Gospel Church

We don’t hear the word inheritance much, yet almost everything we have has been inherited. In Christ, we have an inheritance that is secure, so secure that we even receive the Holy Spirit as a down-payment. While everything else we inherit in this world will one day have to be passed on to others, this inheritance is imperishable and unfading. For those who have heard and believe the Gospel, we can know that our eternal future is secure.

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.Ephesians 1:11-14 (ESV)

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.Ephesians 1:7-10 (ESV)

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.Ephesians 1:7-10 (ESV)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.Ephesians 1:3-6 (ESV)

Ephesians is a letter full of the glorious riches of Christ. No matter how deep you dig, or how much you read, this letter will continue to bring joy, blessing, and riches to those eager to receive them. As we go in-depth and study this letter verse-by-verse, come expectant, come hungry, and come willing to explore the grace of Jesus so richly revealed in these pages. We will discover God's amazing masterplan of salvation across all ages, and how we are included in this wonderful story of redemption. This overview will give much needed context as we explore the beginning of Paul's letter to the Ephesians.