Effectual Grace

A blog by John Samson

Division Demolished!

Posted on August 21, 2016 by John Samson

Text: Ephesians 2:11-22

The Jewish/Gentile division is unlike any other, and what is more, God planned for it as He made a distinction between Israel and every other nation on earth, making them His own special people. Yet in Christ, the erected barriers are not merely discouraged but utterly destroyed. In Christ’s cross all racial and social divisions are obliterated forever!

God Alone

Posted on August 7, 2016 by John Samson

Text: Ephesians 2:4-10

Salvation is God’s act! While dead in our sins, only the intervention of a Sovereign, all powerful God can bring us to life. In this, all glory goes to Him, for even the faith that joins us to the perfect Savior, Jesus Christ, is God’s gracious gift to His people.

Zombies Among Us

Posted on July 31, 2016 by John Samson

Text: Ephesians 2:1-6

In this passage, the Apostle Paul outlines man’s true condition before God and it is far more desperate than we might first imagine. Dead towards God (as a result of the Fall) man needs Divine intervention in the strongest possible way. He needs a miracle. He needs a resurrection!