Ephesians 2:1-10
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

In Ephesians chapter 2 we see something critical about our salvation.  Verses 1-3 describe fallen humanity’s place before God as being: “Dead in Trespasses and sins.” 

We lived our lives according to three basic authorities:

 - the world system

 - The Power of the Devil,

 - And, The Sin Nature

This passage sums up our state saying: “we were by nature children of wrath.”

The words “But God” in verse 4 turn the corner.

         We learn about God’s possessions:  He has a wealth of mercy

         We learn His motivation: love

         Finally, We learn God’s method: He spiritually brought us “together with” Jesus Christ.

These three “together” statements are of special importance to every believer.

When Jesus was raised from the dead – So were you.

When Jesus was ascended to heaven - So were you.

And now that Jesus is seated in Heaven  - So are you.

We will spend all eternity growing in understanding and amazement of His grace and goodness towards us in Christ.  And that process doesn’t start later…it started the minute you trusted in Jesus.