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The Gospel According to Ephesians

The next three Wednesday nights I’ll be leading a study of Ephesians at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. This will piggy-back on Dr. Dee Bratcher’s just-concluded excellent study of the book of Isaiah, and will continue the … Continue reading

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The Ephesians Road

I think it was Scot McKnight who suggested that the “New Perspective on Paul” would make a lot more sense to traditional Protestants if they assumed that Ephesians was the epitome of Pauline theology rather than Romans or Galatians. (He … Continue reading

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Depends on What I'm Reading

iMonk has asked his Liturgical Ganstas, “When were you saved?” Had he asked me, I think I would be tempted to answer, It depends on what I’m currently reading: If I’m reading Ephesians, I was saved many years ago by … Continue reading

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Ephesians: Trench Warfare

For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Eph 6:12) The last … Continue reading

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Ephesians: Family Matters

Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ. (Eph 5:21) I might have wished that Paul had somewhere given us an explicit denunciation of patriarchy or slave ownership, but he does not. Instead, he seems to be comfortable … Continue reading

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Ephesians: Tell the World!

This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles‚Äîfor surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given me for you. (Eph 3:1-2) Being a … Continue reading

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Ephesians: "He Is Our Peace"

For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. (Eph 2:14) The second half of Ephesians 2 deals with two topics … Continue reading

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Ephesians: Thoughtful Words

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. (Eph 1:3) Like most (former) pastors, I am generally able to speak in public without … Continue reading

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