Ephesians 2:1-10 (Part 1)

I. We were formerly dead without Christ.
-trespasses = paraptoma = false step, slip, stumble
-sin = harmartia = fall short, sin, miss the mark
-MacArthur "Twenty corpses on a battlefield might be in many different stages of decay, but they are uniformly dead. Death manifests itself in many different forms and degrees, but death itself has no degrees. Sin manifests itself in many different forms and degrees,but the state of sin itself has no degrees. Not all men are as evil as they could be, but all fail to measure up to God's perfect standard."
-Things that hold sway over fallen humanity:
a. The value system of the world.
b. The influence of the devil.
-prince = archon = ruler, prince, chief
-John 12:31, Matt. 9:34, II Cor. 4:4
-power = exousia = authority
-II Tim. 2:25-26
c. The desires of the flesh.
-James 1:13-14
-mind = dianoia = thought, mind, disposition, intelligence