The meaning of this text can only be fully appreciated in light of the πληρόω language in Ephesians. Always the term is used in connection with a member of the Trinity. Three considerations seem to be key: (1) In Eph 3:19 the ‘hinge’ prayer introducing the last half of ...
Chapters 4, 5 and half of 6 tell us how we should be using these riches. They tell us what our responsibilities are as Christians. God expects us to do great things for Him, but He only asks us to do something for Him, after He has told us what He has done for us and what He...
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Read Chapter Compare Images for Ephesians 5:3-17 Ephesians 5:3-17 Meaning and Com...
perceiving the drift and meaning of what God makes known, so that it may be a real revelation to us (comp.Matthew 13:11).Ἐπιγνώσειis something more than mereγνώσει- full knowledge of Christ, implying that it is in becoming better acquainted with Christ that we ...
and His plan to commission His disciples to do the same. It is therefore no surprise that Jesus’ next words carried the same meaning: “and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven” (Matthew 16:19...
(1:17) Indeed, the purpose of this first of Paul's four petitions is "so that you may know him better" (NIV) or "come to know him" (NRSV). The Greek noun is epignōsis, "knowledge, recognition," in our literature limited to transcendent and moral matters.5...
And take the helmet of salvation,... Meaning either Christ himself, the Saviour; and so the Arabic version renders it, "the helmet of the Saviour": or the salvation itself, which he is the author of, and a well grounded hope of it; see1 Thessalonians 5:8; the allusion is toIsaiah...
The truth is, we do the same today. We worship—meaning we give excessive time, attention, and resources—to the things and people that bring us pleasure. At the same time, we also worship what we fear, doing anything to keep uncertainty and hardship at bay. ...
” Of course, we do not think of ourselves as prideful or arrogant, so we quickly give ourselves a pass on humility. However, if we would look deeper at another meaning for humble, we would find there are some things we need to work on (emphases added): “reflecting(thinking deeply ...