Is God running a cosmic game show, handing out Heaven like golden tickets? “You win. You lose. You—sorry, not even in the running?” That’s how a lot of folks read predestination. But what if we’ve had it wrong?
What if the “we” and “you” in Ephesians aren’t about individual selection or God picking favorites, but about Jews and Gentiles, and the floodgates of grace bursting wide open?
This isn’t divine favoritism. It’s divine inclusivity. A love that doesn’t draft a few but draws all. It’s not the Lord’s lottery—it’s the Gospel unleashed on the world.
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Discussion Questions for Ephesians:
- Why do authorship (“we”) and audience (“you”) matter so much here?
- Who were the first to hope in Christ (1:12)? Who are the “you also” in verse 13?
- How does Ephesians 2:11-13 help us define even further who the “you” is?
- In verse 17, who was “far away”? Who was “near”?
- How is this a unifying message rather than a divisive one?
- What does this mean for those who believe predestination is about individual selection?
- What is the “mystery” Paul speaks of in chapter 3? Is it still hidden or revealed? If revealed, how?
- React to this statement: Jesus said, “I’ll draw all men,” not “I’ll draft a few.”
