by admin | Oct 27, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
In chapter 2, verse 1 may also read, “You being dead by reason of your trespasses and sins.” Some will say that Christ believes for us because a dead person cannot do anything. Thus, they will say that Christ both draws us and responds for us because we were dead...
by admin | Oct 20, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
In Ephesians 1:7-12, Christ and the cross are in view. Because Paul introduces Christ and the cross early in Ephesians, we must understand that Christ is central to the whole book. We can confirm the interpretation of “us” as intending to include all people with...
by admin | Oct 13, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
To whom is Paul principally speaking through Ephesians? While the letter was written to the church at Ephesus, the letter holds timeless truths which we can all use to grow into holiness and the imitation of Christ. Specifically, in Ephesisians 1:3-6, how we define...
by admin | Oct 6, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
Before we continue, we should focus more on living in subjection to Christ. Today’s church, particularly in the United States, is in trouble. Attendance is declining, the church’s influence is declining, and our cultures and communities are increasingly becoming...
by admin | Sep 22, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
The key verse in Ephesians is found in chapter 1, verse 22. The overarching theme to Paul’s letter to Ephesus is subjection. The fruit of subjection is blamelessness, which Paul references in chapter 1, verse 4, and chapter 5, verse 27. Blamelessness is a theme which...
by admin | Feb 18, 2024 | Doubt, Evangelism, Faith, Following Christ, Justification by Faith, Obedience, Salvation, Sin
That Jesus did not die for everyone is a statement I recently heard in a Calvinist/Reformed church, and it is apparently making its rounds in similar churches. Let me suggest from the beginning that this is an extremely problematic statement which is made out of...