is Christ Jesus; the end with God is for himself, Eph 1:5, and which, in the next verse, is explained of the glory of his grace; to which grace, acceptance with him in Christ is owing; and which is another spiritual blessing, or a branch of election and predestination, Eph 1:6....
is Christ Jesus; the end with God is for himself, Eph 1:5, and which, in the next verse, is explained of the glory of his grace; to which grace, acceptance with him in Christ is owing; and which is another spiritual blessing, or a branch of election and predestination, Eph 1:6....
--The phrase (repeated in Ephesians 4:1; Philemon 1:9; 2Timothy 1:8) is dwelt upon with an emphasis, explained by St. Paul's conviction that "his bonds" tended to "the furtherance of the gospel"--not merely by exciting a sympathy which might open the heart to his words, but even...
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is one of those books in the Bible that tells us something about our spiritual wealth. Paul has explained in Ephesians 1:3-14 what some of our spiritual riches are. Now, in Ephesians 1:15-19, he reveals one of the purposes for our spiritual possessions....
Paul’s parenthesis has so far explained why he is a prisoner, what the plan of the mystery revealed to him was, and how he individually was called by God to preach to the world about this mystery, Jews and Gentiles. But he still has not told us what the purpose of the Mystery was...
This is further explained in Ephesians 2:8-9, where Paul clarifies that salvation is not by works. The idea of grace is rooted in the Old Testament, where God's covenant with Israel was based on His steadfast love and mercy, as seen in Exodus 34:6-7. This phrase also connects to ...
for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light— for the fruit of the light consists in all
The Apostle Paul explained in Ephesians 2:10 that humans are God's perfect actions/deeds in Jesus Christ so that humans can do good things following the purposes of the creator. From the statement above, the background for writing this article is to realize ourselves as human beings who are...
” (NLT). I now appreciate and understand more deeply what this scripture is revealing. It is explained further inHebrews 12:3-5, “For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood...
In addition, πνεύματος can be readily explained as harking back to Gal 5:22 (“the fruit of the Spirit”). Thus, on balance, φωτός appears to be autographic, giving rise to the reading πνεύματος. Ephesians 5:9 tn Grk“in.” The idea is that ...