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Ephesians 4:17-24 (view passage online)
Through Christ, we have put off the old self and put on the new man, a decisive action that has already occurred. Our ongoing battle is to renew our minds with truth, allowing our new identity in Christ to transform our daily conduct.
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Ephesians 4:7-16 (view passage online)
Christ has given spiritual gifts to the church through apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastor-teachers. Their primary role is to equip the saints for ministry, helping the whole body grow into maturity and unity.
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Ephesians 4:1-6 (view passage online)
We should live in a way that is worthy of our calling, which requires humility, gentleness, and patience with one another. We preserve unity by remembering we all share one body, one Spirit, one Lord, and one faith.
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Ephesians 3:14-21 (view passage online)
Paul prays that the Spirit would give us power in our inner being so that Christ can be at home in our hearts through faith. As we become rooted in His love, we can experientially know it and be filled with the fullness of God.
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Ephesians 3:14-21 (view passage online)
To live a holy life, we must first understand the foundational truths of our new identity in Christ. God’s plan for our holiness is accomplished by His grace through faith, not by our own efforts to keep the law.
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Ephesians 3:1-13 (view passage online)
Paul reveals the mystery that was hidden for ages: in Christ, Gentiles are now fellow heirs with Jews in one body, the church. This new creation is distinct from Israel and demonstrates God’s manifold wisdom to the spiritual realms.
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Ephesians 2:11-22 (view passage online)
Through the blood of Christ, Gentiles who were once far from God have been brought near, creating one new man with Jews. The wall of hostility has been torn down, giving all believers access to the Father as a holy temple where God dwells.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul teaches that people live dead in sin, following the world and the prince of the power of the air. God makes believers alive together with Christ by His grace. Salvation remains entirely God’s work, given as a gift through faith, and He creates us in Christ Jesus for good works.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul continues his study of the human condition before salvation, describing people as dead in trespasses and children of wrath. God shows rich mercy by making believers alive, raising them up, and seating them with Christ. He pours out the riches of His grace toward us in Christ Jesus.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul describes the desperate condition of humanity before salvation. People live dead in trespasses, walk according to the course of the world, fulfill the desires of their flesh and mind, and exist as children of wrath by nature. Understanding this condition helps believers appreciate God’s saving work.