Tag: ephesians
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Unity in Building the Body of Christ: Ephesians 4:7-16 :: By Sean Gooding
“7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 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…
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Unity in Doctrine: Ephesians 4:4-6 :: By Sean Gooding
“4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Last week, we looked at the way we can work at…
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Psalms 8:3-6 – has this been manipulated by Paul to imply it relates to Jesus?
Psalms speak in general terms about the Glory of God. How has Paul come to the conclusion that this relates to Jesus? Psalm 8:3-6 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in pla…
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Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?
Ephesians 1:22-23 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Is this language of God giving Christ, "the head of all things,&#…
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Meaning of Ephesians 3:3b
Ephesians 3:3b "as I have already written briefly." Does Paul mean earlier in that very letter (seems unlikely he would feel the need to say that) or is it a previous letter to the Ephesians that we do not have, or something else…
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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…