Ramsey Creek Baptist Church

No matter where you come from, no matter your earthly standing – everyone is in the same leaky and sinking ship, and without some kind of sovereign intervention, there will be no survivors. Paul illustrates the condition of EVERY person apart from Christ using 3 descriptions: dead [v.1], disobedient [v.2-3a], and doomed [v.3b]. Were it not for His grace, we would be miserable and yet totally content to remain in our sin. Our sin is widespread and far reaching, but there is hope of redemption and forgiveness of sins through the sacrifice and blood of Jesus Christ. In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul has set the stage for a magnificent contrast between the ugliness of sin and the beauty of the Savior. If your heart is nothing but a canvas painted with the darkness of your sin, remember these two words that make all the difference in eternity – “But God…” In Ephesians 2:1-3 the Holy Spirit leads Paul to call our attention to the reality that our sin is great, but God’s love is