paul referred to himself as “an apostle of Jesus Christ” or “Christ
It was called “a servant of the church” or “a servant of the church.”
He was always moved by the grace of God who called him as a servant and a servant of the church.
It was.
God has called him to be an apostle to the Gentiles and a minister of the church.
When you think about it, it is God’s great grace, and when you see yourself as you are called,
Mana realizes again that it is a shabby and weak appearance.
1 Corinthians 15:9 says, "I am the least of the apostles."
In Ephesians 3:8, “one who is less than the least of all the saints”
Said.
On the other hand, 1 Timothy 1:15 says, "I am chief among sinners."
the least of the apostles, and the least of all the saints
The lesser and the chief among sinners, Eun Eun who established himself as a servant of the church
I am moved by the hye. In the past, they blasphemed God and persecuted the church.
Although he was an assassin to the saints, he was chosen as a servant of the church and an apostle.
The grace that was bestowed upon you is the irresistible grace of God that cannot be expressed in words.
that it was Hye.
Lee Ki-poong Missionary Memorial Hall is located on Jeju Island. Originally, Lee Ki-poong was a gangster.
is. Throw a stone at the head of the Pyongyang Seminary, Missionary Samyeol Mapo, face him
It is the person who made the blood bleed. However, he believed in Jesus and went to Pyongyang Seminary
became the first graduate of the school, and the first overseas among seven first graduates.
Did you become a missionary and go to Jeju Island to preach the gospel?
All.
God saves us from our sins and makes us His children
It is only by the grace of God that you have made him a servant of the church.
3. By the grace of God, I was able to take on that position.
God not only makes us servants and gives us offices, but also
It also gives you the power to take on the job.
The second half of verse 8 through verse 9 of the main text reads as follows.
“This grace was given to the Gentiles to impart to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.
The secret hidden in God, who made all things, and created all things from eternity.
so that what kind of dispensation might be revealed.”
God has chosen him to be a servant of the church and an apostle to the Gentiles.
Revealing the secret plan hidden in God
Said it was for the sake of it.
In verses 2, 3, and 4 of the text, we see “God’s economy of grace” and “mystery”, respectively.
The phrase “the mystery of Christ” appears. God's plan, God's rain
What does wheat mean?
Even Gentiles, as long as they believe in Jesus Christ, have been chosen by God.
Become a child of God like a human being, become a member of the church of God, and become one
It is to become the people of heaven that God promised.
That is why verse 6 says, “For the Gentiles, through the gospel
In Jesus we become heirs together, members together, and partakers of the promise together.
Being self-made," he said.
You can realize this wonderful mystery of God and tell it to the Gentiles
It is the grace of God that exists.
4. Lastly, being in prison is the grace of God.
Dear brothers and sisters, is suffering because of grace? The apostle Paul said that
I am thinking.
In verse 1 we read, “For this reason, do the work of Christ Jesus for the sake of your Gentiles.
So I, Paul, a prisoner,” he said.
“Paul was imprisoned in Rome for preaching Jesus Christ to the Gentiles.
It means "silver. I was put in prison because of Jesus Christ. Gentiles."
Were you imprisoned while trying to help the people and preach the gospel of salvation to them?
I thought. And I thought it was glorious. so the text
Verse 13 says that the church members in Ephesus who received this letter also
I prayed that I would not become discouraged because of hardship. he feels
It will be a glory for the Ephesian church members to be imprisoned and suffer tribulation.
said. He regarded suffering as an honor. of Jesus Christ
The cross of suffering became the cross of glory. suffering for the Lord
Glory to suffer
is to think as This is God's silver
This is Hye.
Even for our members, we are touched by God's grace every day.
There must be.
The grace of salvation, the grace of making you a worker, and the ability to take on the job
The grace that gave strength, and labor for the gospel, for Christ's sake,
We must live in admiration for the grace of suffering.
Those who are moved by this grace and live in it will not become discouraged in any circumstance.
You can go before God with boldness and courage.
As verse 12 says, “In him we are built through faith in him.
You get to approach God with dignity and respect.”
“Because we believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior,
Let's get better.