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Continue reading →: The Trinity
The Trinity Ephesians 1 In the first chapter of the Ephesian letter Paul explains the roles of the Trinity in the New Testament Church. The Father In verses four and five we learn the Father chose us to be holy and blameless that through love He would adopt us as…
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Chapter 2, Verses 6, 7 “and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Wow! Look at what happened…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter 2, Verses 4, 5 “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved–“ God in his mercy and great love raised Jesus from…
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Continue reading →: Idaho Love Story
Episode 10: From Recovery to History… I eased off Chuck and stood up, my back to my car. I took a quick look at Sally’s house. It was still dark. No sign we had disturbed them. I was glad for that. I watched Chuck get into his car and drive…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter 2, Verse 3 “…among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” You have to admire Paul for being honest here. The ‘you’ of…
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Continue reading →: The Holy Spirit and God, the Same
The Holy Spirit and God, the Same Passages such as Psalm 139:7, “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” let us know that The Holy Spirit and God are one and the same. We see this same idea at the very beginning…
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Chapter 2, Verse 2 “…in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—” Being the walking dead had its roots in the course of this world. The…
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Continue reading →: Comments on Ephesians
Chapter Two As you have noticed Paul uses some long sentences in this letter. That style continues in chapter 2. The main topic of this chapter is God and His gift of grace. Chapter 2, Verse 1 “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins” Paul begins the Ephesian…
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Continue reading →: Announcement
Announcement: Philip’s blog will not be active next week. The blogger will be looking at leaves north of Boston. He will return the next week. Thanks for your understanding.
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Continue reading →: Idaho Love Story
Episode 9: From Sparks to Chuck Neither of us spoke. I looked at her and she looked at me. Slowly our hands extended out onto the table top until they touched. Electricity shot up my arms again. Sally jumped. “What was that?” she said. “Sparks,” I answered. She stared at…
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