Ephesians, part 16, God's Gifts

Ephesians 4:7 says, 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. The usual definition of grace is “unmerited favor.” While that is c……
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Ephesians, part 15, One God

By looking closely at Paul’s concept of oneness, it seems clear that Paul was stating that Christ—not Moses—was the true Mediator between God and man. Moses was a mediator of the ……
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Ephesians, part 14, One Lord, Faith, and Baptism

Just as there is but “one body and one spirit” (Ephesians 4:4), so also is “one hope of your calling.” There is one goal, or expectation, which is, in Romans 8:23, “the redemption……
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Ephesians, part 13, Humility and Unity

Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesians 3:14-21 ends with an “Amen.” The apostle then starts afresh, introducing himself once again to his audience in Ephesians 4:1, 2, 1 Ther……
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Ephesians, part 12, Paul's prayer, continued

Paul prays for the church in Ephesians 3:17-19, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to co……
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Ephesians, part 11, Paul's Prayer

Paul wrote two prayers in his epistle to the Ephesians. The first is in Ephesians 1:18-21, where he prayed that they would “know what is the hope of His calling,” that is, to know……
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Ephesians, part 10, Paul's Calling

Paul’s primary calling was to define and explain in greater detail the meaning and scope of “all things” that God was to reconcile, according to Psalm 8:6, “You have put all thing……
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Ephesians, Part 9, Stewarding the Revelation

Paul says in Ephesians 3:1, 1 For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Having established that God is building a spiritual tem……
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Ephesians, part 8, The True Temple

Paul uses a temple metaphor—particularly the dividing wall—when describing the “one new man,” which is the unified body of Christ. So Jesus prayed in John 17:21, 21 that they ……
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Ephesians, part 7, One New Man

Enlarging on the subject of God’s workmanship, Paul writes in Ephesians 2:11, 12, 11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumc……
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