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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-6

Ephesians 4:1-Joshua : . God’ s Calling Involves a Unity of Life.— The writer, appealing to his imprisonment, beseeches his readers to “ walk” in a fashion worthy of their calling, i.e. in humility, gentleness, and forbearance, putting up with one another in love. They must be careful to observe steadfastly the oneness of the Spirit (who is at work in them, and who holds them together) in a common bond of peace. The Spirit is one even as the “ Body” is one, even as their calling involves... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:2

With all lowliness, or humility; submissiveness of mind, whereby we esteem others better than ourselves, Philippians 2:3. A virtue peculiar to Christians, unknown to philosophers: see Acts 20:19; Colossians 3:12,Colossians 3:13. And meekness; whereby we are not easily provoked, or offended with the infirmities of others: this is opposed to peevishness, as the former to pride. With long-suffering; whereby we bear with greater or repeated injuries, 2 Corinthians 6:6. Forbearing one another; or... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:3

The unity of the Spirit; either unity of mind, or spiritual unity, as being wrought by the Spirit, and then he means that unity he spoke of, Ephesians 2:14-16, and Ephesians 3:6, whereby is intended the mystical body of Christ. In the bond of peace; i.e. in peace as the bond which keeps the members or parts of the church together, which by dissensions are dissipated and scattered. The first step to this unity is humility, for where that is not, there will be no meekness nor forbearance, without... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:4

There is one body; i.e. the church of Christ, Ephesians 1:23; see Colossians 3:15. And one Spirit; the self-same Spirit of Christ in that body by which all the members live and act, 1 Corinthians 12:11,1 Corinthians 12:13. Even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one inheritance in heaven, to the hope of which ye are called, Colossians 1:12. Hope, for the thing hoped for, as Colossians 1:5; see 1 Peter 1:3,1 Peter 1:4. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:5

One Lord; Christ, viz. as Redeemer, Head, and Husband of the church, to whom, by God’s appointment, she is immediately subject, 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 13:13; Acts 2:36. One faith; i.e. one object of the faith of all believers, viz. the doctrine of salvation, which is but one. One baptism; both as to the outward symbol, and the thing signified by it. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:6

One God; God is here taken personally for the Father, the other two Persons being before mentioned, Ephesians 4:4,Ephesians 4:5. And Father of all; of all believers. Who is above all; not only in the excellencies of his nature, but especially in his sovereign dominion over the church. And through all; by his special providence, through all the members of the church. And in you all; by inhabitation, and the conjunction of believers with him. Though the former two may be applied to God’s... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-3

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 4:1. Walk worthy of the vocation.—They had been called to life in the Spirit, and they must also “walk in the Spirit.”Ephesians 4:2. With all lowliness.—The Christian—“born from above”—is to exhibit a trait of character which the “high-born” Greek despised, and which Heine in modern times called “a hound’s virtue.” “The pride that apes humility” steals in under Chrysostom’s description of this “lowliness.” He says, “It is a making of ourselves small when... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:4-6

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 4:4-6. One body … and in you all.—“Seven elements of unity St. Paul enumerates.… They form a chain stretching from the Church on earth to the throne and being of the universal Father in heaven” (Findlay).MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Ephesians 4:4-6The Sevenfold Unity of the Church reflected in the Trinity of Divine Persons.I. One Spirit (Ephesians 4:4), the animating Principle of the one body (Ephesians 4:4)—the Church; the Source of its life and... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:3

Ephesians 4:3 The Basis of Communion. I. It seems to me that there are two streams of influence which are pressing some, and those by no means the feeblest and least thoughtful, of our ministers, towards the conclusion that the Church of the future will take comparatively slight heed of doctrinal agreements and differences, and will base its fellowship on vital sympathy in the work of teaching, helping, and saving society. First, there is the weariness of the narrow doctrinal basis which has... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:4

Ephesians 4:4 I. Consider the unity or oneness of the Church as set forth by the unity or oneness of the body. "The body is one," says the Apostle. Notwithstanding the several limbs of which it is composed, one life animates the whole. The parts mutually subserve one another. They instinctively feel that they belong to one another; that they owe to one another mutual help and support. And so, too, the Church is one one mystical body, as we call it having one Author, which is God, and one Head,... read more

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 4:1-6

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:2

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:3

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:4

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:5

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 4:6

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:1-3

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 4:4-6

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:3

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 4:4

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