ephesians-5:21-33-niv

"Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), how that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? For the woman that hath a husband is bound by law to the husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is discharged from the law of the husband. So th... Read More

In this concluding chapter we shall make little further reference to Isaiah’s prophecies. We shall seek first of all to sum up, or review, the whole matter that we have been considering, and then to present a few additional thoughts arising out of the Letters to the Ephesians and Colossians. I would... Read More

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He made the worlds (Heb. 1:1-2; A.R.V.). For not unto angels did He subject the w... Read More

"Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out" (John 12:31). "I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath nothing in me" (John 14:30). "Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might... For our wrestling i... Read More

“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband” (Rev. 21:2). “Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And it was g... Read More

Why the Church? The greatest concern or interest of God is His Son. The second greatest interest or object with God in this universe is the Church. And in the Scriptures those two are put together. Here is the statement: “He... gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, th... Read More

Reading: Revelation 19:1-10. As we pursue our consideration of this matter of the followers of the Lamb, we come to the part which relates to the climax of that path, the climax of the way of the Lamb — the climax of the Cross. But here it becomes necessary and helpful to widen our outlook, taking i... Read More

(Earlier we said that we should be dealing with the Bride more fully later. We come now to a consideration of this matter.) "For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy redeemer" (Isaiah 54:5). "For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy s... Read More

We have said enough to make it abundantly clear that there is an age-long battle for spiritual life, and that, if that life can be arrested in its manifestation, its expression, it will be so arrested. There is a great power and force working by the instrument of spiritual death to quench the testim... Read More

In our consideration of the Church we have on several occasions used the word "expression," thus noting the difference between the heavenly conception and nature, and the practical application. This latter is of very great importance, and it is here that we find all the reactions of God against decl... Read More