Dr. Pothana's Teaching

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Ephesians 2:1-10 .
1 And you He made alive, who were dead in
trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked
according to the course of this world, according
to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3
among whom also we all once conducted
ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the
desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by
nature children of wrath, just as the others.

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Ephesians 2:1-10 .
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His
great love with which He loved us, 5 even when
we were dead in trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been
saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us
sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 that in the ages to come He might show the
exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus.

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8 For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest
anyone should boast. 10 For we are His
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared
beforehand that we should walk in them.

5. The word – DEAD –
Thestate ofbeing"separated" fromGod –
 Just as "physical death" is a
separation of body and spirit
– (James 2:26)
 So "spiritual death" is when
we are separated from God
because of our sin – (Romans
6:23; Isaiah 59:1-2)
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6. The Spiritually Dead
 Live bythe world’sstandards –
(Romans 12:2; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1;
James 4:4)
 Live a lifeinfluencedby Satan –(thus
his child – 1 Jn 5:19; John 8:44;
Mat. 13:38)
 Have a noncompliant spiritor disposition –
(1 Sam. 15:22,23; Isa 30:1;
Eph. 5:6; 1 John 3:10)
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7. The Spiritually Dead
 Includes allwhoareoutside of Christ–
(Eph. 2:12; even religiously
devout people – Acts 2; 9; 10;
16; Rom. 7:14-24etc.)
 We have all conducted ourselves according
tothe desiresofour flesh– "Living to
gratify the flesh" (Barnes) -
(Rom. 3:9-20,23)
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8. The Spiritually Dead
 “Of the flesh”- "unrighteous
cravings, such as belong to
and are spawned by the flesh"
(Hendriksen)
 “Of the mind” - "all kinds of
hostile, self-righteous, and/or
immoral plans and
cogitations, which finally
result in wicked deeds“
(Hendriksen)
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9. The Spiritually Dead
 Theproduct of a sinful life is the propensity
tosin evenmore- (2 Pet. 2:14; John
8:34; Rom 6:16)
 Theresultofa sinful lifeis wrath–
Those outside of Christ “have
a close relationship with wrath”
and will be the recipients of
the wrath of God – (2 Thes
1:7-9)
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The Spiritually Dead
 Dead in trespasses and sins - Ep 2:1
 Walking with the world, accordingto Satan -
Ep2:2
 Fulfilling the desires of the flesh and mind -
Ep2:3
 And thus "sons of disobedience", and
"children of wrath" Ep.2:3

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 Become"holy and without blame"? - Ep 1:4
 Receive the "adoption as sons"? - Ep1:5
 Be"accepted" by God? - Ep1:6
 Receive redemption through the blood of Jesus?
Ep1:7
 Receive the “hope of His calling” and the “riches
of His glory?”– Ep1:18

12.  Because of His GREAT LOVE for us – (John
3:16; Rom. 5:6-10)
 God isRICH inMERCY – (pity &
compassion - Ex. 34:6,7; Neh.
9:17; Ps. 51:1; Rom 2:4; Titus 3:3-
5; 1 Pet 1:3)
 Have been madealive in Christ“by grace” –
(unmerited favor – Ep 1:6; Rom.
3:23,24; Tit. 2:11,12; etc.)
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13.  Raisedus upfromdeath – (Ep. 1:19,20;
Rom. 6:3-6; Col. 2:11-13; 3:1-3)
 Intoheavenly citizenship – (Ep 1:3; 2:19;
Phili 3:20)
 That forevermoretherewillremaina
monument ofGod’s goodness –(John
3:16; 1 Tim 1:16,17; 1 Pet. 1:3-9)
 Realizedonly in Christ–(Gal. 3:26-29)
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14.  Salvationisdue to God’sunmeritedfavor –
(Rom. 3:24; 5:18,19; Titus 2:11-14)
 Through faith– (John 8:24; Heb. 11;
James 2:14-26; Rom. 4:12; 10:9-17;
Mk 16:16)
 Notbyman’sown merit– (Not by being
sinless – Rom 3:23,24 - Not by
perfect Law keeping – Rom. 4:1-4 -
not by our own works of
righteousness – Tit. 3:3-5)
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15. Principle Exemplified
 Noah – (Gen. 6:8-22; 7:5,23; Heb.
11:7)
 Thewalls of Jericho – (Joshua 6:2-20;
Heb 11:30)
 Naaman – (2 Kings 5:1-19)
 Those on Pentecost – (Acts 2:14-47)
 Paul– (Acts 22:16; Gal. 2:20,21)
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16. The Fruit of Our Salvation
 Weare new creatures in Christ – (2 Cor.
5:17; Rom. 6:3-19; Col. 3:1-14)
 Weare to serveGod by working for Him –
 A pattern for . . . – (Tit. 2:7)
 Zealous for . . . – (Tit. 2:14)
 Ready for every . . . – (Tit. 3:1)
 Maintain . . . – (Tit. 3:8,14)
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17. Sinners - saved from
wrath by the grace of
God through an
obedient faith.
Sinners saved from
wrath to serve God in
accordance with His
revealed will.
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