The wise woman of Abel Beth Maakah maintained her city’s shalom, its peacefulness, by averting a siege and war (2 Samuel 20:14–22). But shalom does not mean only reconciliation between warring factions or nations (1 Kings 5:12). It also refers to socially just relationships between ind...
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 ...
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 you need to talk about something as basic as salvation?” There are several reasons that I want to focus...
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...
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Acts 4:11 Ephesians 2:20 I Peter 2:6 Relevant verse of Veni, Veni Emmanuel: O come, Desire of nations, bind, In one the hearts of all mankind; Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thyself our King of peace. During Advent, the Voice of the Word, the greatest man born of wom...
So that’s the idea that when Ephesians talks about the body of Christ or the bride of Christ or the church a fullness of Christ, it doesn’t mean the visible church, it means the invisible church. Why is that a problem? Well, if you hold that view, then you have to say, Judas ...
Now known as Satan the devil, he and his angels (demons) powerfully influence the minds and nature of human beings (Ephesians 2:2-3; Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9). For the most part, humans are oblivious to his tactics and strategies (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). What does all of this ...
/ Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?Ephesians 1:11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of...
1 Corinthians 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: … Jump to PreviousActions Claims Correspo...