David Journal

Tag: Ephesians

  • Equal requirements

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    The teachings regarding parents and children, matters and servants, husbands and wives show a common pattern: regardless of what side of a relationship you are one you should act in righteousness toward those you are relating to.

  • Joint heirs

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    We all come together in Christ if we focus first and foremost on our individual relationship with Him. As we do so the imperfect church of Christ can grow to become the perfected temple of God with Zion in every heart

  • Ascending to heaven

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    It seems to me that ascending to heaven is more than merely vertical travel. I wonder how it must look for those who witness it. What do they see to convey the destination of travel?

  • He came to serve and not to be served

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    While it is appropriate that people should sell to serve the Savior – that is about us and our recognition of our place relative to Him, not about what His purpose and expectation were. The same hold true for our current leaders. They sell not to be served even though we should sell to serve…

  • King of Kings

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    All things and all people are subject unto Christ and eventually all will acknowledge that to be true.

  • The light of the world

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    Christ is the light of the world and those who follow His light need never walk in darkness.

  • The Ephesian saints

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    I get the impression that the Ephesian saints were more steady in the gospel than the Corinthians out Galatians were (at least as of when each of these epistles were written).

  • Salvation is available to all

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    Christ broke down the barriers so that salvation was available to both Jews and gentiles where before it was exclusive to the Jews.

  • Scriptural fatherhood

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    Father’s are to teach their children and not provoke them. They are to provide for the needs of their family and are promised that in doing so they will not lose their eternal reward. Those who set their own house in order will be richly rewarded while those who fail at this will inherit the…

  • 27 October 2013

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    Ephesians 6 This chapter is just packed with clarity and practical admonition. The shield of faith is so much more effective than the shield of logic because the shield of logic is picked with holes of misinformation and incomplete understanding.