Let me toss in one more jewel, Isaiah 40.28 tells us that God does not tire or grow weary, “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.” Sabbath...
Accordingly hope is made a rational principle, and is always declared to be, not only a privilege, but a high Christian duty, co-ordinate with faith and love (as in 1Corinthians 13:13; Ephesians 4:4). St. Paul does not scruple to say that, if we have it not, for the next life ...
Other Translations of Ephesians 4:9 King James Version (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? English Standard Version ( In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, ...
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?” ...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionHowever, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—New Living TranslationThat is what the Scriptures mean when they say...
(Ephesians 5:31-32). Think about it: Two far-from-perfect people are covenanting their life together based on no matter what they have done in the past, no matter what happens in the future, in sickness and health, and for better or worse until they die. What a beautiful picture of...
(Ephesians 1:13) The sealing work of the Holy Spirit is the basis for our eternal security during the Church Age. Among the spiritual benefits of being sealed by the Holy Spirit are: 1) Men receive courage to rebuke sin: Matt. 3:8 2) Men are enabled to speak with confidence: Acts ...
In Ephesians 3, God reveals his wisdom “to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places” “through the church” (Eph 3:10). He concludes the chapter with a stirring benediction: 20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all...
Ephesians 4:8-10 NKJV “Therefore He says: “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, AND GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” 9) (Now this, “HE ASCENDED”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10) He who descended is also the One ...
What are the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians called? What does culmination mean in the Bible? What are the "things above" in Colossians 3? What does anointed mean in the Old Testament? Who is Onesimus, who is mentioned in Philemon and Colossians? Was Paul in prison when he...