Journals

Tag: God

  • Dimensions unknown

    Dimensions unknown

    Ephesians 3:14–19 (NASB 95) 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 so that Christ may dwell…

  • AND

    AND

    Ephesians 2:14–16 (NASB 95) 14 For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus…

  • Squandered Faith

    Squandered Faith

    Ephesians 3:8–13 (NASB 95) 8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, 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; 10 so that the manifold wisdom…

  • Breathe

    Breathe

    Ephesians 3:1–3 (NASB 95) Paul’s Stewardship 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; 3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before…

  • Past due rent

    Past due rent

    Ephesians 2:19–22 (NASB 95) 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and are of God’s household, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a…

  • Chaos Destroyed

    Chaos Destroyed

    Ephesians 2:17–18 (NASB 95) 17 AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR; 18 for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father. Examine / Explain Let’s consider the relevance of this passage to our lives: Jesus, in His divine mission,…

  • Dysregulated Peace

    Dysregulated Peace

    Ephesians 2:14–16 (NASB 95) 14 For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus…

  • The Chosen

    The Chosen

    Ephesians 2:11–13 (NASB 95) 11 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— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having…

  • Comfortable Suffering

    Comfortable Suffering

    Ephesians 2:8–10 (NASB 95) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we…

  • Christianity Confusion

    Christianity Confusion

    Ephesians 2:1–2 (NASB 95) 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Examine / Explain In our humanity, we are…