EPHESIANS 2: ATTENTION SOLDIERS! You were all dead in your sins, but God made you alive in Christ! You are saved by grace and have been brought near to God by the blood of Jesus. You all now have access to the Father and are no longer strangers or aliens. You are citizens of Heaven and are members of God's household. You are now able to do good works that God has prepared for you - so don't waste them! That's all for now, soldiers - dismissed!