“In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him.” (v. 12)

In.

It’s become this totally expected, totally known, totally usual Gospel concept.

We who were “out”—because of sin and its impossible distance—get to be “in,” because of Christ. By His grace, we who ought to be excluded from life and from heaven aren’t. We’re in.

That’s fundamental to our proclamation of the Gospel.

But don’t miss how truly radical “in” really is, for you.

You and I had more than sin counted against us. We also had our foreign, Gentile, non-Jewish lineage—which means we were excluded from the Promise that Abraham knew. We were outsiders even under the Law. We were the furthest thing from “in.”

Then came Christ, the unfolding of the mystery, and grace. In Him, we have what no previous generation could have hoped for, which is access to every heavenly promise. And it comes by faith! By faith, because of grace, we’re in!

Don’t lose sight of just how comprehensively radical that Good News is—and enjoy your place in the by-grace family tree.

— Tyler