Ephesians:2

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* You were once dead because of your trespasses and sins . * You once walked according to the course of this world , according to the ruler of the power of the air , the spirit that is now active in the sons of disobedience . * We all once lived in the lust of our flesh , indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind . We were by nature children of anger and violent passion , like everyone else . * But God , being rich in mercy , because of his great love with which he loved us , * even when we were dead in our trespasses , made us alive together with Christ . For by grace you have been saved . * God raised us up with him and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places , with Christ Jesus . * So in the ages to come he , with Christ Jesus , might show the exceeding riches of his grace with kindness toward us . * By grace you have been saved through faith . It is not from you . It is the gift from God ! * It is not the result of works . So no man should boast . * For we are his workmanship created with Christ Jesus for good works . God prepared these works in advance that we should walk in them . * Remember that you were once people of the nations in the flesh . You are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision , in the flesh , made by human hands . * You were separate from Christ at that time , alienated from the commonwealth of Israel . You were strangers from the covenants of the promise . You had no hope and were without God in the world . * You were once far off but now with Christ Jesus , the blood of Christ has brought you near . * For he is our peace , who made both one , and broke down the middle barrier of partition . * Christ abolished in his flesh the enmity , which the law of commandments contained in ordinances . That he might create one new man , out of the two , with himself establishing peace . * So he reconciled them both in one body to God through the stake . He put to death the enmity . * He came and preached peace to you who were far off , and peace to those who were near . * We both have access to the Father by one Spirit through him . * So then you are no longer strangers and aliens . You are fellow citizens with the holy ones and of the household of God . * You are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets . Christ Jesus is the chief corner stone . * In him each building fits together and grows into a »holy Temple for Jehovah .« (Zechariah strkjv @6:12 ) * In Christ you are assembled together as a place for God ’s Spirit to dwell .

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