Position and Condition: An Exposition of the Book of Ephesians

by David R. Anderson

Publisher:

Grace Theology Press

, 2017

Overview

Martin Luther was the first since Paul to express it: simul iustus et peccator—simultaneously just and a sinner. It seems like a paradox. How can we be both just and sinful? Both claims are true of a believer in Jesus Christ. We are just or justified in our Position but still sinful in our Condition. Our Position deals with our current place seated at the right hand of God the Father in Christ. But our Condition on earth right now certainly does not conform to our Position in heaven. We still struggle with a sinful nature and do things we know are not Christ-like, to say the least.

Nothing in our Condition can ever change our Position, but a focus on our Position can radically improve our Condition. That’s what Ephesians is all about. For anyone who has wondered how he can be one of God’s children and still be so far from being like Jesus, this is the book for you. As you read it, may your changing Condition come into even closer conformity to your unchanging Position.

Product Details

• Title : Position and Condition: An Exposition of the Book of Ephesians
• Author: Anderson PhD., David R.
• Publisher: Grace Theology Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• ISBN: 9780998138534

About David R. Anderson

David R. Anderson has pastored in the Houston area for 30 years, helping to plant eight churches. Anderson served as the senior pastor at Faith Bible Church in The Woodlands, Texas, for 18 years. During that time he also served as an adjunct professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, teaching in three different departments: Greek New Testament, Bible Exposition, and Theology. He has been an adjunct professor for Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary and taught graduate courses in several other foreign countries. Anderson was the founder and president of the Greater Houston Bible Church Association—a cooperative effort of churches in the association to reach greater Houston with the gospel. Anderson is also one of the founders of the Free Grace Alliance, and founder and president of Grace School of Theology—a Houston-based seminary with teaching locations throughout the state of Texas and online. In addition to his presidential responsibilities, Anderson teaches at Grace in the areas of theology and biblical languages. He is also the author of Free Grace Soteriology.