by admin | Dec 15, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
We want to spend some time understanding Ephesians 4:15 more deeply because it is often misconstrued and taken out of context. The common interpretation is that we are to exercise love when we speak truth to others. While this is well-meaning, the connotation that we...
by admin | Dec 8, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
In chapter 4:17-32, the key verse in this passage is verse 18, in which Paul refers to the “hardness of their heart”, speaking of the Gentiles who have not been awakened to Christ. The key to Ephesians as a book is chapter 1, verse 22, in which Paul instructs us that...
by admin | Nov 24, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
Chapter 4 continues the same exhortation as chapter 3, namely, equipping of believers and building up the body of Christ until we attain to the fullness of Christ. We will be looking today at Ephesians 4:1-16. There are two interconnected teachings in this section of...
by admin | Nov 17, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
In chapter 3 Ephesians, the focal point is knowing Christ and Christ dwelling in us (vv16-19). Paul first explains that God revealed Himself through revelation (vv9-10). The very purpose of God’s revelation to humanity is so that we may know Christ and that Christ may...
by admin | Nov 10, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience
In Ephesians 2:10, God created human kind to glorify Himself and to work in His kingdom. Sin marred the original purpose for human kind and separated us from God. Still, the effects of sin do not cancel out God’s design for human kind. We are created for good works....
by admin | Nov 3, 2024 | Christian Perfection, Evangelism, Following Christ, Fruit of the Spirit, Holiness, Obedience, Uncategorized
Do the verses at Ephesians 2:8-9 mean that we have no role to play in our salvation before God? Is any responsibility on our side considered works? Or do the verses simply mean we cannot earn or obtain salvation on our own but do still have some responsibility in...