The Church of Christ has been in the mind and plan of God before the foundation of the world. Here in Eph. 3:9, Paul calls it a mystery. The word “mystery” does not mean in Scripture what it means in today. Today it means something that we try to figure out what it is or what […]
In verse 8 and 9, Paul uses 2 purpose clauses to help explain how precious the grace of God was and is for the Christian. The first purpose was to proclaim the incalculable riches of Christ. This particular word appears nowhere outside of Biblical Greek. Other biblical writers convey the incalculable nature of God’s attributes. […]
The theme of grace permeates Paul’s writings. Paul experienced God’s empowering grace for ministry. Paul did not feel worthy of the great honor bestowed upon him. Preaching the Gospel was a wonderful gift, a grace in that it was unmerited favor from God. Paul felt overwhelmed by the pouring out of God’s grace on one […]