Ephesians 4:15 Meaning and Commentary Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love Either Christ himself, who is the truth, and is to be preached, and always spoken of with strong affection and love; or the Gospel, the word of truth, so called in opposition to that which is false...
God-given perception of the nature and meaning of things, resulting in sound... 8356 unselfishness 8356 unselfishness Putting the concerns and interests of others before one’s own. Jesus Christ... 8369 worthiness 8369 worthiness Only God truly merits honour and praise bu...
Ephesians 4:13The words “attaining to” were supplied in the translation to pick up theκαταντήσωμενkatantēsōmen ; from the verb[;;;) and translates four different Hebrew words; there it is an ethical term used of proving or being true, not with the idea of speaking t...
Ephesians 1:15 Meaning and Commentary Ephesians 1:15 Wherefore I also As well as others: after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus; who is the immediate object of faith, and a very proper and suitable one; having every thing in him that is agreeable to the case and circumstanc...
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a sacred time in the Christian calendar when believers prepare their hearts for Easter. This day is steeped in meaning, symbolism, and an invitation to draw closer to God through repentance, humility, and reflection. ...
(Ephesians 3:2, NIV) The word meaning begins with the planning, administrative process, but then moves to the plan itself. It can mean, "the state of being arranged, arrangement, order, plan," and in this sense is used in 3:9, "the plan of the mystery hidden for ages..." (NRSV...
Barth also comments on the meaning of plērōma in pp. 367, 374. Patrick T. O'Brien, "Benediction, Blessing, Doxology, Thanksgiving," Dictionary of Paul and His Letters [DPL] (InterVarsity Press, 1993), p. 69. BDAG 1030-1031, B. BDAG 1033. Barth, p. 375. "Unto Him Be Glory ...
Only, I think, by remembering where we stand, by meaning our words when we say in our prayers each night "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." We are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse God's mercy for ourselves. There ...
Ephesians 1:15-23 Meaning and Commentary INTRODUCTION TO ePHESIANS The city of Ephesus is, by Pliny {a}, called the other light of Asia; Miletus was one, and Ephesus the other: it was the metropolis of the lesser Asia, and one of the twelve cities of Ionia, and the first and chief...
45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. “The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true a...