An Unholy Trinity: the World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Ephesians 2:1-3
We all once lived in the passions of our flesh. (Ephesians 2:3))
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In his magnum opus, the Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin begins the very first sentence of the very first chapter saying, nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts, knowing God and knowing man.
In a sense, that's the outline of Ephesians chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1 is theology, the study of the character and nature of our sovereign God, his grace, his mercy, his unfailing love. Chapter 2 is anthropology, the study of man, his character, his nature, what he does, what he needs. As we come to this handbook of the Christian faith, as Pastor Jamie reminds us each week, let's pray that we would begin to know God and know ourselves. Let's pray. Father, thank you for this, your word. We pray that you would open our eyes, that we might behold, wonderful things in it, for we pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
Ephesians chapter 2 verses 1 through 3 present us with bad news, really bad news.