Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ephesians 2:5-7

"even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly [places], in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:" — Ephesians 2:5-7 (ASV)

(By grace you are saved; ) and has raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

See how Paul's language grows and swells and rises as he proceeds! Just now, we read of God, who is rich in mercy; now the apostle speaks of the exceeding riches of his grace, exceeding expression, exceeding comprehension, exceeding even sin itself, though that is all but infinite. The exceeding riches of his grace are infinity itself; but they all come to us through Christ Jesus.

Paul will speak of nothing good except that which comes through Christ Jesus. This is the one conduit-pipe through which the streams of living water flow to the dead in sin; God's grace comes to us Through Christ Jesus, and through him alone.