”“the quintessence of Paulinism,”“the divinest composition of man” and even “the Waterloo of commentators.” Some say that Ephesians reads “like a commentary on the Pauline letters” and probably it has been best termed “the crown...
a.Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father. InEphesians 1:10, Paul reveals God’s eternal purpose in history:that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are ...
After which sort Paul doth place Christ above all heavens, (Ephesians 1:22,) because he is above all the world, and hath the chiefest room in that place of blessed immortality, because he is more excellent than all the angels, (Ephesians 4:15.) But this is no let why he may not ...
offering the highest worship (Isaiah 6:1-3). In their ranks the highest order of created beings is to be found (Ephesians 1:21; Colossians 1:16). But our Lord is greater than the angels. I. IS THE PRE-EMINENCE OF HIS NAME. "He hath inherited a more excellent name than they." ...
1) Chosen: Paul wastes no time getting started. In verse four we read, “Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ” (Ephesians 1:4, NLT). Take a moment to meditate on that incredible statement. Before creating the foundations of this world, and long before...
(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 ...
Psalm 4:4 says: “Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.” 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...
Universal dominion is bestowed on man by his constitution as he came from God. That that bestowal has never yet been realized, is the next step of the argument: the Redeemer being at present kept out of sight, but by and by to be introduced as the real fulfiller of this high destiny ...
for the letter opens on the scene of the premortal council and ends with church members clothed in God’s sacred, protective armor that helps them “to stand against the wiles of the devil,” an indicator of the looming apostasy (6:11). In addition, enfolded within Ephesians are not onl...
(Ephesians 2:4), and now was only going through the motions of orthodoxy. We all would do well to keep on remembering the "unsearchable riches of Christ" (3:8) in every aspect of our lives and beg Him for "grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16), if we would avoid this...