John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:6
And hath raised us up together ,.... Which refers either to a spiritual resurrection, to a resurrection from a death in sin, to a spiritual life; and which is the effect of almighty power, and of rich grace and mercy; and in which Christ is concerned: he is the efficient cause of it, he raises the dead in this sense, and quickens whom he will; and his resurrection is the virtual cause of it; and also the exemplar, between which there is a great likeness; both bear the same name; both are a... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in sins ,.... See Gill on Ephesians 2:1 . Hath quickened us together with Christ : which may be understood either of regeneration, when a soul that is dead in a moral or spiritual sense, is quickened and made alive; a principle of life is infused, and acts of life are put forth; such have their spiritual senses, and these in exercise; they can feel the load and weight of sin; see their lost state and condition, the odiousness of sin, and the beauty of a Saviour,... read more