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Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:3

Ephesians ‘ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS’ Eph_1:3 It is very characteristic of Paul’s impetuous fervour and exuberant faith that he begins this letter with a doxology, and plunges at once into the very heart of his theme. Colder natures reach such heights by slow degrees. He gains them at a bound, or rather, he dwells there always. Put a pen into his hand, and it is like tapping a blast furnace; and out rushes a fiery stream at white heat. But there is a great deal more than fervour in the words.... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:5

EPHESIANS ACCORDING TO’-I. Eph_1:5 ; Eph_1:7 . That phrase, ‘according to,’ is one of the key-words of this profound epistle, which occurs over and over again, like a refrain. I reckon twelve instances of it in three chapters of the letter, and they all introduce one or other of the two thoughts which appear in the two fragments that I have taken for my text. They either point out how the great blessings of Christ’s mission have underlying them the divine purpose, or they point out how the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

Our Riches in Christ Ephesians 1:1-14 This has been called the “Epistle of In-ness, ”because it is so full of the preposition in. Saints are flesh and blood like ourselves, and we may be saints. The word means “set apart.” We are in Christ and He is in us, and any goodness we have is due to our giving room and scope to Him to realize His own ideals. To be in the heavenlies, Ephesians 1:3 , means to live a spiritual life and to draw our reinforcements from the unseen and eternal world,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." These the apostle greets in the words, "Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." Grace is the river flowing from the heart of God. Peace is the consciousness of the trusting soul. The letter itself begins with a great benediction in which the apostle speaks as a... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-11

Christ the All in All Ephesians 1:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We cannot call Ephesians the Epistle of Paul. It was written by the Holy Ghost through Paul. The Holy Ghost came to take the things of Christ, and to show them unto us. In this Epistle there is nothing but Christ from start to finish. In the first chapter it is, "In Christ," "In Christ," "In Christ." Seven times it is "In Christ." In the second chapter of the Epistle, it is "With Christ," "With Christ," "With Christ." In the third... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:3

THE HEAVENLY PLACES‘In the heavenly places.’ Ephesians 1:3 (R. V.) The Epistle to the Ephesians is the Epistle of our union with the risen and ascended Christ, and of the blessing which that union brings. For its keynote we may write those words, which ring throughout its teaching, ‘In Christ Jesus’; and for its brief epitome the verse in which our text occurs, ‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:1-2

Introduction (1:1-2) ‘Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus.’ As usual Paul begins by stating his credentials. He is an Apostle of Christ Jesus. When Jesus was preparing for the future ministry of His followers He selected from among them twelve whom He called Apostles (Luke 6:13; see also Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:13-19). The word means ‘those sent forth’ and can mean simply duly appointed messengers, but here... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3

The Panorama of the Gospel (1:3-14) ‘Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ.’ As Paul considers the words he is about to say, the blessings he is about to reveal, he can only call down blessing on the name of the One from Whom they will all come. ‘Blessed.’ Worshipped, honoured, held in esteem, given the glory due. ‘Be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Paul is about to inform us of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:4-5

‘Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love, having foreordained us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.’ ‘He chose us in Him.’ This does not just mean that He chose Him before the foundation of the world, and that when we are in Him we are included in that choice, for elsewhere Paul will tell us that we ourselves are ‘foreknown’ (proginosko) (Romans... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:5

‘Having foreordained us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.’ He has not only chosen us but ‘decided on us beforehand’, ‘marked us out beforehand’ (pro-orizo) for a special purpose, that we might be adopted as His sons. Yet this is not because of our deserving but ‘through Jesus Christ’ and in accordance with His own pleasure and will. It was by His own will that He chose us, and of His own will that He begat us by the word of truth... read more

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:3

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Ephesians 1:5

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:1-23

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-11

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:1-2

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:4-5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 1:5

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