In Ephesians 5:5-21‚ Paul addresses the church of Ephesus to encourage them in righteous living and conduct. In the NIV‚ the subtitle is Living as Children of Light‚ and this subtitle conveys the thought of the entire section that will be discussed and will help the reader understand the main thesis of Ephesians 5:7-14. In verses Ephesians 5:5-6‚ Paul tells the Ephesians that they cannot enter the Kingdom of God if they are in immorality and that God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. With
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a list in Ephesians 4 with similar‚ but not the same‚ gifts. The list in Ephesians 4 gives examples of gifts such as evangelism‚ teaching‚ and pastoring. In both passages of scripture‚ Paul was addressing concerns within the specific church and not attempting to make a point of saying what is and is not a spiritual gift. Because there is not a passage of scripture that clearly lists every single spiritual gift‚ as shown in the difference between the lists in 1 Corinthians and Ephesians‚ Christians
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seek peace and pursue it. Isaiah 26:3: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you Ephesians 2:14: For he himself is our peace‚ who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility Colossians 1:20: And through him to reconcile to himself all things‚ whether on earth or in heaven‚ making peace by the blood of his cross Ephesians 4:3: Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33: For
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EXEGESIS PAPER ON EPHESIANS 6:1-3 ‘Children Obeying & Honouring their parents is a right thing to do and bring blessings’ Background: Paul the author of this letter‚ realizing that the Ephesians were starting to forsake their first love‚ wrote this epistle to encourage them to love both God and their fellow saints. The letter begins with love (1:4‚6) and ends with love (6:23-24).1 Chapter 1-3 are principally the doctrinal elaboration of the theme‚ love‚ unity‚ and chapter 4-6 teach what should
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God’s Mercy for the Ephesian Church: A Look at Ephesians 2:1-7 INTRODUCTION The book of Ephesians is one of Paul’s many New Testament letters‚ or epistles‚ to the Christian church still in its infancy. At the time of its writing‚ Paul is in Rome‚ imprisoned for championing the purposes of Christ and growing the church. We see numerous occurrences where Paul‚ being a man of little concern for the status quo‚ is either imprisoned or fleeing capture by Jewish or Roman officials for usurping the
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY EXEGETICAL PAPER EPHESIANS 6:10-20 A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. LUCAS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 652 HERMENEUTICS LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY KELLY TODD LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA FRIDAY‚ MARCH 9‚ 2012 CONTENTS OBSESERVATIONS 1 MAIN IDEA 3 OUTLINE 3 INTRODUCTION 4 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL CONTENT 5 LITERARY CONTEXT 6 CONTENT 7 The Offensive Comes From God 7 The Defensive Comes From God 7 The Battle is Vast 8 The Armor
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Ephesians 5:21-33 p Principles of Biblical Interpretation RELI 3305 02 Instructor: W.B. Tolar December 8‚ 2011 Jordan R. Laessig Setting The book of Ephesians was written by the apostle Paul (Ephesians 1:1) while in jail (Acts 28:16-31) between A.D. 60 and A.D. 62. While most agree that this letter was written to address the church of Ephesus‚ some scholars believe that because the name Ephesus was not mentioned in the book‚ Paul was writing to all churches in Asia Minor‚ and Ephesus was
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Ephesians 3:14-21 “For this reason I kneel before the Father‚ from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with the power through his Spirit in your inner being‚ so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. And I pray that you‚ being rooted and established in love‚ may have power‚ together with all the saints‚ to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ‚ and to know this love that surpasses
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In the world of turmoil that we live in today‚ the need for men described in Ephesians 5 of the Kings James Version of the Holy Bible is imperative. In the fifth chapter of Ephesians‚ it lays out some guidelines for the way men should be in the world. To make it short and sweet‚ Ephesians 5 can be described in three words: love‚ humbleness‚ and patience. Although Godly Men are slowly becoming a minority of the world‚ those who possess love‚ humbleness‚ and patience are on the right track to embodying
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Ephesians 2 Verses 1-3 a) We are dead because of our transgressions and sins b) We walk according to the world and the devil c) We fufill the desires of the flesh‚ and mind Questions: 1) In Ephesians 2:1-2 God found us spirutually dead. Why were we said to be dead? ❖ our transgressions and sins killed us 2) Who is the ruler of the kingdom of the air? ❖ The devil Verses 4-10 1. God made us alive together
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