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Ephesians 2:1-22

By Grace Are Ye Saved

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By Grace Are Ye Saved

Ephesians 2:1-22

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This song belongs to the Ephesians collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

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[Before] Dead in trespasses, walking the course, Carried by power that darkened the world. Children of wrath by the nature once shared, Living by cravings and minds unprepared. [Great Turn] But God, who is rich in mercy and love, Made alive with Christ and raised us above. Seated together where ages may see The kindness of grace through eternity. [Chorus] By grace are ye saved through faith, Not of yourselves, it is God's own gift. Not born of works for the boast to arise, But made in Christ for the good works prepared. By grace are ye saved through faith, The dead have been raised by mercy alone. [Verse II] Remember the time when the nations were far, Without covenant promise, without hope in the dark. But now in Christ Jesus the distant draw near, By blood that has broken the wall built by fear. [One New Man] He is our peace who has made both one, Abolished the hatred and opened access. No strangers now, but the household of God, Built on the witness with Christ as the stone. [Final Chorus] By grace are ye saved through faith, And grace builds a temple where once there was war. Fitly joined together, a dwelling for God, One people brought near by the Spirit and blood. [Outro] Grace raised the dead, And peace built a house.

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Ephesians 2: The far off are brought into the house

Death, mercy, grace, workmanship, peace, citizenship, household, temple: the Book of Ephesians keeps changing images because one picture is not enough for what chapter 2 is doing. It begins with people dead in sins yet actively walking in them, then lets "But God" reverse the direction. Salvation is gift rather than a platform for boasting, and good works return only after they have been removed from the role of earning it. The second half makes the same grace social. Gentiles once outside Israel's covenant privileges are brought near through Christ's blood, but reconciliation does not produce a favored host and a tolerated guest. Christ makes "both one" and reconciles both to God. By the end, those once called strangers are fellow citizens, members of God's household, and part of a living structure being built into a habitation of God through the Spirit.

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