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- As St. Paul says in Ephesians, "…live in a manner worthy of the call you have received" (4:1). We must live this way because we have received the one Spirit, from the one God and Father of us all, through baptism, which makes us one body in Christ. (cf. Ephesians 4:4-6).
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Apr 11, 2023 · In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul referred to the church as the body of Christ. He used this metaphor to relay significant truths about the church and to help believers better understand the value of diversity within the church.
- Ephesians 2
INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS 2. The design of the apostle in...
- Matthew 28
Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all...
- Ephesians 2
- Introduction
- An Uncertain Future, But Certain Joy
- Death: Friend, Not Foe
- Paul’s Dilemma
- Conclusion
I am going to do something that I have never done before in more than 25 years of preaching. I am going to dedicate this message to a woman who knows far more than I the meaning and the comfort of Paul’s words in our text. I dedicate this message to Kathie Keathley, who from the founding of the Biblical Studies Foundation has been responsible for p...
18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. 20 My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed ...
21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me; yet I don’t know what I prefer: 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far, 24 but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. Paul’s s...
25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that because of me you may swell with pride in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. Paul did have a dilemma. It was the same dilemma I would face if you asked me whether I would prefer a BMW or a Lexus. ...
First, let me conclude this message by pointing out an application to this text to which Paul would say, “God forbid.” Every truth is capable of being distorted in its application, and the truth of Philippians 1:21 is no exception. To die is to gain, when death is the result of our faith and godliness. The same cannot be said for death at our own h...
Jan 26, 2009 · St. Paul teaches first that Christ "is the head of the body, the Church" (Colossians 1:18). Christ is preeminent in everything.
- Brian Pizzalato
Paul acknowledges his physical existence with the phrase "in the body," using the Greek word "sarx," which often refers to the flesh or human nature. Despite being crucified with Christ, Paul still lives a physical life.
Sep 19, 2004 · Listen to Ephesians 3:6 as Paul draws out the ethnic implications of being in Christ: “The Gentiles are fellow heirs [meaning: with the Jewish believers], members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.”
Feb 12, 2024 · Paul wrote often about dying to sin (Romans 6:11), to the flesh (Romans 8:13; Galatians 5:24), and to self (Galatians 2:20). He lived what he preached and urged believers everywhere to imitate him as he imitated Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1; 4:16).
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Apr 6, 2009 · Therefore glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). St. Paul also urges us to relive the life of Christ, whose body was a temple, by offering "your bodies as a living sacrifice,...
