Heading into Ephesians chapter 5, we find ourselves in the middle of a lengthy discourse from the Apostle Paul on the Christian’s obligation to live rightly. In fact, this theme continues through the end of his epistle, so we should prepare ourselves for quite a bit more godly advice from Paul as we continue unpacking […]
Coming out of Passion Week and our celebration of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His resurrection from the grave, I thought it would be fitting to explore a truth about our Lord that can be a little confusing at first glance, but provides us with a great promise about our future. In Scripture we […]
Ephesians 4 provides believers with a solid framework for walking the walk we talk. In the first few verses of this beautiful chapter, the Apostle Paul tells believers we are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling by Christ, which is to be inwardly and outwardly gentle, humble, kind, and patient. These attributes […]
Following his instruction to believers to live their lives in a manner worthy of our calling, the Apostle Paul then expounded on how this calling can be practically viewed as we interact with one another. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one […]
We’ve all heard the story of the Rich Young Man (or ruler) in Mark 10 and Matthew 19. And we’ve all heard and probably quoted the verse “with God all things are possible”. Most of us don’t think of these two stories being linked, but Jesus said this famous line at the closing of the […]
As the Apostle Paul rounds out what we know as chapter 3 of Ephesians (fun fact: the first Bible to be versified was the Geneva translation in 1560), he continues his encouragement to the church with the pinnacle of his exhortation in this passage. He writes: Now to Him who is able to do far […]
Last week we looked at how we, being members of God’s family, are strengthened by the Holy Spirit to do the will of God and hold firmly to our faith in Christ, and that this God-given strength is not for our own gain, but for God’s glory. Building on this, the Apostle Paul continues further […]
Last week we saw how Paul challenged his readers to not lose heart over his many tribulations in preaching the gospel, because his suffering was for our glory (Eph 3:13). Coming straight out of that statement, Paul began a series of encouragements and reminders of our position in Christ and the blessings we have as […]
Perhaps one of the hardest things for us believers to grasp is the assurance of our salvation. It is easy to worry when we stumble in sin or think that we must clutch onto our salvation in our own strength. This is where a huge difference is noted between the Christian faith and all other […]
One of the biggest blessings of carefully studying Scripture is finding little diamonds in the text that really get you thinking. In today’s passage, we are given some very interesting insight into the spiritual and eternal world that exists just beyond our vision. To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, […]