If you are studying Ephesians in 16 lessons, I encourage you to write down an answer for each of the questions. If you are studying Ephesians in 7 lessons, why don't you pick 3 or 4 of the questions in a lesson that intrigue you the most and seek to answer those. To answer every...
named after thepater, Father. Scripture often calls us the children of God (1 John 3:1-2; John 1:11-12). We are part of God’s family. So from verses 14 and 15, Paul is praying to the Father for the family God.
1:15-16). He said that God justifies the ungodly sinner who does not work, but believes in Christ (Rom. 4:4-5). He said (Rom. 5:6), “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.” Again (Rom. 5:8), “But God demonstrates His own love...
“You, Pam, should be lifting your children to your level, not sinking down to theirs. You, Pam, should not regress to the mind of an 8 and 16 year old.” And just now, my husband’s remark from months ago echoes in my ear, “Just who’s the adult here?” No doubt, God’s...
The Church is Christ's Body on Earth (1:23a) "And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which ishis body..." (1:22-23) We'll look at the concept of the church as body of Christ in lesson 4. In other places Paul ...
. . Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. (1 John 5.21 NLT) Are you willing to do the hard work of stripping away the busyness, the superficial and the expected to ensure that nothingtakes His place in your heart? Turn your eyes upon ...
he had been in the mountain with God for so long that the children of Israel thought something had happened to him(Exodus 32:1). Even before Moses returned to Egypt, God spoke to Moses about His plans to free Israel. He not only revealed to Moses that He was going to free Israel, ...
提摩太后书 1:9-10 - 这恩典是万古之先,在基督耶稣里赐给我们的,但如今藉着我 们救主基督耶稣的显现才表明出来了.他已经把死废去,藉着福音,将不能坏的生命 彰显出来. Hebrews 2:14-15 – Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might ...
Second, if verse 21 is taken as the thesis verse of theHaustafel,another difficulty develops: Barth himself characterizes a first reading of theHaustafelas contradictory to such a view of mutual subordination: "Paul seems to enjoin only women, children, and, slaves to give way-not their husba...
3) or "mention." Here, probably the idea of mention in prayer and remembrance in prayer are both in view.4A number of times in his letters Paul combines these words -- being thankful and remembering in prayer (Philippians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; Philemon 1:4; Romans 1:9). How ...