lent 4 year b - ephesians

Ephesians 2:1-10

You were dead through the trespasses and sins 

     ²in which you once lived,

          following the course of this world,

          following the ruler of the power of the air,

               the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.

     ³All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh,

          following the desires of flesh and senses,

     and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else.

⁴But God, who is rich in mercy,

     out of the great love with which They loved us 

          ⁵even when we were dead through our trespasses,

     made us alive together with Christ—

          by grace you have been saved— 

     ⁶With Christ God raised us up

     and enthroned us in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

          ⁷so that in the ages to come 

               God might show the immeasurable riches of Her grace

                    in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 

     ⁸For by grace you have been saved through faith,

          and this is not your own doing;

               it is the gift of God— 

                    ⁹not the result of works,

                         so that no one may boast. 

                    ¹⁰For we are what God has made us,

                         created in Christ Jesus for good works,

                              which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life.

Queeries for the text:
What is the course of this world?
Who are the disobedient ones?
What are the passions of our flesh?
Is Paul coming out as Lutheran?
How are God's immeasurable riches of grace shown in this age?
What has God made us?
Who is the ruler of the power of the air?

What are your queeries?