The following Scriptures describe the condition of us Gentiles before we received Jesus as our Savior. They also describe what supernaturally happened to us immediately upon receiving Him as our Savior.
But theres more in these verses. As a matter of fact, these are some of the most meaningful Scriptures we have.
Eph 2:12-13
12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (KJV)
First, we see the five things that describe our hopeless condition prior to our salvation through the blood of Christ:
We were without Christ.
We had been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel.
We were strangers from the Abrahamic covenant promises.
Because of the above three, we had no hope.
We were without God in the world.
Before we can show what happened to us Geniles upon receiving Christ, we must identify the “two groups” in verse thirteen above. Only then can we understand what happened to...