CHAPTER 7
FROM DEATH TO LIFE
Ephesians 2:1
We pass by a sudden transition, just as in Colossians 1:21, from the
thought of that which God wrought in Christ Himself to that which He
works through Christ in believing men. So God raised, exalted, and
glorified His Son Jesus Christ Ephesians 1:19 -and... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 8
SAVED FOR AN END
Ephesians 2:7
The plan which God has formed for men in Christ is of great dimensions
every way, -in its length no less than in its breadth and height. He
"raised us up and seated us together (Gentiles with Jews) in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages w... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 9
THE FAR AND NEAR
Ephesians 2:11
The apostle's "Wherefore" sums up for his readers the record of their
salvation rehearsed in the previous verses. "You were buried in your
sins, sunk in their corruption, ruined by their guilt, living under
God's displeasure and in the power of Satan. All... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 10
THE DOUBLE RECONCILIATION
Ephesians 2:14
"PEACE, peace-to the far off, and to the near!" Such was God's promise
to His scattered people in the times of the exile. Isaiah 57:19 St.
Paul sees that peace of God extending over a yet wider field, and
terminating a longer and sadder banishme... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 11
GOD'S TEMPLE IN HUMANITY
Ephesians 2:19
Now unfrequently it is the last word or phrase of the paragraph that
gives us the clue to St. Paul's meaning and discloses the point at
which he has aimed all along. So in this instance. "For a habitation
of God in the Spirit": behold the goal of... [ Continue Reading ]