Church, Paul doesn’t let the Gentiles forget where they were: uncircumcised, cut off from the covenant, without hope, without God. Dead under the curse Adam brought—no Messiah, no life, just idols. Jews boasted in their… Read More »One New Man: Breaking Down the Wall of Enmity in Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22)
Church, after the warm doxology of Ephesians 1—election, redemption, sealing—Paul shanks us: “And you were dead in trespasses and sins…” No gentle transition. You were nekrous—lifeless, corpse-like. Dead in willful trespasses and missing God’s glory.… Read More »But God: From Dead in Sin to Alive in Christ (Ephesians 2:1-10)
Key Texts referenced:Ephesians 1:15-23; Ephesians 1:3-14; Hebrews 10:24-25; Colossians 1:27; Romans 8:28-30; Deuteronomy 7:6-8; 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 3:1-2; Psalm 110; Psalm 8; Ephesians 6; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; James 4:3; Psalm 24:3-4; Matthew… Read More »Eyes Enlightened: Paul’s Prayer for Enlightenment (Ephesians 1:15-23)
Church, we’re feeble. Faith wavers. Sin clings. Old doubts creep in: “Am I really His?” The enemy piles on accusations. But God doesn’t leave us dangling. He gives assurance—not something we manufacture by being strong… Read More »Sealed with the Holy Spirit: Assurance for Our Feeble Souls (Ephesians 1:13-14)
