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Ephesians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.Traditionally, it is believed to have been written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62), but more recently, it has been suggested that it was written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style.
John Nelson Darby held a formidable body of doctrine on the subject of the biblical significance of the dispensation of the fulness of times. Darby's literal translation of Ephesians 1:10 is: "Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself for the administration of the fulness of times, [namely] to head up all things in ...
Ephesians 4:1–16. A chapter on unity in the midst of the diversity of gifts among believers. [22] Ephesians 4:17–6:9. Instructions about ordinary life and different relationships. [23] Ephesians 6:10–24. The imagery of spiritual warfare (including the metaphor of the Armor of God), the mission of Tychicus, and valedictory blessings. [24]
Election is first and foremost centered in Christ: "He chose us in him" (Ephesians 1:4a). [6] Christ himself is the elect of God. [7] Regarding Christ, God states, "Here is my servant whom I have chosen" (Matthew 12:18; cf. Isaiah 42:1, 6). [8] God audibly declared to Christ's disciples, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"
Christ dwells in us (Col.1:27). He empowers us, makes us dynamic from within, not from without. By such inward empowering Paul was able to do all things in Christ. [7] Col. 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in ...
Thomas Aquinas said, (Summa, III, 25, 3), but "no reverence is shown to Christ's image, as a thing---for instance, carved or painted wood: because reverence is not due save to a rational creature". [25] In the case of an image of a saint, the worship would not be latria but rather dulia, while the Blessed Virgin Mary receives hyperdulia.
[4] [5] The love of Christ is also a motif in the Letters of Paul. [6] The basic theme of the Epistle to the Ephesians is that of God the Father initiating the work of salvation through Christ, who willingly sacrifices Himself based on his love and obedience to the Father. Ephesians 5:25 states "Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself up ...
(New International Version). [1] As a biblical reference, the metaphor may refer to physical armour worn by God in metaphorical battles, or it may refer to vigilant righteousness in general as bestowed by the grace of God ( Romans 13:12 , New Revised Standard Version): "The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the ...