Ephesians 3:9-4:24 English Standard Version 9andto bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mysteryhidden for ages in[a]God,who created all things,10so that through the church the manifoldwisdom of Godmight now be made known tothe rulers and authoritiesin the heavenly places....
But as Christians, there is a higher call to put off our old nature and put on the “new man” (Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:9-11). The apostle Paul’s exhortation to the believers in Corinth gives us a glimpse of his aim in life: "When all things are subjected to him, ...
Ephesians 4:9-11 New International Version 9(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[a]?10He who descended is the very one who ascendedhigher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)11So Christ himself gavethe apostles...
Since God reveals himself as Father, the relationship between parents and children holds importance. Ephesians 6:1-3 addresses this: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’ (this is the first commandment with a promise), ‘that it may ...
spiritually dead heart. Faith without works is dead because it does not reveal the transforming work of the Holy Spirit manifested in the fruit of righteousness in a person’s life (Ephesians 5:8-10;Philippians 1:9-11). (excerpt by Joel Ryan,"What Does James 2:26 Mean by 'Faith W...
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March 4, 2023.My father had a phrase that he would often say: “Say it’s so, when it isn’t so, because it is so, and it shall be so!” What does this mean? We are to believe and speak faith. We say to the mountain: Be removed and cast into the sea. When we say these...
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...
Ephesians 4:7-10 (NASB)“But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it says, “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean exc...
THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE’RE NOT SAVED BY GRACE. We are saved by Grace through Faith, thatNOTof works, lest any man should boast. But the next verse says, Ephesians 2:10“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus forGOOD WORKS, which God prepared beforehand that we shouldWALK ...