Things to Remember

Paul returns to a similar pattern found in verses 1-4. He begins with the bad news before coming to the good news. The bad news given in verses 11 and 12 is specific to the Gentiles. Although verse 12 does not directly apply in some ways to us today, there is much from these verses that believers today can take home with them. Verse 13 is the current place that the Ephesians find themselves, in Christ. As Gentiles living in the 21st century we are in Christ, we who were far off, now are brought near by the blood of Christ.