Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:11-13, NLT). Know this: God chose you. Christ died for you. Before you can truly understand what it means to be a daughter of Christ, you need to understand what ...
(Ephesians 2:8-10) From the series:EvangelismPREVIOUS PAGE|NEXT PAGE Related Media 00:00 00:00 00:00 Perhaps when you heard the sermon title, “What Does it Mean to be Saved?” you thought, “Oh no, this is going to be like taking a college graduate back to kindergarten! Why do ...
Looking at Ephesians 2:11-22 it is clear that Paul sees something more than just the status quo for Israel. Paul refers here to a new humanity that Christ has created via his death on the cross. Created out of both Jew and Gentile. Not containing both Jews and Gentiles. But one where...
What does Ephesians 4:12 mean? The overall mission for every Christian leader is "to equip the saints for the work of ministry." This involves the idea of training believers to serve God here on earth. Notice that this training is not focused purely on academics, but strongly emphasizes ...
Then, when we look at Ephesians 3:9, we can understand that God and Jesus are considered one and the same. I will finish this portion by adding verses two and three. John 1:1-3 MKJV, In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2) He wa...
God demonstrated His kindness and goodness to us in our salvation (Titus 3:4) and will continue to “show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us” for all eternity (Ephesians 2:7)! "Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with ...
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2). Bible Verses about Virtue Scripture provides lots of teaching on what it looks like to walk with a virtuous spirit, as in Proverbs 31 - a composite portrait of a Godly woman: “A wife of...
Do you think God would have a close intimate relationship with the devil and at the same time command us to “...have NO fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but ...[tells us to] ...expose them...” (Ephesians 5:11). Whatever God commands us to do, He Himself does....
This word appears twice in Ephesians 5:25: “Husbands, love [agape] your wives, just as Christ also loved [agape] the church and gave Himself for her.” Agape is the love husbands are commanded to have for their wives, and it is the love Christ has for His bride, the church. It ...
Amen.Colossians 2:6-7Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, / rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.Ephesians 6:13-14Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when...