Because it says so in the Bible….
In some ways, this next passage is no less contentious than the “Wives submit to your husbands” passage we looked at yesterday. Let’s break it into two sections – family relations and then slaves. Children,...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
Mutual Submission and Mutual Love
I bet you’ve been waiting for this one. Wives, submit to your husbands and husbands, love your wives. This passage is notorious for being used as a justification for men being in charge, men...
Walk in Love, Light and Wisdom
Two chapters left and we are racing towards the conclusion of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Once again, we can find he has broken the next passage into three key points about the Christian...
And in one bound, Jack was free…
Work in progress. You are. I am. We all are. We have good days. We have bad days. Days we reach out to God like a flower growing towards the sun. Days when we...
In Him, with Him and through Him – Perfect Unity
So we are now halfway through Ephesians with a few familiar passages on the horizon. First, Paul wants to talk to the Ephesian church about unity. Not unity for unity’s sake, but unity with...
The Manifold Wisdom of God
And so our study in the book of Ephesians continues with Paul discussing how he became the one to take the Gospel out to the ends of the earth: 8 Although I am less than...
The secret of God revealed to Paul
In our last study, we read about how Paul was calling his readers to take down the wall between Jew and Gentile. He had a gospel for all – everyone could be saved –...
Take down the wall
So far Paul has taken us on a spiritual word journey from the deepest depths to the heavenly places. Today’s passage feels simpler and more familiar territory. 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you who are...
It turns out, there really are three steps to heaven…
Our journey through Ephesians will clearly show that Paul had a way with words. Everything was written to communicate directly to and convince the listener of his point. In the Ephesians 2:1-10, we get...
But I only want the best for you…
Paul knows where the Ephesian church is at. He’s had the letters and the personal testimonies from visitors to Rome. He knows they are starting out from a good place… For this reason, ever...
