This chapter contains an account, I. Of the miserable condition of these Ephesians by nature and again, Eph. 2:11–12. II. Of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace and again, Eph. 2:13. III.

The miserable condition of the Ephesians by nature is here in part described. Observed, 1. Unregenerate souls are dead in trespasses and sins. All those who are in their sins, are dead in sins; yea, in trespasses and sins, which may signify all sorts of sins, habitual and actual, sins of heart and…

Here the apostle begins his account of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace, where observe, I. By whom, and in what manner, it was brought about and effected. 1. Negatively: Not of yourselves, Eph. 2:8.

In these verses the apostle proceeds in his account of the miserable condition of these Ephesians by nature. Wherefore remember, &c., Eph. 2:11. As if he had said, “You should remember what you have been, and compare it with what you now are, in order to humble yourselves and to excite your love…

We have now come to the last part of the chapter, which contains an account of the great and mighty privileges that converted Jews and Gentiles both receive from Christ. The apostle here shows that those who were in a state of enmity are reconciled.