Ephesians 6:16-17 – In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Faith is like a sort of universal defense. Our enemy will try to launch fiery darts of unbelief, worry, unforgiveness, bitterness and hopelessness, etc. All of these lies can be stopped or blocked with faith.
Ephesians 6:10-11 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Continue reading “Ephesians”In the last few verses, Paul was admonishing Christians to live Spirit filled lives. He now discusses how the Spirit filled life manifests itself in three key relationships of his day: Wives & husbands, children & parents and slaves & masters.
Continue reading “Ephesians”Ephesians 5:15-16 – Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Continue reading “Ephesians, Chapter 5”Ephesians 5:1-2 – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Continue reading “Ephesians, Chapter 5”Ephesians 4:17-18 – Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
In the prior section, Paul explained the governing and working of the church as a unified body.
Ephesians 4:1-3 – I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,
Continue reading “Ephesians, Chapter 4”We now come to the second part of chapter 3, which contains Paul’s prayer to God for the Ephesians. It is a devout prayer that shows his love for them.
In this prayer, Paul asks for three great gifts for the believers. They are: The infusion of spiritual strength, The indwelling of Christ and The establishment of their hearts so they can be ‘rooted and grounded’ in the love of God. Let’s take a look at his prayer.
Ephesians 3:1-3 – For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles – assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
First off, you need to go get yourself some candy or a packet of beef jerky (if you are on keto), or some kind of reward, because there are quiz questions in this session!
I admit, it seems awkward to begin a Bible study with the sentence “Let’s talk about circumcision”, but since I cannot think of any really good way to introduce the topic, we’re just going to move ahead with it!
Back when God chose Abraham to be the father of the Jewish nation, he made a covenant with him.
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