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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy. The preceding verses convey the idea of a rushing towards inevitable ruin—towards some frightful cataract, when all help from man is hopeless. Man's extremity becomes God's opportunity. The "but" is very emphatic, and wonderfully reverses the picture. The sovereignty of God is very apparent, on its gracious side. It interposes to rescue those who would otherwise plunge into irretrievable ruin. We have here the filling up of that Divine saying, "O Israel, thou... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:4

The true origin of salvation. It is interesting to observe the variety of terms here employed to describe the source of all the blessings of salvation. It is no longer a question of power, as it was in the first chapter ( Ephesians 1:19 , Ephesians 1:20 ), but of love, mercy, grace, and kindness. I. OUR SALVATION IS OF GOD 'S MERCY . "God who is rich in mercy." There is a distinction between mercy and love, for love is the foundation of mercy. God is called the "Father... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:5

Even when we were dead in our sins. Repeated from Ephesians 2:1 , in order to set in its true light the declaration that follows of what God did for us to make more emphatic the free and sovereign mercy of God. Though sin is the abominable thing which he hates, loathsome to him in the last degree, he did not turn from us when we were immersed in it; nor did he wait till we began to move towards him: he began to influence us even when we were dead. Made us alive together with Christ ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:5

The believer's union with Christ. The apostle teaches that, in virtue of the union between Christ and his people, his death was their death, his life their life, his exaltation their exaltation. It is the familiar doctrine of Romans 6:4 , "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." These words indicate a bond of connection between the spiritual life of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:6

And hath raised us up with him (comp. Philippians 3:10 ); so that we no longer walk "according to the course of this world," but according to the life of Christ; we walk "in newness of life." And seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. As God placed Jesus at his right hand in heaven, so he has placed his people with him in heavenly places; i.e. places where the privileges of heaven are dispensed, where the air of heaven is breathed, where the fellowship and the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:7

That in the ages to come he might show forth the riches of his grace. A special purpose served by God's free grace bestowed on such persons as the Ephesians. It was intended as a lesson for future ages. "The ages to come" denotes eras to begin from that time, running on now, and to continue hereafter. It would be a profitable lesson for the people of these ages to think of the Ephesians, far as they were by nature from God, receiving his blessing so abundantly. From this they would learn how... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:7

The design of the dispensation of mercy. The salvation of these Ephesians was to stand out as a remarkable monument of "the exceeding riches of God's grace ' to all succeeding generations. It was in this sense that the apostle regarded himself "as a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting" ( 1 Timothy 1:16 ). I. IT WAS TO ENCOURAGE THE GREATEST SINNERS TO HOPE IN GOD 'S MERCY THROUGH CHRIST . Sinners often, when pressed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8

For by grace have ye been saved, through faith. He repeats what he had said parenthetically ( Ephesians 2:5 ), in order to open the subject up more fully. On the part of God, salvation is by grace; on the part of man, it is through faith. It does not come to us by an involuntary act, as light falls on our eyes, sounds on our ears, or air enters our lungs. When we are so far enlightened as to understand about it, there must be a personal reception of salvation by us, and that is by faith.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8

Grace and faith. These two, grace and faith, are the sheet anchors of the Pauline gospel. The former was preserved in the Augustinian theology, and the latter restored to the Church by the Reformation. In his earlier Epistles, St. Paul establishes their claims by argument. Now, he considers those claims to be settled, and appeals to the doctrines of faith and grace as axioms, quoting the phrase, "By grace have ye been saved," as a sort of proverb. It is plain that the apostle regarded the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8-10

Salvation in its completeness: the place of faith and works. One thought runs through these two verses like a thread of gold. We are not saved by works, but unto works. I. THE PRIVILEGE OF BELIEVERS . "Ye are saved." 1. It is implied that the salvation is a present reality. It is not, "Ye shall be saved." They were already in an actual state of salvation; they had passed from death unto life; and the life was everlasting. 2. The salvation was more than a deliverance... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 2:8-10

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