"Paul warns us not to participate in the deeds of darkness but instead to expose them (Ephesians 5:11). Understand that you cannot singlehandedly change an entire system; you are not called to do so. Yet we are to speak truth about our systems." - Diane Langberg And when we've seen...
We can certainly quench the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19), and sin can hinder the filling of the Spirit, affecting our fruitfulness for God. We can also grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) when our actions and words displease God. The answer to this as believers in Christ is ...
Ephesians 5 > Other Translations of Ephesians 4:9-10 New International Version (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regionsOr "the depths of the earth"?He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fil...
Ephesians 5The Message Wake Up from Your Sleep 5 1-2 Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was ...
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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 ...
–Ephesians 5:2, 25, 28. “I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” –Romans 12:1 “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life...
What does it mean to seize something? 1 :to take or lay hold suddenly or forcibly. 2a : to cohere to a relatively moving part through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction —used especially of machine parts (such as bearings, brakes, or pistons) b : to fail to operate due to th...
is the word used in 1 John 4. It is used when speaking of an unconditional love. This love of God is boundless. God does not only give love; He is the source of love. As the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1), He is the One who created love. It is because of His love tha...
In Ephesians the instruction to husbands reads: “In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, because we are members of ...