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A Complete Salvation

A Complete Salvation

We have spent the last several weeks thinking on who Christ is and about the Incarnation. Before getting back to our study in the book of Exodus, we will begin the year by considering the salvation we have in Christ by studying Ephesians 1:3-7. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is one of the richest letters in the entire Bible. There is great truth to be gleaned about our salvation. The first half sets forth much Christian doctrine and theology, and the second half deals with how the church ought to respond and live in light of that theology.

Paul, in the passage we will study, details a number of the benefits of salvation and shows us that they flow to us by virtue of union with Christ–Paul uses the phrases “In Christ,” (verse 3) and “in him,” (verses 4 and 7). As Paul considers various aspects of salvation in this passage, he will show us that we have a complete salvation because we have a complete Savior.

Will you join us this Lord’s Day as we consider union with Christ in more detail? We meet for worship at 9 AM at 9820 W Markham St. in Little Rock (the sanctuary of Faith United Methodist Church). For directions, click here, or contact us for more information. You can also watch our service on FacebookLive@RiverCityARP or on YouTube.

12/06/2020 | “The Plan” | Ephesians 1:3-10

12/06/2020 | “The Plan” | Ephesians 1:3-10

In Christ, redeemed mankind can boast more blessings than Adam ever had.   That is a remarkable statement.   This is what God planned for us always.   Time and time again we are told in Scripture that God has purposed grace in Christ, “from before the foundation of the world.”   Even in its fallenness, and sin, and sorrow, this world with its promise of redemption, regeneration, and renewal in Christ is the “best of all possible worlds.”   Nothing has gone amiss with God’s plan and purpose.  There is no waste, not “gratuitous evil” in God’s economy.  The world is not “off the rails.”   God’s perfect and gracious plan is unfolding, just as He intended it.  And in this we have hope.   He is the God who does all He pleases, and all He promises.  Join us as we examine Ephesians 1:3-10 and Galatians 4:4-7 and consider God’s eternal, unbreakable, and effective plan to save us from the power of our own sin. 

“The Plan,” Ephesians 1:3-10