(Ephesians 5:1,1 Thessalonians 1:6) than a thing for humans to harvest for rules to consciously and piously try to live by (Galatians 3:11). The Bible is a time crystal, a multi-dimensional fractal matrix, and describes relations that are true regardless of what time the observer thinks...
Here at Abarim Publications we surmise that instead, Paul's little letter to Philemon is riddled with literary references (as per Paul's own urging:Ephesians 5:19,Colossians 3:16) and thus expands to an elaborate plea to resist Rome peacefully and refrain from taking up arms (which the real...
Ephesians 4:32– “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Philippians 2:3– “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” Psalm 32:5– “Then I acknowledged my sin ...
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 ...
not saved by our works, but we work because we are saved. We are not justified by works, but for works. As the apostle Paul puts it, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10...
InEphesians 4:29, it says,“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”This verse encourages us to speak words that are edifying and full of life. In our conversations ...
A substitute for prostration was kneeling, a common attitude in worship, frequently mentioned in Old Testament and New Testament (eg 1 Kings 8:54; Ezra 9:5; Psalms 95:6; Isaiah 45:23; Luke 22:41, Christ in Gethsemane; Acts 7:60; Ephesians 3:14). The same attitude was sometimes adopt...
“…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...
Salvation: Grace is often associated with God's act of providing salvation to humanity. In Christiantheology, it is believed that salvation is not earned by human effort but is a gift from God through His grace. This is based on passages likeEphesians 2:8-9, which states,"For by grace ...
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 their...