Beloved, I now write to you this second letter, in which I am stirring up your sincere thinking by way of a reminder, Truth to Learn We all need to be reminded of Biblical truths. Behind the Words The word translated “sincere” is the Greek word eilikrinēs, which is...
Ephesians 4:18 – Darkened, Alienated, and Ignorant
having their intellect obscured, being alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; Truth to Learn The unsaved are the way they are because of unbelief caused by a lack of spiritual enlightenment. Behind the Words “Intellect”...
Ephesians 2:3 – Wrath Avoidance
among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, doing 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 for God’s wrath. Behind...
Ephesians 4:18 – Darkened, Alienated, and Ignorant
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; Truth to Learn The unsaved are the way they are because of unbelief. Behind the Words “Understanding” is translated from the Greek word dianoia,...
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 1:18 – Two Great Truths
Ephesians 1:18 - Two Great Truths the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, Truth to Learn There are two great truths here. The first is that...