Chapter 1 This epistle was written when St. Paul was a prisoner at Rome. The design appears to be to strengthen the Ephesians in the faith of Christ, and to give exalted views of the love of God, and of the dignity and excellence of Christ, fortifying their minds against the scandal of...
1. Redemption through His blood The first term to consider is redemption. In our study on adoption, I explained that when God adopts us as His sons, He is taking his own children, and adopting them as heirs. Redemption is a similar idea. Redemption occurs when God takes something that wa...
As we have seen in our study of Ephesians 2 so far, the chapter is all about how to end the hostility and violence that exists between various people groups in the world. Paul described the problem of this hostility and enmity in Ephesians 2:1-3. He then explained the solution to the...
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\\INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS 1\\ In this chapter are contained the inscription of the epistle, the salutation of the persons to whom it is written, the apostle's thanksgiving for blessings received by him, and them; in which the efficient, moving, procuring, and final causes of salvation are...