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 ...
Rome and the Unified Mind of Man Modern linguistic theory explains that speech and script literally change one's mind (Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23, Isaiah 40:31). When our eyes review our environment, our minds automatically attach words to the things we see, and that gives us a much ...
An uncritical descent into whatever the majority is doing is always a bad idea (Exodus 23:2), but salvation comes by χαρις (charis), which is not simply "grace" but communal felicity (Ephesians 2:8). Jesus embodies the Logos, or the Word, and language itself comes from the ...
Whether Paul was actually conversant with the writings of Philo is disputed (compare Pfleider, Urchristentum), but already when he wrote to the Colossians and Ephesians the influence of Alexandrian speculation was being felt in the church. Incipient Gnosticism, which was an attempt to correlate ...
means “total inability.” The common dictionary meaning of inability is,not having the quality or state of being able to do something.Calvinism says that because all mankind is dead in trespasses and sins” (Ephesians 2:1-4), they cannot respond in any way to receive Christ as the...
The ambiguity of "hedging in" as between confinement and protection is evident from instances that antedate the earliest instances of "hedging in" one's bet. For example, James Fergusson, A Brief Exposition of the Epistles of Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians (1659) includes this passage: ...
When we come to Him in true repentance, His mercy will just overflow us like the waves of the sea, because He is rich in mercy.” (See Ephesians 2:4-5) Why Is Mercy Important? Mercy triumphs over judgment, but refusing mercy is disastrous, inviting judgment. God’s judgment for sin ...
“…with the breastplate of righteousness in place…”(Ephesians 6:14). What It Means: Righteousness means being made right. Sometimes Scripture refers to righteousness that Christ gives us – His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21). Sometimes, Scripture refers to righteousness that God ...
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." ...