1. What is a ‘Work’ in Paul’s View?
Ephesians 2:8-22

2. What does Paul have in mind?
No role for human will or effort?
“everything that he can call his own, is set aside.”
‘Is baptism a work?’

3. Does this really matter?
One says one thing, another something else…
…Can we know the truth?
Responsibility for someone’s eternity
Want to teach the truth?

4. dio = an inference based from the previous discussion Gives a deduction, conclusion, or summary to the preceding discussion not a new topic interwoven

5. Gentiles Dead in Sin “formerly Gentiles in the flesh” “Uncircumcision”
Separate from Christ
Excluded from…Israel
Strangers to covenants
No hope

6. Gentiles Alive! Brought near because blood of Christ
Jesus broke down the wall
Abolishing the enmity:
Law of commandments
Ordinances
In other words: Torah

8. Paul’s “Works” Elsewhere
Romans 3:19-4:16
Galatians 2:15-3:6
“by works of the Law no flesh will be justified.” “Where …is boasting…” “apart from works of the Law…”
“not justified by works of the Law…” “faith in Christ not works of the Law…” “law that came 430 years later…”

10. “works” in Paul’s Mind? Belief: My choice to believe?
Repentance: My choice to turn?
Other passages indicating a human role?

11. Weighing the New Testament
Baptism is associated with forgiveness
“washing away your sins”
“for the forgiveness”
“baptism now saves you”
“buried with Him”
“sinner’s prayer?”
No example of being done
No where written in Bible
No references

13. Weighing the New Testament
Baptism is associated with forgiveness
“washing away your sins”
“for the forgiveness”
“baptism now saves you”
“buried with Him”
Baptism is associated with becoming a Christian
“make disciples… baptizing them”
“the disciples were first called Christians…”