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Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"?

We are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers and we are all citizens in the Kingdon of God.

We are "holy" or "saints" because we have been "set apart" for God.

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Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"?

We are fellow-citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God in this world.

We are "holy" or "saints" because we are santified through our confession of faith in, and the commitment of our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ. Through grace and the sacrifice of shed blood on the cross for the atonement of our sins by Jesus are we made "holy" and "saints" -- only through the grace of Yahweh.

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Jews and Gentiles share the citizenship as God's people in His household. We are His holy people who are set apart and dedicated to do His work; foreigners to this world but not to the King of Kings.

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By being born again and filled with the Holy Spirit we are members of God's family of Jewish believers and of His household, citizens of the Kingdom.

In the same vain, we are sanctified by the Lamb, the Word and the Holy Spirit made holy and saints.

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Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

We are part of the kingdom of God, a holy nation. As noted in the lesson, the Greek word used here is hagios, "pertaining to being dedicated or consecrated to the service of God, holy, sacred," here, of people, "holy ones."[13] Previously only Jews had the status of God's holy people. Now it is granted to Gentile believers as well.

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Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

-The Kingdom of God.

-We have made ourselves one with Christ, therefore set apart ourselves. IF we act like it.

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We are fellow citizens of God's dear children; his family. Our home is heaven; God is our Father. This world therefore, is NOT our home; we are not to love this world and are

always 'discontented' with this life although we are joyful and expectant of God's mercy and love. :P

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2a)We are fellow citizens of God

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  On 5/6/2003 at 12:17 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

Citizens of the kingdom of God.

Holy and saints mean that we're set apart.

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  On 5/6/2003 at 12:17 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

We are now one nation celestial and of one family of God. Our holiness is derived from God Himself.

Spurgeon wrote,

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  On 5/6/2003 at 12:17 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

We are fellow citizens of God's kingdom. We are holy because we are consecrated for His work and God is holy, in that sense we are holy too through the blood of Jesus and the working of the HS

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We are citizens of God's kingdom where all people who are in Christ Jesus live in perfect harmony with God forever. All of the citizens of God's kingdom are "saints", that is, set apart to live under God's rule through Christ.

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  On 5/6/2003 at 12:17 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

1. We are members of Gods household. Equal to Jewish believers

2. We are dedicated to the service of God.

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We are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers in the Kingdom of God. God first grafted them into the Kingdom of God and then had his son sacrificed so that the rest of us could also become citizens with them.

The only sense that we are “holy” or “saints” is that we have the Holy Spirit in us and the fact that Jesus died for our sins. That is the only thing that makes us holy.

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All believers in Jesus Christ have been added to the church or Kingdom of God by God, the Father - Acts 2:47. And in Galatians 3:27 it says that, "there are no Jew nor Gentile in Christ by immersion.

Jesus is holy and so He made us holy. Saints mean "holy ones".

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We are citizens of the Christian family. We all share the same Father and the same brother. The same Holy Spirit dwells within each of us.

 

I feel we are "holy" because the Holy Spirit dwells in each of us. We are actually considered a temple in which one can find God in our hearts.

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Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"?

 

Consequently we are citizens of the kingdom of God and members of God's holy household.  But really the relationship, because of Jesus' intervention we become heirs of God and Co-heirs with Christ. If we think of the love the father of the prodigal so had for his heirs we can get some sense of the welcome we get as we are usurered into the kingdom of God by our Lord Jesus Christ. 

 

We are holy in the sense that we are set apart by God through Jesus.

 

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  On 5/6/2003 at 12:17 AM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Ephesians 2:19a) If we are fellow-citizens with the Jewish believers, what are we citizens of? In what sense are we "holy" or "saints"? Exposition

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Fellow-citizens  with the saints of the household of God.  We are Holy because Jesus Christ killed the sins of the flesh by His death on the cross.  We are saints because we belong to Christ, He bought us for a price.

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Since Christ has died for our sins.By his blood our sins have been washed.Now through Him we are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with Jewish believers.we are now holy through the blood of Jesus.

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