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We are God’s Work of Art

Created to live a good life

Denise Thong
4 min readOct 19, 2020
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“And you were dead, through the crimes and the sins in which you used to live when you were following the way of this world, obeying the ruler who governs the air, the spirit who is at work in the rebellious. We all were among them too in the past, living sensual lives, ruled entirely by our own physical desires and our own ideas; so that by nature we were as much under God’s anger as the rest of the world; But God loved us with so much love that he was generous with his mercy: when we were dead through our sins, he brought us to life through Christ — it is through grace that you have been saved — and raised us up with him and gave us a place with him in heaven, in Christ Jesus.

This was to show for all ages to come, through this goodness towards us in Christ Jesus, how infinitely rich he is in grace. Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith,; not anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus to live the good life as from the beginning he had meant us to live it.” (Ephesians 2:1–10)

Introduction

Yes, I admit that I have led a sensual live before. I was an expert at gratifying my physical desires. I knew the best places to do my hair…

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Denise Thong
Denise Thong

Written by Denise Thong

Counsellor, Writer (Christianity, Children’s short stories)

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