Vol. 16 No 27 – June 25, 2017 Eph 5:24, “But as the church is subject to Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.” This verse completes the discourse on the wife’s subjectivity towards her own husband. In vs. 24, she was commanded to be subject to her own  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 26 – June 18, 2017 Vs. 22 Eph 5:22, “Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.” The proper motivation for the wife’s submissiveness is, “as to the Lord,” HOS HO KURIOS, the Dative of Direct Object, indicating the one, Jesus Christ, for whom the act of submission is performed.  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 25 – June 11, 2017  Authority Orientation: (continued). Our nation was founded on the principles of the Laws of Divine Establishment (L.D.E.), as noted in the Introduction and Preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Introduction: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 24 – June 4, 2017 Divine Establishment Principles: (continued) Establishment and the Divine Institutions. Two of the four Divine Institutions, (D.I.’s), under God’s Laws of Divine Establishment are addressed in our passage, Eph 5:22-6:4, marriage and family, where we are given instruction on how to operate inside of them. The other two D.I.’s  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 23 – May 28, 2017 Praises of Thanksgiving, Conclusion: Psa 100:4, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless/honor His person.” Psa 96:2, “Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.” Psa 107:22, “Let them  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 22 – May 21, 2017  Vs.19 Eph 5:19, “Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.” This verse gives some excellent advice on how to remain filled with the Holy Spirit. You do so by worshiping God. Paul mentions here,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 21 – May 14, 2017 Specifically related to our verse, Eph 5:18, here we will discuss the “filling of God the Holy Spirit,” as one of His unique ministries to the believer in the Church Age. In sequence, “filling” comes before His teaching and praying ministries, as His filling is absolutely necessary for  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 20 – May 7, 2017  Eph 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” God the Holy Spirit, (continued).                                 Deut 6:4, “Hear O’ Israel, The Lord is God,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 19 – April 30, 2017   Eph 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” Doctrine of Drinking and Alcoholism, (continued). The Faith Rest Life The Faith-Rest Life has far greater implications than just mixing the promises of God with our faith, as  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 18 – April 23, 2017 Eph 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” Principles of the Recovery Process from Alcohol Abuse, (continued). The Faith Rest Life The next phase in recovery from any sinful lifestyle like drunkenness and Alcoholism, is putting your  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 17 – April 23, 2017 The Reason and Importance of Christ’s Resurrection Luke 23:26-24:12 Definition of Resurrection. Generally, resurrection is defined as a rising from the dead or returning to life. Yet, Biblical resurrection has much added emphasis. Resuscitation is also defined as rising from the dead or coming back to life, (e.g.,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 16 – April 16, 2017  Eph 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” Doctrine of Drinking and Alcoholism, (continued). Principles of the Recovery Process for Alcohol Abuse, (or any sins in our lives). The Faith Rest Life After rebounding, 1 John 1:9;  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 15 – April 9, 2017 Eph 5:18, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” Doctrine of Drinking and Alcoholism, (continued). Alcohol is a depressant which lowers inhibitions, dulls reflexes, destroys common sense, hampers good judgment and stimulates mental attitude sins. Drunk drivers kill,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 14 – April 2, 2017 This week we begin a new section in the book of Ephesians; God’s design for relationships. The Believer’s Walk in the World; God’s Standards for Authority and Submission in the Church, Eph 5:18-6:9. As to One’s Self and the Church, Be Filled with God’s Spirit, Eph 5:18-21. As  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 13 – March 26, 2017  Eph 5:17, Knowing the Will of God Eph 5:17, “So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” The Doctrine of Yieldedness, (continued). Rom 6:13, “And do not go on presenting (yielding) the members of your body to sin as instruments of  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 12 – March 19, 2017 Eph 5:17, “So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” The Doctrine of Divine Guidance, Knowing the Will of God for Your Life, (continued). God’s will for your life is found in three categories. These three categories are discovered by the  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 11 – March 12, 2017 Eph 5:16, “Making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” Life for the believer is assigned in terms of days. God gives us one day at a time here on earth, until our assignment runs out and He takes us home. These days that  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 10 – March 5, 2017 Section 3, vs. 15-17 – Wisdom. Having noted the first two sections of this chapter that tell us how to be imitators of God: The Pattern for Our Walk, Walking in Love as God’s Dear Child, Eph 5:1-7. The Proof and Reason for Our Walk, Walking in Light,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 9 – February 26, 2017  Continuing in Section Two of Chapter 5, “The Proof and Reason for Our Walk, Walking in Light,” Eph 5:8-14. To be imitators of God we must walk in His light. Vs. 12 Eph 