4. (19b-21) A description of the great power of God that Paul wants the Ephesians to know. According to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seatedHimat His right hand in the heavenlyplaces, far above all principality and power...
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,Berean Literal BibleBecause of this, I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus among you, and the love toward all the saints,King James BibleWherefore I also, after I ...
“I was protestant until I was 31. As such, the furthest I could get was different interpretations of the Bible. No one could say ‘thus saith the Lord’ as to which one was right. Good, educated people differed on every issue under the sun.” (June 4, 2023) ...
There was a time that2 Corinthians 4:17 (“For ourlightaffliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”)offended me. I could not relate to the things I was enduring or had endured aslight. Another version of that scripture reads...
Instead of enduring, I gave in and up by way of a terrible attitude. And when I felt like I couldn’t take one more thing, I asked God to stop it. Please, not another thing! I begged for mercy. But you know what? He reminded me He already did. God had mercy and had mercy ...
清教徒约翰·崔普(John Trapp)写道,“尽管如此,虽则自然人从神学上讲,是死的;然而从伦理上将,却是活的,可以以理说服;因此,何西阿书11章4节这样说,‘我用慈绳(注:“慈”原文作“人的”)爱索牵引他们’,也就是说,用理智和爱的动机,这与人的天性相宜。所以,圣灵和神的道仍然通过理性动机,在我们身上动工...
在以弗所书4章13节里,保罗提到基督徒的成长范围:得以长大成人,满有基督长成的身量。我们还可以说,这节经文也是以弗所书4章32节理念的延续。保罗在以弗所书4章32节里吩咐我们,要彼此饶恕,正如神在基督里饶恕了你们一样。神的行为成了我们衡量自己行为的标准;神怎样对待我们,我们也当怎样彼此相待。
4.(9)雇主怎样行在光明中:善待员工。 你们作主人的待仆人也是一理,不要威吓他们,因为知道他们和你们同有一位主在天上,他并不偏待人。 a.你们作主人的待仆人也是一理:主人要待仆人(雇员)也是一理。正如仆人理当为主人努力地、诚实地工作;同样,主人为雇员也要同样地行,按照“一理”对待员工。
因此,我保罗为你们外邦人作了基督耶稣被囚的,替你们祈祷(注:此句乃照对14节所加)。谅必你们曾听见神赐恩给我,将关切你们的职分托付我,用启示使我知道福音的奥秘,正如我以前略略写过的。你们念了,就能晓得我深知基督的奥秘,这奥秘在以前的世代没有叫人知道,像如今藉着圣灵启示他的圣使徒和先知一样。
4.(20-21)保罗描述神的大能大力,希望以弗所信徒能够知道。 就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力,使他从死里复活,叫他在天上坐在自己的右边,远超过一切执政的、掌权的、有能的、主治的和一切有名的,不但是今世的,连来世的也都超过了。 a.照他……运行的大能大力:在我们里面运行的能力,是那使耶稣从死里复...