Darkness is the way we once used to walk. Darkness is how to describe our lives before we were Christians. Futile. Empty. Devoid of meaning and significance. In Ephesians 2, Paul describes it as a walk that was according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power...
can refer to "that which fills" as well as "that which is full of something," which is the idea in our verse. A century or two later,plērōmawas a Gnostic technical term. In Paul's day the term was used in the mystery religions, but not with the full Gnostic meaning. It is used...
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...
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 ...
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 an...
CL The primary local meaning... G2918. καταντάω, katantaō, come to, arrive at G2918 καταντάω καταντάω (katantaō), come to, arrive at (G2918); ἀπαντάω (apantaō), meet (G560); ... G3005. κατώτερ...
"Thinking and Practicing Reconciliation": The Ephesians Texts for Pentecost 8-14 Exploring the monastic engagement with image and text, this article presents a new interpretation of the content, meaning, and function of the main narthex portal at V茅zelay, one of the most famous monuments of med...
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 ...
But we don’t stop there, we also look foremost to Scripture which plainly reveals the true meaning of Christmas. Let me share someunfamiliarpassages as I close: “…he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that...
” 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 ...