5:12, “For it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No 8 – February 19, 2017  Vs. 9, (continued). Eph 5:9, “(For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth).” How do you know if you are learning or receiving “truth”? You will know because, “truth” will cause you to be stable, certain, and sure. If you lack faithfulness,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 7 – February 12, 2017  The Believer’s Walk Vs. 9, (continued). Eph 5:9, “(For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth).” Next we have, “Righteousness,” DIKAIOSUNE, δικαιοσύνη that means, “righteousness, equity, or justice.” The concept of DIKAIOSUNE involves two basic meanings: First, “righteousness” is seen from a  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 6 – February 5, 2017  Vs. 8, The contrast between our former life as an unbeliever and our present life as a believer. Eph 5:8, “For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light.” The Doctrine of Light, (continued). Being saved by faith in  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 5 – January 29, 2017  Vs. 8, The contrast between our former life as an unbeliever and our present life as a believer. Eph 5:8, “For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light.” “For you were formerly,” is the postpositive Conjunction GAR, γάρ  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 3 – January 15, 2017  The Believer’s Walk Galatians 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.” Chapter 5, Christ’s example of Love for the believer to emulate is described with  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 2 – January 8, 2017  The Suitable Behavior of Believers, Eph 4:17-6:9. Continuing the discourse on the “believer’s walk” that is to be “worthy of the calling by which he has been called,” we now turn to Ephesians Chapter 5. Here we are going to see the Pattern, Proof, and Power of our walk,  Full Article…

Vol. 16 No. 1 – January 1, 2017 Vs. 32 Eph 4:32, “And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” The Three New Man summary attributes include: “Kind,” which is the Adjective CHRESTOS, χρηστός that means, “Good, pleasant, easy; useful, reputable; kind, or even loving.”  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 48 – December 18, 2016 Vs. 32 Eph 4:32, “And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” In this passage we have three counter positive characteristics of the New Man that we are to “put on,” in contrast to the six negative  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 47 – December 11, 2016  Eph 4:30-32; “30Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving  Full Article…

  Vol. 15 No. 46 – December 4, 2016  Vs. 28, The New Man must Replace Stealing with Working and Giving. Eph 4:28, “Let him who steals steal no longer; but rather let him labor, performing with his own hands what is good, in order that he may have something to share with him who has  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 45 – November 27, 2016   Sarah Josepha Buelle Hale (October 24, 1788, Newport, NH – April 30, 1879, Philadelphia, Penn) The Godmother of Thanksgiving About a century and a half ago, brothers and sisters of our nation were deeply divided; torn between opposing ideologies in a bitter war. Sound familiar? As  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 44 – November 20, 2016 We now turn to the next subsection of Chapter 4, vs. 25-32, “Principles of Conduct for the New Man.” Here we are given the lifestyle the New Man should live in. This new lifestyle involves replacing sinful habits with righteous and holy habits. Here we have a short  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 43 – November 13, 2016  Vs. 24, We are to put on the new self, by living in the new Christ-like nature of righteousness and holiness as taught in His Word, (i.e., truth). Eph 4:24, “And put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 42 – November 6, 2016  Vs. 23, We are to be renewed in the left lobe of the soul, (to counter the Blackout of the Soul). Eph 4:23, “And that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind.” Now we come to the positive aspect of the process. Because the Christian life  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 41 ~ October 30, 2016 We now turn to Section 2 of the last half of Chapter 4, vs. 20-32. Section 2; The Present Walk of the New Life, Eph 4:20-32. a.) The Regenerated New Man in Christ Jesus, vs. 20-24. b.)Principles of Conduct for the New Man, vs. 25-32. Here we continue  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 40 – October 23, 2016 Heb 12:16, “That there be no immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.” Next in vs. 19, we have the results of having Scar Tissue upon the soul, “have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 39 – October 16, 2016  Proverbs 4:23, “Above all else guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”  Vs. 18, Gives us a description of the results of having MATAIOTES, a soul devoid of God’s Word. Ephesians 4:18, “Being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 38 – October 9, 2016  Vs. 18, A description of the results of having MATAIOTES, a soul devoid of God’s Word. Eph 4:18, “Being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart.” Here we have two  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 37 – October 2, 2016  Vs. 18 Here we have a description of the results of having MATAIOTES, a soul devoid of God’s Word. Eph 4:18, “Being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart.” “Being,”  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 36 – September 25, 2016  Vs. 17 Eph 4:17, “This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind.” Paul urges the Gentiles not to fall back into their old self-indulgent habits. In other words, religion,  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 35 – September 18, 2016  The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling Vs. 16 Eph 