EPHESIANS 5:1-5 Does the standard of God’s love seem too high to attain? Having received Jesus Christ as Saviour, we have been born of the Holy Spirit and have become members of God’s family. We have become partakers in, or sharers of, the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4), and the...
EPHESIANS 4:28-32 In our relationships with others, we need to be sure that we do not steal from them. We need to be honest in business transactions and be faithful in giving service for which we are paid. If we are paid for a full day’s work, we steal from...
EPHESIANS 4:17-27 It is apparent that we should be angry with sin and come to hate that which would separate us from God or cause loss of fellowship. This means there will be times when we will hate what others do because it goes contrary to the Word of God....
EPHESIANS 2:11-18 The unity referred to in Scripture is a spiritual unity of everyone within the Body of Christ; that is, all who have received Him as personal Saviour. This means that our unity must always be based on the truth of the Scriptures, which tell who Christ is and...
EPHESIANS 4:1-2; ACTS 16:25-31 It is interesting to note the difference between the ways Paul referred to himself in the first half of Ephesians and the last half. In beginning the first half, or doctrinal portion, Paul referred to himself as “an apostle of Jesus Christ” (1:1). Paul emphasized his...
EPHESIANS 3:14-17 Paul referred to his relationship to the indwelling Christ when he wrote: “I am [have been] crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me” (Gal. 2:20). Thus, as Paul prayed for the Ephesians, he prayed that Christ might dwell in their hearts...
EPHESIANS 2:19-22 Jesus Christ is building His Church. When He was on earth, He said, “I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matt. 16:18). We are living stones within God’s building, and we also have a part as co-builders as we take...
EPHESIANS 2:11-18 God has reconciled both Jews and Gentiles to Himself. Therefore, when the Jew and the Gentile receive Christ as Saviour, they can be at peace with each other because they are at peace with God. Once God has become their Father, they can gladly call each other “brother.”...
EPHESIANS 2:1-10 Because we are seated in the heavenlies in Christ, we should have spiritual rest and relaxation. However, many who know Christ as Saviour are characterized by worrying. The Bible says, “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity” (Ps. 37:1). The...
EPHESIANS 1:19-23 The Scriptures frequently refer to God’s power as it relates to the believer. Ephesians 6:10 says, “Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” Philippians 1:6 says, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will...