Writing literally gave us complex thought (Luke 24:44-49, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23-24), and complex thought allowed us to build a human world that's separate and in many ways independent from the natural worl
Before he was Augustus,Octavianhad become the legally adopted son of the deifiedJuliusCaesar(which made him the originally titled "Son of God") and Tiberius was the legally adopted son of Octavian (hence also the significance of texts likeRomans 8:15-23,9:4,Galatians 4:5andEphesians 1:5)...
“Praise be to the God and Father of our LordJesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ”(Ephesians 1:3). The Hebrew wordshamartranslates to “keep” in this blessing. It means to guard, protect, or preserve. The original w...
but through trouble and sorrow. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4).
"Good" occurs in the rendering of many other Greek words and phrases, as eudokia, "good pleasure" (Ephesians 1:9); "good will" (Luke 2:14;Philippians 1:15); sumphero, "to bear together," "not good to marry" (Matthew 19:10), the Revised Version (British and American) "expedient"...
Ephesians 2:4-5 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. Read ChapterAll Versions Deuteronomy 10:12-13 ...
a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savor. But FORNICATION, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks."(Ephesians 5:1-4) ...
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise— ‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth’” (Ephesians 6:1-3). ...
Ephesians 5:25: "For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her." 9. Genesis 2:24: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." ...