Now when Paul, as the prisoner of the Lord, began to talk, way back in chapter one, about the riches we have in Christ, he began that section with an introductory summary statement. Ephesians 1:3 says “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with...
The definition of church growth proposed in chapter 1 of my book, (#AmazonAdLink)God’s Blueprints for Church Growth. I state thatchurch growth occurs when we teach and train the people who are the church to become what God wants them to be so they can do what God wants them to do.T...
Chapter 5 Summary Of Ephesians 6-5 At the beginning of chapter 5, Paul states that we should imitate God because we are His children, Ephesians 5:1 (NLT). He then goes on to say that because Christ was pure we too should be pure. Paul lists some sins we should stay away from in ...
Read full chapter Footnotes Ephesians 4:29tnGrk“but if something good for the building up of the need.” The final genitiveτῆς χρείας(tēs chreias) may refer to “the need of the moment” or it may refer to the need of a particular person or group of people as the...
In the short ride from chapter two to chapter three, they came screeching to a number “1,” as they felt extremely isolated, hiding from God’s holiness and hiding their hearts from their mate. And God has been wooing His creation back to Himself, and husbands and wives...
Inference not only from last chapter, but the whole Epistle. Paul's interest in the Ephesians led him to a double application of the great subject which he had expounded: (1) to ask God on their behalf that he would bestow on them the full measure of the blessing to which of his ...
Chapter Summary INTRODUCTION TO ePHESIANS The city of Ephesus is, by Pliny {a}, called the other light of Asia; Miletus was one, and Ephesus the other: it was the metropolis of the lesser Asia, and one of the twelve cities of Ionia, and the first and chief of them: it is said ...
Footnotes 4 Chapter Summary INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS 2 The design of the apostle in this chapter, is to magnify the riches of divine grace, in the effectual calling and salvation of sinners, by Christ Jesus; in order to which, he describes the sad estate they are in by nature, and ...
17.How can the teachings in this chapter help you in making wise decisions? 18.Reflect on the importance of mutual respect and love in maintaining unity in the church. 19.How does this chapter challenge your understanding of Christian ethics?
being complete in itself. This should be carefully noted so that we may connect the "Therefore" of chapter 4:1 with chapter 2:22. There is also contained within chapter 3 another parenthesis, vv. 2-13, with verse 14 taking up the subject (which was broken off in vs. 1) and repeating...