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One of my favorite books of the Bible is Ephesians. Ephesians is about understanding who we are and to whom we belong. As a Christian, you are a child of God, and you belong to your heavenly Father. God decided on that identity for you before you were even born. Most people who are not yet Christians see things differently. They might say, “I am what I do . . . or I am what other people say I am . . . or I am what I have.” Ephesians 2 contradicts all that and says that the reference point of every person’s identity is Jesus Christ alone.
We are dead without Christ: “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins” (Eph 2:1).
We have salvation through Christ: “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved” (Eph 2:4-5).
We have new life in Christ: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Eph 2:10).
We’re not saved by a good life, but we are saved for a good life that will glorify God.
Communicating this message is what we do. Apart from the gospel, people are lost. InFaith missionaries are called to reach local and share the good news of Jesus Christ and the new life available to everyone who believes.