What does it mean to be 'saved'- What are we saved from- How are we saved- For what end or purpose are we saved- Here in Ephesians 2-8-10 we find answers to these questions, where the Apostle repeatedly puts the emphasis on God and how our salvation from beginning to end is all of grace.

Jacob's Ladder

What does it mean to be made in the image of God- Here we consider that it entails man's eschatological end- from the very beginning, he was created for the purpose of attaining the Sabbath rest put before him in creation.

-But God- - two simple words that change everything, and encapsulate the entire gospel. They do so because they point first and foremost to what God has done for us from the outside, rather than to what we've done for ourselves in our own power. Here, we are to see that our salvation is not because of something in us, but because of something in God.

The sin of anxiety and the deliverance from it found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Sometimes we need to be reminded of who we once were in order to fully appreciate who we are now in Christ. Here the Apostle Paul illustrates the immense power of God toward us who believe, by raising us from the dead to spiritual life.

The image of God and Royal Rule- We cannot separate the creation of something from the purpose-role that it was created to serve. God sets the pattern for man to walk in His image, and Adam was called to image God in his rule and dominion.

What does it mean when scripture says that we have been created in the image of God- Here we explore this question, warning against a narrow or restricted view of this concept, and considering how it entails Royal Sonship.

Paul prays for the church's empowerment --not the kind of empowerment often spoken of in our day, with its individualism and personal autonomy. True spiritual empowerment comes through our union with Christ, the all-powerful king of new creation, and participation in the body of Christ, the church.