R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 1 The Bible doctrine of salvation: Includes those things which are done for the individual at the instant he believes The sum total - constitutes “The Riches of Grace in Christ Jesus” “These things divinely accomplished at the instant of believing alone form that aspect of salvation which is already accomplished in and for the one who believes.” * Lewis Sperry Chafer’s Systematic Theology (Vol. III pp ) In Christ - Identification as described by The Riches of Divine Grace *

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # They are not experienced 2. They are not progressive 3. They are in no way related to human merit 4. They are eternal in their character 5. They are known only through the divine revelation of the Word of God The Essential Character of God’s Riches of Divine Grace* * Lewis Sperry Chafer’s Systematic Theology (Vol. III pp )

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 3 Riches of God’s Grace* in Ephesians Chapter 1 Possessing Every Spiritual Blessing – Eph 1:3 In the Eternal Plan of God - Chosen – Eph 1:4 Children of God – Sons of God – Eph 1:5 Acceptable to God by Jesus Christ - Made Accepted- Eph 1:6 Redeemed – Eph 1:7 Forgiven all Trespasses – Eph 1:7 In the Eternal Plan of God – Predestined – Eph 1:11 Blessed with the Earnest or First-Fruits of the Spirit – Eph 1:14 His Inheritance - Eph 1:18 Within the Much More Care of God – His Power - Eph1:19 * Lewis Sperry Chafer’s

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 4 Riches of God’s Grace* in Ephesians Chapter 2 Within the Much More Care of God – His Love - Eph 2:4 Children of God – Made Us Alive - Eph 2:5 A Heavenly Association - Partnership in Position - Eph 2:6 Within the Much More Care of God – His Grace – Eph 2:7 Children of God – A New Creation - Eph 2:10 Circumcised in Christ - Eph 2:11-12 Made Near - Eph 2:13 Having Access to God - Eph 2:18 Of the Family and Household of God - Eph 2:19 On the Rock, Christ Jesus - Eph 2:20

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 5 Riches of God’s Grace* in Ephesians Chapter 3,4 and 5 Of the Family and Household of God - Eph 3:6 Vitally United to the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit – Eph 4:6 Blessed with the Earnest or First-Fruits of the Spirit - Eph 4:30 Forgiven all Trespasses - Eph 4:32 Within the Much More Care of God – His love - Eph 5:2 Light of the Lord – Eph 5:8

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # INTO THE PERSON OF CHRIST ROM 6:3; JN 14:20; 15:4; 17: INTO HIS DEATH ROM 6:3 ; GAL 2:20 ; COL 2:11; 3:3 3. INTO HIS BURIAL ROM 6:4 ; COL 2:12 4. INTO HIS RESURRECTION ROM 6:4,5; EPH2:5,6; COL 2:12,3:1 5. INTO HIS ASCENSION EPH 1:3,2:6 ; COL 3:1-3; 6. INTO HIS SEATING EPH 2:6; JN 17:24; COL 3:1 7. INTO CHRIST’S BODY (THE CHURCH) 1 COR 12:13; JN 17:21,22 OUR BAPTISM / IDENTIFICATION ( UNION ) WITH CHRIST * * Hal Molloy Oct. 2004

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 7 Ephesians Chapter 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. (wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved - KJV) 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 8 Ephesians Chapter 1 11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might

R. Henderson 10/18/09 Lesson # 42 9 Ephesians Chapter 2 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.