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Paul’s letter to the Ephesians shines with the brilliant reality of what being a Christian really means. We are far more than forgiven—we have been changed. Not just the way we live, but the very source and nature of our lives are different. In Christ, we are new creations, righteous, fit for fellowship with God, and even now seated “with him in the heavenly realms” (Eph. 2:6). But what...

(3) “ignorance that is in them” (v. 18) (4) “due to the hardening of their hearts” (v. 18) (5) “continual lust” (v. 19) (6) “deceitful desires” (v. 22). The parallels with Romans 1:21–32 deserve careful attention. Both texts view sin as a malfunction of the mind. In Romans, a split in the knowing process causes alienation. Although Gentiles “knew God,” they did not acknowledge him (Rom. 1:21). This refusal to “know what they know” is expressed in Ephesians as hardness of heart (contrast Paul’s
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