Ephesians 2:10
For we are God's own work. In Christ Jesus he created us for good works, which God made ready in advance so that we would live our lives doing them.
Treated in 27 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
August cites Eph. ii. 10
…results and impressions.—J. R. Miller. August 4 Created in Christ Jesus unto good works. Eph. ii. 10. Let us ask Him to work in us to will those good works, so that our will, without being…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Sluggard's Farm cites Ephesians 2:10
…2:13, ESV). God’s predestination of a people means he has ordained them “for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ESV), that they may display his praise. If you or I draw from any doctrine — however…
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Eph. ii. 10
…our duty:— (1st.) The Father hath ordained or appointed it. It is the will of the Father, Eph. ii. 10. The Father is spoken of personally, Christ being mentioned as mediator. (2dly.) The Son…
- Feasting at the table ·
A Body and a Building cites Ephesians 2:10
…not exist for man’s blessing but for the glory of God – we are created ‘for good works’ (Ephesians 2:10). As we function together as a living body, as a building indwelt by the Holy Spirit, the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Conversion of Watchman Nee cites Ephesians 2:10
…in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). Nee's later preaching repeatedly emphasized that God's grace is not divine…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 2:10
…in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). We sit before we walk, but we do walk. Grace creates a working people. Rest and…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites Ephesians 2:10
…refuses both. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). Works do not create the new creation; the new creation produces works. The…
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Devices of Satan cites Ephesians 2:10
…His Body (Ephesians 5:30). ● Reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:18). ● God’s handiwork (Ephesians 2:10). ● A citizen of Heaven (Philippians 3:20). ● A new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). ●…
- Growing in Wisdom ·
Vision for the Future cites Ephesians 2:10
…promotes servants. "We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works." — Ephesians 2:10 Reflection What dream has God placed in your heart? What one small step can you take…
- Abide in Christ ·
Obeying His Commandments cites Eph. ii. 10
…the Gospel lifts its voice as loud: ‘Created in Christ Jesus unto good works’ (see Eph. ii. 10). To the sinner out of Christ, works may be his greatest hindrance, keeping him from the…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 3 — Every Thing Proceeding from the Corrupt Nature of Man Damnable cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them,” (Eph. 2:10). His meaning is to show in this way that our salvation is gratuitous because the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Ephesians 2:10
…ASV). Yet the next verse says believers are “created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). Grace does not compete with good works; it puts them in the right order. This…
- The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life ·
God’s Side and Man’s Side cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them . (Eph. 2:10.) Only God, who created us, can re-create us. He alone understands the “work of His own…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 3 — Regeneration by Faith cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them,” (Eph. 2:10) Those whom God is pleased to rescue from death, he quickens by the Spirit of…
- The Key Teachings of Hannah Whitall Smith ·
God’s Side and Man’s Side cites EPHESIANS 2:10
…Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. EPHESIANS 2:10 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Which side of the building have you mostly heard preached —…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
The Church at Work cites EPHESIANS 2:10
…Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. EPHESIANS 2:10 Men for the ministry The work closest to his heart was the Pastors’ College. It began in…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
Justification by Faith Alone cites EPHESIANS 2:10
…Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. EPHESIANS 2:10 Works are the evidence, never the ground. Edwards’s later insistence on Christian…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
March cites Eph. ii. 10
…even as I keep My Father's, and live in His love.” March 14 “We are His workmanship” (Eph. ii. 10). Christ sends us to serve Him, not in our own strength, but in His resources and might.…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Why Did God Make Me? cites Ephesians 2:10
…in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life” (Ephesians 2:10). When the purpose got lost Sin bent all this. We started living for ourselves, and like…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Eph. 2:10
…this mighty and manifold change wrought in the soul, so as directly to tend to this end. Eph. 2:10, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. Yea, it is the…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites Eph. ii. 10
…man be in Christ, he is a new creature,” 2 Cor. v. 17. “We are created in Christ Jesus,” Eph. ii. 10. The fallen creature cannot attain to true holiness, but by being created again: Eph. iv.…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Visiting the Sick cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus unto good works, which God hath before prepared, that we might walk therein.” (Eph. 2:10.) 2. The walking herein is essentially necessary, as to the continuance of that faith…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 14 — The Beginning of Justification cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them,” (Eph. 2:10); as if he had said, Who of us can boast of having challenged God by his righteousness…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 15 — The Boasted Merit of Works Subversive Both of the Glory of God, in Bestowing Righteousness, and of the Certainty of Salvation cites Eph. 2:10
…Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them,” (Eph. 2:10). Seeing, then, that no good proceeds from us unless in so far as we are regenerated—and…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 23 — Refutation of the Calumnies by Which This Doctrine Is Always Unjustly Assailed cites Eph. 2:10
…good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them,” (1 Thess. 4:4, 7; Eph. 2:10). In one word, those who have any tolerable acquaintance with the writings of Paul will…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 2:8-10
…Christ saves freely and claims the whole person. Scriptures to revisit Acts 2:36; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 12:1; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Acts 24:16; Romans 6:6-13. Reflection 1. Has your…
- Our Daily Walk ·
March cites Eph 2:1-10
…and purpose of God, if not in your feelings and experience. This is distinctly taught in Eph 2:1-10 and Rom. 6. The whole Church (including all who believe in our Lord Jesus) has passed…