Ephesians 2:2-3
Once You Were Blind but Now You See
Eph 2:2
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according
to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the
children of disobedience:
Eph 2:3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our
flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature
the children of wrath, even as others.
1.
Once Upon a Time You Blindly Followed the Path of this World to
Destruction – vs. 2a
a.
The Apostle Paul wants us to understand the desperate situation
that were in before Christ.
i.
The unsaved believe they are free to do what they want
1. John 8:43-44
ii.
The unsaved think they are sovereign over their destiny
1. 2 Timothy 2:25-26
iii.
The unsaved do not realize that their actions serve the Kingdom of
Darkness
1. Colossians 2:13-15
2.
Once Upon a Time You Followed the Orders of the Greatest Tyrant in
History: Satan – vs. 2b
a.
Satan is the one that controls the unsaved of this world – vs. 2c
i.
2 Corinthians 4:4
b.
Now that you are a believer you oppose the Kingdom of Darkness
i.
Ephesians 6:12
3.
Once Upon Time You Were Controlled by the Passions of the Body –
vs. 3a
a.
What kind of sin were you under the control of?
i.
Galatians 5:19-21
4.
Once Upon a Time Your Mind and Body Were Controlled by a Wicked Power
– vs. 3b
a.
The unsaved cannot earn the favor of God
i.
Romans 8:7
5.
Once Upon a Time You Were Under the Righteous Wrath of God, Just
the Same as the Rest of the Unsaved of this World – vs. 3c
a.
What is the sin that God hate?
i.
Ephesians 5:5-6
b.
The blood Jesus Christ appeases the wrath of God toward sin
i.
Romans 5:9
ii.
1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
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