4:16, “From whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 34 – September 11, 2016 Vs. 15 Eph 4:15, “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ,” This passage begins with the Contrasting Conjunction DE for “but,” which comes second in the Greek. It contrasts the failures and deception  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 33 – September 4, 2016 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 4, The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling  In vs. 12, we had three purposes for Christ giving the communication spiritual gifts to the Church. The main purpose utilizing the Preposition PROS was; 1) To “equip,” train and prepare, all believers to  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 32 – August 28, 2016   The Fourth Communication Gift of Authority: The Permanent Gift of Pastor-Teacher. Definition and Etymology: Pastors and Teachers are demeaned to be one gift, not two, due to the context of this passage in comparison with others in the NT, where POIMEN, “shepherds,” and DIDASKALOS, “teachers,” are both  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 31 – August 21, 2016  Vs. 8-11 The Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts: The following are several ways to learn what your gift is and how to develop it. Be active in the Lord’s work. Be willing to do anything for God. Inform yourself about the total package of abilities you have. In addition  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 30 – August 14, 2016  Vs. 8-11 The Doctrine of Spiritual Gifts (continued) 5)  Two Categories of Spiritual Gifts; Temporary and Permanent. Temporary gifts were a certain group of legitimate spiritual gifts that were in use for the benefit of the Church in the pre-canon period of the Church Age, that is, before  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 29  – August 7, 2016 The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling Vs. 8 Eph 4:8, “Therefore it says, ” WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.” Next we have: “He led captive a host of captives,” is first the Aorist  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 28 The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling Vs. 6 Eph 4:6, “One God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” This is an interesting one, as we have only one item of focus, God the Father, but we are given three affects He has  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 27 The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling Principles of the Royal Family Honor Code (RFHC). Based on our union and position in Christ, we are Royal Priests and Royal Ambassadors for Christ, 1 Peter 2:5, 9; 2 Cor 5:20. Therefore, as royalty we are to live by a royal code.  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 26 The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling In vs. 2-3 we are given the virtues, characteristics, or attributes of the Supergrace believer as he applies the Bible doctrine found in the Royal Family Honor Code for the Church Age believer towards others, especially believers who are part of the body  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 25 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 4 The Believer’s Walk Based on His High Calling Now that we have noted the first three chapters of Ephesians that were the theological portion of this book, beginning in chapter four, and taking us through the rest of this book, we will be noting the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 24 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 3 Vs. 21 Vs. 20 which says God “is able to do infinitely more abundantly above all that we ask or think,” is the link between the doxology and the preceding prayer, which reflects the transition from request to praise. In the formulation of the praise,  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 23 The Doctrine of the Super-Grace Life, (continued). Supergrace is the objective of the believer after salvation, Eph 3:16‑19, and top priority in the believer’s scale of values, Phil 3:4‑8. All human achievement and good must be considered as piles of dung. Human celebrityship is loss compared with reaching maturity. God is  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 22 Vs. 19 Eph 3:19, “And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge (GNOSIS), that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” “That you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” As we noted above, “fullness” is the Greek word PLEROMA that means,  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 21 Vs. 19 Eph 3:19, “And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge (GNOSIS), that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” Doctrine of the “Life Beyond GNOSIS.” For the believer in Jesus Christ, there is a fantastic Life Beyond GNOSIS, which is having EPIGNOSIS doctrine  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 20 Eph 3:19, “And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge (GNOSIS), that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” Doctrine of the “Life Beyond GNOSIS.” For the believer in Jesus Christ, there is a fantastic Life Beyond GNOSIS, which is having EPIGNOSIS doctrine in the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 19 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 3 Vs. 18 Paul’s prayer continues. The Four Dimensional Love of Jesus Christ. Eph 3:18, “That you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth.”       This sentence begins with HINA for “that,”  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 18   Vs. 17, “Christ at home in your hearts.” 