Tag: Bible verses about being alive in Christ

Bible Verse of The Day – 2-16-24

Ephesians 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 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,

There is so much to unpack in these two verses.

The incredible miracle of salvation is presented in this one short phrase; you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins.

It is hard for the human mind to comprehend that prior to Christ we were dead.

Our bodies were alive, but our spirits were not. They were dead in sin.

We once walked according to the course of this world. We were literally walking dead.

Why?

Because we were walking and living according to the prince of the powers of the air; satan himself.

We may not have known that we were walking the path of the evil one. That is because we were not yet alive. We were simply following the ways of the world. We knew nothing else.

We may have even considered ourselves to be good people.

But we lived 100% by the flesh and its desires. Whether we recognized it or not, our goal in life was to satisfy our flesh.

But by the blood of Christ, we were washed. And by faith in Christ, we were raised from the dead.

We were made new, alive in Him!

Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

The enemy no longer owns us. We are now a child of God, the Most High, Creator of all we see.

Let us cast off the ways of the world, walking as the new creations that we have been made, giving glory and honor to Him who gave all to save us.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-26-23

Ephesians 2:1 (NKJV) 1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,

This is such an incredible statement; “you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins”.

The enormity of what is being said there is way too easy for us to skim right over and miss.

You He made alive.

Who?

Us; those who were dead in trespasses and sins.

Ponder on that for a moment or two. Think of the gravity of that statement.

We were dead under the weight and consequences of our own sins.

Dead.

Not alive. But dead. Not living.

Merely existing, but without life inside of us.

We were hollow, empty shells.

But God breathed life into our spirit when we embraced Christ and the sacrifice He made for us.

And we became alive. Alive in Christ!

It was then that our life began. It was then that we were born of the spirit, not of the flesh or human desire.

John 1:12-13 (NKJV) 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And because of that that we now live, made alive despite our trespasses and sins!

Amen. Thank you, Father, for new life in Christ!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
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Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-12-21

Ephesians 2:4-6 (NKJV) 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…

We were dead in our trespasses (sins). But we are alive now.

Why?

Because God saw fit, in His mercy toward us (because of His great love), to make us alive together with Christ.

And if that wasn’t enough, He raised us up to sit together with Christ in heavenly places!

When I read this and it really sank in, my mind was blown. It just knocked me for a loop to know that God took me, a dead person, immersed in the sinful ways of the world, and made me alive in Christ.

He didn’t just paint over the old me. He made me new, washed in the blood of Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

I am no longer that same person. And if you have been washed in that same blood, neither are you the same person.

Oh, the old me or you may try to rear its ugly head at times, but if we submit to the Holy Spirit, that won’t last long. And as we mature in Christ, the old us will eventually stay dead and buried.

Think about the enormity of that fact; that we were dead but have been made alive in Him.

This is truly incomprehensible for the human mind; impossible to fully grasp.

It is true, nonetheless!

And once we start to grasp that truth, it will change the way we think and the way we live our lives.

It will cause us to carefully consider every choice we make, whether big or small, and listen more carefully for the voice of the Holy Spirit, so we can follow His leading and walk the path of life, leaving behind the paths of the old, dead man that we once were.

We were dead, but are now alive in Christ.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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Bible Verse of The Day – 5-27-19

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NKJV) 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

As believers, we can sometimes look at non-believers and wonder why they just don’t seem to understand the things of God.

Why don’t they see that God loves them and wants the best for their lives? Why don’t they want to repent and give themselves over to Him, instead of giving themselves over to sin?

The things of God can’t be understood by carnal minds because spiritual discernment is required to know and understand such things

When we become believers, God quickens our spirit; makes it alive. It is only then, as we begin to see things through spiritual eyes, that we start to understand things that were previously beyond our understanding.

The Bible says that without God our hearts are darkened (Ephesians 4:17-18). Only after embracing God and putting our faith in Him can our hearts be released from darkness and given the ability to see the things that were previously only foolishness to us.

And, the closer we get to God, the easier it will be for us to understand the difference between light and darkness, and to see things from a spiritual point of view, instead of just the natural point of view.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-11-19

Ephesians 2:1 (NKJV) 1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins…

The single biggest miracle in the entire word of God is found right here in this verse.

We were dead. But He has made us alive again.

Our body was alive. But our spirit was dead; dead in sins and trespasses. We walked according to the ways of the world. We knew nothing of God and His ways. And we didn’t care.

But God, in His incredible mercy, snatched us from the hands of the enemy and made us alive through the blood of Christ.

As a young adult, shortly after Pastor Ellie and I began dating, I attended some church services where I began to hear about “salvation”. I remember reading a tract that talked about being “quickened”. I might as well have been reading Greek or Hebrew. It meant nothing to me.

Quickened? Doesn’t that mean made quicker, faster, speedier?

Not in this case, no.

Quicken: stimulate, excite, stir up, waken, activate, inspire, kindle, refresh, strengthen, invigorate, revive, revitalize, resuscitate

Resuscitate is probably the best one of those words to accurately describe what it means to be quickened by God as we put our faith and trust in Christ.

God resuscitated each one of us! He made us alive again. We were dead in sins and trespasses, but He breathed new life into us.

You He made alive. Amen!

Thank you, God, for making me alive again in Christ. Thank you for quickening me and not abandoning me as a lost cause as I wallowed in sin and darkness.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
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Bible Verse of The Day – 1-7-19

Romans 6:10-11 (NKJV) 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

We are dead. Yet we are more alive than we have ever been, if we are “in Christ”.

In our life before putting our faith in Jesus, our body was alive, but our spirit was dead. This is because we were separated from God. Our sin created an impenetrable barrier between us and Him.

But the moment we put our faith and trust in Christ, that barrier was destroyed, and our spirit was made alive!

You see, Jesus died one death, for all. His death essentially wiped out sin that kept us from God.

In the days of the Old Testament, followers of God were bound to very specific laws that required them to sacrifice various types of animals in order to atone for their sins. The ultimate sacrifice was a spotless lamb.

Jesus took the place of the spotless lamb and died for you, and for me, to break the chains of sin and give us direct access to God.

1 Timothy 2:5 (NKJV) 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

Jesus was the final High Priest. He did away with the need for priests (or other human beings) to stand between us and God, acting on our behalf.

As Jesus breathed His last breath, the veil in the temple that divided us and God was torn in two, allowing us to approach God directly with our confessions, our petitions and our worship, without fear of rebuke.

Mark 15:38 (NKJV) 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

Now, because of what Jesus did for us, we can approach God boldly.

Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

We are alive in Him!

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

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