Salvation is a transformation, and Ephesians 2 illustrates this transformation in a series of comparisons between what we once were before coming to faith and what we become after.
Old LifeNew Life
Ephesians 2:1-3 Ephesians 2:4-6
We were dead. Now we are alive.
We were enslaved. Now we are enthroned.
We were objects of wrath. Now we are objects of grace.
We walked among the disobedient. Now we fellowship with Christ.
We were under Satan's dominion. Now were unified with Christ.
From Death to Life
Salvation is a transformation, and Ephesians 2 illustrates this transformation in a series of comparisons between what we once were before coming to faith and what we become after.
Old Life New Life
Ephesians 2:1-3 Ephesians 2:4-6
We were dead. Now we are alive.
We were enslaved. Now we are enthroned.
We were objects of wrath. Now we are objects of grace.
We walked among the disobedient. Now we fellowship with Christ.
We were under Satan's dominion. Now were unified with Christ.