10) Jesus Christ indwells the body of every believer for the following reasons. As the badge or sign of the Royal Family of God. As the Shekinah Glory that guarantees our Portfolio of Invisible Assets, the “riches of glory.” As a depositary  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 17 So far, we have noted vs. 14-16, Paul’s prayer, that begins in vs. 14 and runs through vs. 22. In that, we have noted principles regarding our prayer life including: Pray to God the Father only. Have humility in approaching the Father in prayer. Glorify God in your prayers. Offer petitions  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 16   Verses 14-17 Doctrine of Prayer Doctrine of the G.A.P. Eph 3:14-15, “For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.”       The Doctrine of Prayer There are Three Categories of Prayer Received by God the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 15 Vs. 11 As always, the eternal purpose of God is accomplished through Christ. Jesus is the Star witness of the appeal trial of the Angelic Conflict. Eph 3:11, “This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.” “This was in accordance with the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 14  Vs. 9 Eph 3:9, “And to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things.” Here we have the commission or stewardship of Paul, and the responsibility of all Pastor-Teachers / Ministers who would follow. The second purpose  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 13 As part of Paul’s “Revelation of the Stewardship of God’s Mystery Doctrines for the Church Age,” vs. 1-13, and having noted the first section of Chapter 3, “The Mystery, the Product of Revelation, Eph 3:1-6,” we now turn to the second section, “The Minister, Appointed to Proclamation, Eph 3:7-13.” Therefore, having  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 12 Vs. 4 Eph 3:4, “And by referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.” This passage needs a little cleaning up from the NASB translations. “And by referring to this” is more of a commentary, as the Greek reads, “by which,” with the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 11  Vs. 3 Eph 3:3, “That by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.” Paul received the revelation of the mystery of the Church and the mystery doctrines of the Church Age by direct communication from God / Jesus Christ. “That by revelation,” is  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 10 Paul’s Revelation of God’s Plan, Eph 3:1-21. Eph 3:2, “If indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you.” “If indeed” is the subordinating Conjunction EI plus the Particle GE, that introduce the sentence with a first class “if” statement, “if and you have.”  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 9 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 3 ~ Paul’s Revelation of God’s Plan, Eph 3:1-21. Outline: Chapter 3 continues the theme of our “positional relocation” from spiritual death to spiritual life in Christ. It continues the “new position” side of the equation, speaking further of the unique spiritual life of the Church Age  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 8 Eph 2:18, “For through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.” “For through Him” is HOTI DIA AUTOS, where HOTI is a causal Conjunction connecting the previous paragraph that means, “because,” referring to reconciliation. So this should read, “because of reconciliation through Him.” “We both have”  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 7 Vs. 14-17, The Peace Jesus Won for us at the Cross. Continuing with Eph 2:14, “For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall.” We have noted that all of the Levitical Offerings in Lev 1-7, are typology for  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 6 God’s Way of Salvation Vs. 14-17, The Peace Jesus Won for Us at the Cross. Eph 2:14-17, “For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 5 The Book of Ephesians Chapter 2 God’s Way of Salvation Vs. 13, We have been brought near to God through the Blood of Jesus Christ! Eph 2:13, “But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” The Doctrine of the  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 4 Eph 2:11-13,  “Therefore remember, that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands – 12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 3 Vs. 10, We are created workman in Christ Jesus for Divine Good Production.  Eph 2:10, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”  Here Paul is explaining the previous two verses where he has said that we  Full Article…

Vol. 15 No. 2 Last week we began the doctrine of “Salvation by Works” which identifies the various false doctrines and false systems that say salvation is gained or maintained by faith plus some form of works. We noted the first five points that included the false doctrines of: 1.) Verbal works. 2.) Ritual works.  Full Article…

  Vol. 15 No. 1 Vs. 8 Eph 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” Continuing with Eph 2:8, we now note that our salvation is not accomplished nor maintained from our own work or power but is purely, wholly, and  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 46 Vs. 8 Eph 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.” In the Greek, this verse begins with the anaphoric article HO in the Dative case used to link what has already been noted in vs. 5 regarding  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 45  As we have noted in vs. 5, God’s grace was working to provide the believer a new life in Christ, which entailed rescue from Divine wrath, (eternal condemnation in the Lake of Fire), now in vs. 6 we will see two more results of God’s grace that are part of our  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 44  God’s Way of Salvation Vs. 5 Eph 2:5, “Even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).” Salvation is by faith in Christ plus nothing. There are three reasons for faith plus nothing as the condition for eternal salvation. Efficacious  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 43 God’s Way of Salvation Eph 2:5, “Even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).” “Were dead” is the Present, Active, Participle of Verb EIMI with the noun NEKROS once again