Benoni said:“it is merely Paul explaining what happened to the Ephesians in their past”
TOTAL HOGWASH… Sorry God’s Word dictates how God’s man is saved not your bias opinion.
I already did provide evidence “in context” according to scripture not my opinion. This chapter is not speaking just to the Ephesians in the past as you assume. How clearer can you get, here "God’s Word" not "your opinion" is giving a line upon line breakdown on how Jesus saves. And you reject it......
You show me one scripture that man has freewill towards salvation would be a good start?
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw (Greek drag) him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Notice it is God not man’s freewill who is being draws/drags you…. There is no choosing when you are being dragged. Yes by grace you are saved though faith, but you are ignoring the "context of the chapter" and trying to explain away something you do not like...
If you think you can put the horse before the cart. WRONG...
Not at all my friend, I have already shown that John 6:44 in context is not speaking to the drawing of the elect to salvation. First of all John 6:44 is spoken by Jesus while on earth. Let's look at what else Jesus said.
Matthew 15:24 ( KJV )
But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
So, the statement in John 6:44 was made to the Jews and not the Gentiles. So if you are going to apply this verse it applied to the Jews. Notice another statement Jesus made.
Matthew 10:5-7 ( KJV )
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Jesus specifically told the disciples "not" to go to the Gentiles but only to the Jews. So, this drawing only applied to the Jews. As I stated in another post it was because God had partially blinded Israel. They were blinded, that is the reason no one could come unless God had drawn them, Isaiah and Paul both make this clear. However, this drawing was only temporary, Jesus later said,
John 12:32 ( KJV )
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
So we can see that after Jesus was lifted up the drawing by God Was changed and Christ began to draw "all" men.