What these riches are we may judge from Paul’s exposition in Ephesians 1 and 2. They are riches freely available because of the cross. They include resurrection from the death of sin, victorious enthronement with Christ in the heavenlies, reconciliation with God, incorporation with Jewish believers in his new society, the end of hostility and the beginning of peace, access to the Father through Christ and by the Spirit, membership of his kingdom and household, being an integral part of his dwelling place among men, and all this only a foretaste of yet more riches to come, namely the riches of the glory of the inheritance which God will give to all his people on the last day
–John Stott, The Message of Ephesians (Bible Speaks Today) [Downer’s Grove, Ill. IVP Academic, 1984), p.69, quoted in this morning’s adult ed class by yours truly
#JohnStott on the unsearchable riches of Christ https://t.co/Y8ZDY8EBBj 'the end of hostility+the beginning of peace, access 2 the Father thru Christ+by the Spirit, membership of his kingdom+household, being an integral part of his dwelling place among men' #theology #anglican pic.twitter.com/K0ZM55qe2u
— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) November 11, 2018