that identifies the state of being we were in  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 42 God’s Way of Salvation Next in vs. 4 we see that God applies the mercy of His grace towards the sinner, “because of His great love with which He loved us….” In other words, Love goes into action on our behalf. Eph 1:5, “In love He predestined us to adoption as  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 41 God’s Way of Salvation John 20:12, “and she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laying.” Vs. 3 Continuing the subject of “how grace found us”: Vs. 1, Grace found us spiritually dead. Vs. 2, Grace found us  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 40 God’s Way of Salvation Chapter 2 – Introduction: In Chapter 1, Paul introduced himself and told us of the surpassing spiritual blessings we have received positionally and of the greatness of God’s power toward us, His Church, so that we would grow personally and more intimately with our head / husband  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 39 Discovering Your Spiritual Gift Even though we all have been given a spiritual gift in which we are to excel at in application of our spiritual life, 1 Peter 4:10, “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 38   In vs. 23 the Church, EKKLESIA, is called “His Body,” SOMA, which Jesus Christ is “Head,” KEPHALE, over. Therefore, we will note: The Headship of Jesus Christ Over His Body. The Royal Family of God is one organic body with the Lord Jesus Christ as the head. There are three  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 37 As we noted in vs. 21, the humanity of Christ at the right hand of the Father is superior to all super demon leaders. That is, Jesus Christ as a member of the human race seated at the right hand of the Father in His resurrection body is superior to all  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 36 Eph 1:21, “Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come.” The Doctrine of the Angelic Conflict. The Angelic Conflict refers to the prehistoric creatures in opposition to and revolt against God.  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 35 Next in vs. 20 we have, “… and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places.” “And seated him” is the Aorist, Active, Participle of KATHIZO, καθίζω which means, “to sit, sit down, set down or appoint.” It should read “and having seated.” This refers to the ascension of  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 34 Vs. 19 Eph 1:19, “And what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might.” This verse continues the prayer of Paul for the Church as he prays for the sixth thing he desires God the  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 33  Eph 1:17b, “May give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.” In the last half of vs. 17 we have Paul’s desire for the believers of the early church and for us today. It begins with the first word in this sentence, “that” which  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 32   Ephesians 1:15-17, “15For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, 16do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; 17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 31  Vs. 14 Eph 1:14, “Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” In this verse we see that the Holy Spirit is God’s pledge and our guarantee that we will receive an inheritance. “Given  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 30 The Sealing of the Holy Spirit Guarantees Our Eternal Inheritance Summary of vs. 11-12. To be in the predesigned purpose, PROTHESIS, of God you first must be saved through faith in Jesus Christ. You cannot be in the plan of God until you believe. Once you are in the plan of God,  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 29 In wrapping up vs. 10 of Chapter 1, there is one more topic we will note because of the final phrase in Eph 1:10, “… the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth in Him.” Therefore, we will note the delegated authority  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 28 Vs. 10 Eph 1:10, “With a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, in Him.” Doctrine of the Millennium In our study of Eph 1:10, “With a view  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 27b The Wealth and Calling of the Church; God’s Purpose for the Church: Eph 1:3 – 3:21. Vs. 10 Eph 1:10, “With a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 27 Vs. 8 The concepts of vs. 7 are emphasized and compounded in vs. 8, “Which He lavished upon us. In all wisdom and insight.” “Lavished” is the Greek verb PERISSEUO περισσεύω in the Aorist, Active, Indicative. It means, “to be more than enough, to have an abundance of, super abounding, to  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 26   Vs. 6 Eph 1:6, “To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” This verse sums up the blessings that have been previously mentioned in this Chapter as a memorial to God’s grace and graciousness that is lauded.     Thus  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 25  Vs. 4 Eph 1:4, “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him, in love.” In our outline, we noted that there are “seven elements of the believer’s position” that are part of our “spiritual blessings in the  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 24 Eph 1:2, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Doctrine of Peace, (continued) The “Way of Peace” is always relationship with the Integrity of God, which relationship is established through adjustment to the justice and righteousness of God under three categories. 1.  Salvation adjustment  Full Article…

Vol. 14 No. 23 Eph 1:2, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Here we have two more things that we receive from God at salvation that continue to be part of our lives during our spiritual walk in Christ Jesus; grace and peace. Grace is all that  Full Article…