“Wise and Spirit-Filled Living” An Exegetical Paper on Ephesians 5:15-21 By Demetris McAdoo Interpreting the Bible Doug Nykolaishen Spring 2014 Ephesians 5:15-21: Paul’s original thought was that we should walk carefully and wisely‚ brimming with the Holy Spirit‚ and shouldn’t be drunken in wine. Paul issues a warning to his readers (5:15-16) Paul tells his readers to live carefully and wisely (v. 15) Make the most out of every opportunity (v. 16) Paul advises his readers not to
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GOD BIBLE COLLEGE AN EXEGESIS OF EPHESIANS 4:7-16 A PAPER PRESENTED TO RUTH PHUA-CHNG IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BS 622: NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS BY ALVIN LIM SINGAPORE MAY 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I. EXEGETICAL OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 4:7-16 . . . . . 5 CONCLUSION . . . .
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Prison epistles refer to the four letters apostle Paul wrote during his incarnation in Rome. They include Ephesians‚ Philippians‚ Colossians and Philemon. The dates when he wrote the letters is not certain but is approximated to be around AD 60-62 (Mitchell‚ 57). His first imprisonment is clearly shown in Acts 28- 16‚ 30‚31 while we find him being guarded by soldiers‚ being allowed to receive guests and being denied an opportunity to spread the gospel. He was also imprisoned for another two years
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The picture I drew is the Ephesian elders bidding Paul adieu before going on the boat. The apostles who were accompanying Paul in his journey in Acts 20:1-21:14 were Sopater‚ Aristarchus‚ Secundus‚ Gaius‚ Timothy‚ and Tychicus. They travelled through Greece‚ Tyre‚ and Caesarea. Instead of trying to convert in this journey‚ Paul and his companions were hoping to motivate and strengthen the belief of several churches and elders instead. In Acts 20:1-21:14‚ it shows us multiple events of God using
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AN INTERPRETIVE & THEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF EPHESIANS 4:1-6 Biblical Hermeneutics Interpretation and Theological Analysis The unity of the believers was a doctrine clearly taught by Jesus and embraced in the Early Church. In John 17:20-23‚ Jesus prayed a High Priestly prayer for His disciples‚ emphasizing the ideal of harmony among all His followers. Then in Acts 4:32‚ the Christian accord for which Christ prayed was a noticeable characteristic
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Jacklyn Reaviles L24877830 BIBL 104-D16 LUO 12/11/2012 Summary of the books of the New Testament Books John The genre of the book of John is gospel. John was written so that people may believe Jesus is the Messiah‚ the Son of God‚ and that you can have eternal life if you believe in him. The author gives examples on the signs of Jesus to portray his identity and mission. The book begins with a description of the Word becoming flesh. John the Baptist declares that Jesus is the Lamb
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Some people believe that printed books are no longer necessary in this digital era‚ as all writings can be stored electronically. Others think print books till play important role. Discuss both views and give your opinion. In the past few years‚ e-books have been sold or downloaded for free in large numbers on the internet. These books and e-readers are challenging convention reading habits making the sales of traditional books decreased. But it still needs much consideration before eliminating
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book review Fundamentals of Piano Practice by Chuan C. Chang To my wife Merry and our daughters Eileen and Sue-Lynn The material of Chapter One originated from my notes on how the late Mlle. Yvonne Combe taught our daughters. Mlle. Combe was Debussy ’s disciple and helped transcribe his new compositions as he played them out on the piano. She performed that incredible Second Piano Concerto by Saint Saens with the composer conducting. Every audience that attended recitals by her
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facts about the most used and abused drugs to the reader. The author tried to do this in a way that was very understandable to any appropriate reader that picked up the book. Ultimately Buzzed was made to give people the ability to make informed decisions on drug use. Each individual drug or class of drugs mentioned in the book came with common main points. First the history of drug back to its earliest known use would be given to the reader. Then‚ Kuhn would discuss how the drug or drugs move
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1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping your brain active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Just like any other muscle in the body‚ the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy‚ so the phrase “use it or lose it” is particularly apt when it comes to your mind. Doing puzzles and playing games such as chess have also been found to be helpful with cognitive
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