In chapter 1 Paul wrote of amazing things bestowed upon the followers of Christ. He told the Ephesians that he prayed for them, mentioned their eternal position going on and on into their present and future excellence. The problem was that such revelation threatens to distill pride in the human heart.
In chapter 2 he crashes that glass of potential pride with a tincture of reality. Paul tempered the pride with a glance at their past. All people have a bad beginning, but in