So the Book of Ephesians was written to the saints, God's elect, the set aside ones. Paul has just explained to us in verse 4 that we (of the election) were "chosen", pre-selected by grace (merit & fairness being present), to serve God according to His will, anyway He so chooses...
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....
(14)That we be no more children.—Here the process of growth is described negatively; in the next verse positively. We are tobe no more children.The word used here and in1Corinthians 3:1;1Corinthians 13:11;Galatians 4:1;Galatians 4:3;Hebrews 5:13(often rendered “babes”), is a wor...
Ephesians 4:26 “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,... Read verse in New International Version
You might say, “Where did this enmity come from?” Well, look in the verse. It tells us that the enmity rose from the law of commandments contained in ordinances. In other words, much of the malice that is between Jews and Gentiles is a result of the Jewish law. We have seen previ...
It’s just like when little children love their parents, they try to do what their parents do. This is what Paul implies at the end of verse one when he saysas dear children. We’ve all seen little girls try to put on their mommy’s dresses, hats, high-heels and make up. We’ve...
Because it is in keeping with Pauline theology and has good grammatical support, it is better to take the participles as indicating certain results of being filled by the Spirit. See ExSyn 639. Ephesians 5:22 tn Many scholars regard Eph 5:21 as the verse which introduces this section, ...
(Matthew 6:23.) As there is a natural delight in giving light, so the reprobate state is distinguished by a horrible pleasure in spreading the cloud of delusion, sin, or unbelief, by which to hide God from man. . . . Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - For ye were once darkness, but are...
”Know in this verse refers to an intimate*relationship where we see not only God’s hand, but we also recognize His ways. Standing strong through adversity necessitates knowledge of God’s way. With all of the ills in this country, knowing God’s position is essential for our peace and...
In addition, the author tries to compare with various other Bible translations in the same verse to get a complete understanding, which ultimately draws the conclusion that can explain that man is a perfect creation of God. 3 Findings and Discussion Text of Ephesians 2:10, according to UBS4 ...