Her son had to have his leg amputated because she waited too long for medical attention while looking for a "free" clinic. B. Ephe 1:3-6 (NKJV) Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. 1. II. (1) It is not a change in our minds towards God, but a change in God's mind towards us. She even died from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain while arguing about the benefits of skimmed milk! Lord, Your love transforms. NET RSV ASV YLT DBY WEB HNV. Poetical Books
The apostle's design is to settle and establish the Ephesians in the truth, and further to acquaint them with the mystery of the gospel, in order to it. The Forgiveness of Sins. This web page contains lesson plans for a ten-week Bible Study. The Apostolic doctrine of the Atonement rests on Christ's own teaching. Welcome to your Ephesians Bible Study. (vs. 17). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point
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His prayer for them and doxology of praise to God, 14 end. 1 Jan 2021. Jesus' "right-hand" position in heaven is a place of authority and the fact that He is "seated" signifies that His work is completed! GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point
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Ephesians 1:4 King James Version (KJV). [2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. She ate cold oatmeal because it cost too much to heat it up. The apostle’s thanksgivings and praises to God for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing Ephesians . Return to the Bible Commentary Menu More Information on Matthew Henry Prior Book Galatians. The elevated themes of Ephesians make it highly praised and prized by commentators. And you--"You also," among those who have experienced His mighty power in enabling them to believe ( Ephesians 1:19-23). Ephesians 4 – Living to God’s Glory A. His earnest prayers to God in their behalf . There are several indications that this was a "circular" letter written to all the churches in Asia Minor. (d) So, He has "chosen" us because we have "chosen" Him!
Blessed Be the Father. And you He made alive: The words He made alive are in italics, which indicates that they are added to the text but implied from the context. NASB
479-521, T. K. Abbott, A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians, ICC, pp. But then it may be observed, on the other hand, that the epistle is expressly inscribed (ch. The New Testament
1 Much of what follows is adapted from Donald Guthrie, New Testament Introduction, pp. The apostle's thanksgivings and praises to God for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing Ephesians (v. 3-14). 3.
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He tells us in verse 8 that what was once a great mystery, was revealed to us through Jesus! Try it free for 30 days. Next Book Philippians. (3) He has made us Accepted (vs. 6)= "charming, lovely, graceful, and agreeable. A. Ephe 1:1-2 (NKJV) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 27 Dec 2020. Guzik Bible Commentary © 2013 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission - For more information and resources visit EnduringWord.com 2.
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D. Ephe 1:13-14 (NKJV) In Him you also [trusted], after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. Cite This Page: Blue Letter Bible. The Old Testament
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In this whole passage Ephesians 1:19-23; Ephesians 2:1-10, the main thing to be illustrated is the power which God has shown in renewing and saving his people; and the leading sentiment is, that the same power is evinced in that which was required to raise up the Lord Jesus from the dead, and to exalt him over the universe. The Whole Bible
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Introduction to Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Cite This Page: Blue Letter Bible. a) And of course you cannot have peace to any lasting degree without accepting the Grace of God, which is His Son, Jesus Christ! The business people soldmodels of Diana’s *temple there. Johannine Writings
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14) 1:1-14 This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, to God's consecrated people who live in Ephesus and who are faithful in Jesus Christ. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible
C. Ephe 1:7-12 (NKJV) In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. 1 Mar, 1996. Some say that Ephesians reads like a commentary on the Pauline letters and probably it has been best termed the crown of Paulinism. Blue Letter Bible. Zanchy observes that we have here an epitome of the whole Christian doctrine, and of almost all the chief heads of divinity. 2. Paul greets them grace and peace = "shalom". 1 Paul, an emissary [] of Jesus the Anointed, directly commissioned as His representative by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus] [] faithful in Jesus the Anointed. The Old Testament
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The riches of God's grace towards men, shown from their deplorable state by nature, and the happy change Divine grace makes in them. For this epistle is not directed to the Ephesians only, but likewise to all the other churches of Asia. Johannine Writings
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"The preacher who plans to preach on this text could do well to speak of Christ as Revealer and Redeemer, both in the New Testament and in … For example, in chapters 1-3 Paul depicts the birth and purpose of the church while in the later section, we get a picture of what the church is … --------------------
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Therefore: Paul spent three chapters spelling … 2 May God the Father and the Lord Jesus the Anointed surround you with grace and peace. b) When he tells us that Jesus has "blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places", that can be interpreted "caused us to prosper in every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer!". But in the Ephesians God had given proofs of his goodness, that his glory might be celebrated and openly proclaimed. Paragraph. Wisdom Literature
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This wasabout 61 years after the birth of Christ. a) It carried all the power of the King Himself!! In the latter part (which we have in the 4th, 5th, and 6th chapters) he instructs them in the principal duties of religion, both personal and relative, and exhorts and quickens them to the faithful discharge of them. Cite This Page: Blue Letter Bible. HNV
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III. The word "sealed" here carries with it the eastern tradition of the King's signet ring. There was once a lady known as "America's Greatest Miser". “First Corinthians 4:9, Ephesians 3:10, and 1 Timothy 3:16 likewise picture the supernatural world eagerly observing God’s program of human redemption. The character and themes of Paul's letter to the Ephesians. Prayer. It was a busy port and the centre of much trade. 1. NLT
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Sunday (Ephesians 5:1-2) Live in Love. Maybe. Ephesians 1:7. Which is everything Christianity offers! 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Spiritual Blessings in Christ. b) After Paul, Timothy had oversight of the church there in Ephesus, then after Timothy, the Apostle John made it his headquarters! 5:1 Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children. Historical Books
The title was not one which \"developed\" in the early ch… In view of this theme, Paul discusses: c) The Church as the building and temple of God. Guzik Bible Commentary © 2013 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission - For more information and resources visit EnduringWord.com The purpose of the book of Ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. a. --------------------
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