Ephesians 2:8 - God's Gracious Gift For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Truth to Learn Salvation by grace, through faith, is God’s gift. Behind the Words “Saved” is translated from the Greek verb sōdzō, meaning “to...
Ephesians 2:7 – Priceless Grace
Ephesians 2:7 - Priceless Grace that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Truth to Learn God’s grace is priceless. Behind the Words The word “ages” is from aiōn, which refers to “an indefinitely long...
Ephesians 2:6 – Life, Resurrection, and a Seat
Ephesians 2:6 - Life, Resurrection, and a Seat and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, Truth to Learn God’s grace produces in us life, resurrection, and a seat. Behind the Words The words “raised us up together” are translated from...
Ephesians 2:5 – Undeserved Love
Ephesians 2:5 - Undeserved Love even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), Truth to Learn God loves us instead of giving us what we deserve. Behind the Words The words “when we were” are translated from the verb...
Ephesians 2:4 – Abundant Mercy
Ephesians 2:4 - Abundant Mercy But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Truth to Learn Because of God’s mercy we don’t get what we deserve. It’s not fair, it’s mercy! Behind the Words The word “rich” is translated from plousios,...
Ephesians 2:3 – Wrath Avoidance
Ephesians 2:3 - Wrath Avoidance among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. Truth to Learn Before we were saved we were destined...
Ephesians 2:2 – Who’s Your Master?
Ephesians 2:2 - Who's Your Master? in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, Truth to Learn Christians are no longer under Satan’s authority. We are...
Ephesians 2:1 – His Promised Resurrection
Ephesians 2:1 - His Promised Resurrection And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, Truth to Learn Through faith, God’s awesome power will be displayed in resurrecting us to eternal life in perfect bodies. Behind the Words The words “He made alive” are not in the...
Ephesians 1:23 – Spiritual Body Life
Ephesians 1:23 - Spiritual Body Life which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Truth to Learn All Christians are part of the body of Christ. As members of that body we each have a function to perform in the church. Behind the Words The...