Cultivate a lifestyle of generosity and compassion for those in need, especially those of the household of faith. Then you will live out your faith fully. Ephesians 2:19 –“So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people....
Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee.—Better,It was not flesh and blood that revealed.The words are used in their common Hebrew meaning (as inJohn 1:13;1Corinthians 15:50;Ephesians 6:12) for human nature, human agency, in all their manifold forms. The disciple had received ...
nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.Ephesians is the fulfillment of this. It reveals the...
Girdeth.—The importance of the girdle in a country where the dress was loose and flowing is shown by many passages of Scripture. It is essential to the warrior as here (comp.Ephesians 6:14, and the Greek expression, “to be girt”= to be armed),but also for all active exertion. Wa...
In Ephesians 4:25-27: Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Again, Ps 4:4, but...
Häftad, 2013. Pris 459 kr. Köp The Epistles of St. Paul, V2: With Introductions and Commentary for Priests and Students: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, First and Se (9781494114398) av Charles J Callan på Bokus.comCharles...
(Note: This public affirmation should not be a so-called “rebaptism” since baptism is a single event in life. See Ephesians 4:5). For baptism candidates who are older, a class prior to their baptism is sufficient. This both/and position – of allowing for infant baptism and believer ...
i. When one compares this description of spiritual armor with that found inEphesians 6, there is not an exact correlation. This indicates that Paul saw the idea of spiritual armor as a helpful picture, not something rigid in its particular details. ...
Commentary on Ephesians 3:20–21 This commentary draws on the immediate textual context of Ephesians 3 as well as the broader themes of God’s sovereignty, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, and the purpose of prayer and worship as they relate to modern Christian living. Exegesis and ...
“Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.” (Ephesians 5:6) Again, notice some of the intense wording God is using in some of these verses when He is telling ...