“That he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing
of water with the word.” Ephesians 5:26
God’s highest revelation of the Church is seen in this
letter. Its outstanding feature is that it starts, not with sinners being
saved, but with their having been chosen in Christ. Thus in Ephesians something
transcendent is unveiled to us. We see the Church, chosen in Christ before the
foundation of the world, formed out from him, and destined forever to manifest
his glory.
At the same time, however, Ephesians shows us that man’s
sin and man’s fall are facts. Every one of us who belongs to Christ possesses a
new spirit which is truly of him, but alongside this there are still in us many
things which are not of Christ. That is why we are told in this verse about
Christ’s activities to cleanse us. He wants to restore us till we completely
match with God’s eternal design. It is true, therefore, that God plans to bring
us to the place where cleansing is no longer necessary, but today we still need
to be cleansed.
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