The Wonder of Redemption in Christ (Ephesians 1:7–10) - John MacArthur

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The Wonder of Redemption in Christ (Ephesians 1:7–10) - John MacArthur

"Ephesians chapter 1 is the text that we’re looking at. Through the years, obviously, over fifty years, there have been a couple of times when this church went through the book of Ephesians. But it is a book that needs to be brought to every new generation of Grace Church folks; and thus, we’re looking at this book again in 2021. It is a foundational book. It’s foundational in the sense that we saw last time, that it begins with sovereign election. It is foundational in that it lays out the gospel in no uncertain terms thoroughly. It is foundational as well, that it defines how we live: sanctification. It gives the structure for the church. It informs us about all human relationships: marriage, family, even employment. It tells us how to battle against the spiritual powers of hell. It does all of that in just a very, very brief few chapters.

So as we go through the book of Ephesians, the reality is that this book, verse by verse, becomes a launching point for explaining a lot of other things. In fact, you couldn’t read the statement “He chose us” without that forcing you to answer the immediate questions, “What does that mean?” You can’t read the word predestined or the word adoption without wanting to know what that means. And you can’t, in the text for this morning, starting in verse 7, see the word redemption without asking, “What does that mean?” And so it’s as if the book of Ephesians is the doorway into sound theology, sound truth, that shapes our lives, transforming us..." from the Transcript

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