Tag: ephesians
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Paul regarding children and slaves in Ephesians 6:1-9
The second and last installment on Eph 5:21-6:9, household codes in Ephesians. Paul sometimes gets a bad rap that has more to do with…
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The Spirit filled life in Ephesians 5:18-21
Being filled with the Spirit moves us to worship God, thank God, and look out for one another.
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What is the reconciliation of Romans 3:31 and Ephesians 2:15?
Is it maybe a different meaning of "abolish (katargeo)" or a different meaning of "law?" Because they seem somewhat contradictory. Do we then make void [καταργοῦμεν] the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish……
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What does “covenants of promise” mean in Ephesians 2:12?
Ephesians 2:12 "remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world". ESV. My emphasis. The…
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God’s love for you revealed in Ephesians 3
Paul was paying a hard price for his ministry to reach other people, but God’s love revealed in Christ left him no other option…
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How should Ephesians 3:15 be understood?
Ephesians 3:15: ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται (NA 28) from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named (ESV) The ESV adds this footnote to the word family: Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria i…