So the Book of Ephesians was written to the saints, God's elect, the set aside ones. Paul has just explained to us in verse 4 that we (of the election) were "chosen", pre-selected by grace (merit & fairness being present), to serve God according to His will, anyway He so chooses...
He faithfully served foreign kings, never wanted any recognition for himself, saved lives, interpreted dreams, and explained confusing things. He had a great work ethic and impeccable integrity. But the complainers still wanted to ambush him (see Daniel 6:1-5)....
Verse 32. - This mystery is a great one; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the Church. The matter referred to is the typical relation between the marriage of man and wife, and the union of Christ and the Church. It is called a mystery, and it is not said, as is ...
(14)That we be no more children.—Here the process of growth is described negatively; in the next verse positively. We are tobe no more children.The word used here and in1Corinthians 3:1;1Corinthians 13:11;Galatians 4:1;Galatians 4:3;Hebrews 5:13(often rendered “babes”), is a wor...
But this is forbidden by the absence of the connecting article in the Greek, and also by the following clause. The second interpretation connects this clause with the beginning of the verse, ‘Having, according to his good pleasure, made known the mystery of his will.’ The sense in this ...
“remember this: even animals in the field have holes in the ground to sleep in and birds have their nests, butthe Son of Man has no place here to lay down his head.”And in verse 62,“Why do you keep looking backward to your past and have second thoughts about following me?When ...
”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...
There is also a sense in which all humans are God's children, as Paul explained to the Athenians when describing the "unknown God" (Acts 17:28). Moreover, Christ is the unifying focus of the universe (Ephesians 1:10) he created (John 1:3, 10; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16...
Paul’s parenthesis has so far explained why he is a prisoner, what the plan of the mystery revealed to him was, and how he individually was called by God to preach to the world about this mystery, Jews and Gentiles. But he still has not told us what the purpose of the Mystery was...
It’s just like when little children love their parents, they try to do what their parents do. This is what Paul implies at the end of verse one when he saysas dear children. We’ve all seen little girls try to put on their mommy’s dresses, hats, high-heels and make up. We’ve...