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. To which is added another, and that is redemption; the author of which is ...
This points us back to verse 6 where Paul presented the Plan of the mystery. He’s continuing to talk about this mystery. The wordministercomes from the Greek worddiakonos. It is possible that the word has it’s origin in a similar Greek word,diakonis, which means “running through dus...
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....
Some misunderstand such a verse to mean that we should not join with the world in anything they do. That we should not have non-Christians as business partners and that we should not hire non-Christians as employees, and that we should not be friends with non-Christians. While I don’t ...
The Book of Ephesians Page 1 The Bible Companion Series From Sin's Grave to God's Grace From Sin's Grave to God's Grace Our Position - The Believer's Resurrected Life Ephesians 2 I. Introduction (Key Verse: Ephesians 2:1) A. Ephesians chapter 1 described the believer's spiritual ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Versionmade us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.New Living Translationthat even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is...
Verse 1. - For this cause. The reference is not merely to the last statement or illustration, but to the whole view of the purpose of God toward the Gentiles unfolded in Ephesians it. The apodosis does not come in till ver. 14, at the beginning of which this conjunctive clause is ...
Therefore, the author wants to dig deeper into the word ποίημα as part of the first phrase, where this verse has such deep meaning. In addition, this paper aims to answer the above problems, that the deterioration of self-esteem is not something to be afraid of. The ...
Ephesians 5:22 tn Many scholars regard Eph 5:21 as the verse which introduces this section, rather than 5:22. This is due in part to the lack of a main verb in this verse (see tc note which follows). This connection is not likely, however, because it requires the participle ὑπ...
”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...