* dancing and skipping as those who HAVE BEEN SAVED

Ephesians 2:4-10

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

On this side of the empty tomb we are assured that we have been saved. Our salvation is a COMPLETED ACT in Christ. Through faith, we lay claim that our salvation is an accomplished act that was completed solely by Christ in his work on the cross. Scripture like the one above attest to God’s action and our passivity in this accomplishment.

But it is at this juncture that our passivity comes to an end and our activity becomes pointed and passionate. God’s action on our behalf comes with a purpose, that we should reflect God’s love in good works that have been prepared in advance for us to carry out. It is for this purpose that we have been created. This translation invites us to “walk” in these good works.

I don’t think God would be offended. I think it would be okay if we danced, and ran, and hopped, and skipped in these good works instead?