7) Is Forgiveness Only For Those Already IN Christ? | Paul's Gospel | Rightly Dividing The Word

[music] Okay, belly up for another shot of truth with no chaser. Today we'll address the phrase in whom. The phrase in whom here in Ephesians chapter 1. Ephesians 1. Ephesians 1:7, a verse used as a gotcha verse against those of us who stand on the fact that God stopped imputing sins to the world. Yes. As as hard as it is

to believe, there are actually people among grace circles claiming to be Paul lying in their doctrine that despise what the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to pin multiple times. 2 Corinthians 5:19, Romans 5:8, uh, Romans 5:10, verse 13, and also Colossians 1:20. Ephesians 1:7 isn't a gotcha verse, sorry. The phrase in whom means the same

thing it's always meant. So if you have your Bibles, get Ephesians chapter 1. This is Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus. Uh Ephesus is is on the western coast of Turkey. It was a Roman providence of Asia at the time of Paul's letter here. Ephesus was an extremely wealthy city, a city known for uh for

having a lot of impressive architecture. They had what might have been the largest grand theater of that day. According to historical accounts, it it seated about um I think it was close to 25 or 30,000 people. That's where you could go and watch things like uh gladiators. You could see the gladiator spike there. Okay. If you've got your

Bible there and you've got Ephesians, we're in chapter 1 verse 7. in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace. Now, we want to pay attention, pay special attention to the first two words in this verse. In whom, one of my many favorite verses from Paul

here, but but those who limit the cross word, they'll come here and grab the in whom and say, "See, you have to be in Christ before you can get forgiveness." Well, in your mind maybe, but that's not what this says at all. Hard to believe, but some actually think salvation comes before forgiveness.