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نامۀ پولُس رسول به اِفِسُسیان

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از مرگ روحانی به سوی زندگی

۱ شما در گذشته به علت نافرمانی و گناهان تان مُرده بودید، ۲در راه های دنیوی قدم می گذاشتید و از سردار قدرتهای هوا، یعنی همان روح شیطانی که اکنون در اشخاص نافرمان عمل می کند، پیروی می کردید. ۳همۀ ما مانند آنها در بند خواهشهای نفسانی بودیم و مطابق هوسهای جسمی و ذهنی خود رفتار می کردیم و سزاوار خشم و غضب خدا بودیم. ۴اما خدایی که سرشار از رحمت است، از روی محبت بزرگ خود ما را محبت کرد. ۵اگر چه به علت گناهان خود مُرده بودیم، ما را با مسیح زنده گردانید، پس از روی فیض خداست که شما نجات یافته اید. ۶خدا ما را با عیسای مسیح برخیزانید و در جایگاه آسمانی با او نشاند ۷تا در آینده ثروت سرشار از فیض خود را با مهربانی نسبت به ما در عیسای مسیح نشان دهد. ۸پس شما در نتیجۀ فیض خدا و از طریق ایمان نجات یافته اید و این کار شما نیست بلکه هدیه یی از جانب خداست. ۹این نجات نتیجۀ اعمال شما نیست، پس کسی نمی تواند به خود فخر کند. ۱۰زیرا ما ساختۀ دست او هستیم و در عیسای مسیح از نو آفریده شدیم تا آن کارهای نیکویی را که خدا پیش از پیش برای ما مقرر داشته بود، انجام دهیم.

یگانه گی در مسیح

۱۱پس به یاد داشته باشید که شما غیر یهود به دنیا آمده بودید. در آن وقت توسط قوم خدا، مردم ختنه نشده نامیده می شدید، در حالی که ختنه کردن یک عمل جسمانی است و به دست انسان صورت می گیرد. ۱۲در آن زمان، شما از مسیح جدا بوده و متعلق به قوم خدا نبودید و وعدۀ خدا در پیمان با اسرائیل شامل حال شما نمی شد. شما در این دنیا، نا امید و دور از خدا به سر می بُردید. ۱۳اما اکنون در عیسای مسیح با آن که از خدا دور بودید، به وسیلۀ خون مسیح نزدیک شده اید. ۱۴مسیح صلح و سلامتی ماست و یهود و غیر یهود را با هم یکی ساخته است. او با بدن جسمانی خود دیوار دشمنی را که باعث جدایی آنها می شد، فرو ریخت. ۱۵ زیرا شریعت موسی را با مقررات و احکامش، در بدن خود باطل کرد، تا از این دو گروه در خود یک انسانِ نو را به وجود آورد و به این طور صلح و سلامتی را میسر بسازد. ۱۶ مسیح با مرگ خود بالای صلیب، این دو گروه را در یک بدن با خدا آشتی داد، تا دشمنی میان یهود و غیر یهود را از بین ببرد. ۱۷ مسیح آمد تا مژدۀ صلح را به شما که از خدا دور بودید و به ما که به خدا نزدیک بودیم، اعلام کند. ۱۸پس اکنون همۀ ما به وسیلۀ مسیح در یک روح مقدس به سوی خدای پدر نزدیک می شویم. ۱۹پس شما دیگر بیگانه و اجنبی نه بلکه با ایمانداران به خدا هموطن بوده و اعضای خانوادۀ او می باشید. ۲۰شما بر تهدابی که به دست رسولان و پیامبران گذاشته شده است، بنا شده اید، تهدابی که عیسای مسیح سنگ اصلی آن است. ۲۱در اتحاد با اوست که تمام تعمیر شکل مناسب را به خود می گیرد و به یک خانۀ مقدس برای خداوند مبدل می گردد. ۲۲در اتحاد با او شما نیز با هم به صورت تعمیری بنا خواهید شد که خدا از طریق روح خود در آن ساکن است.

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