Philip Dampier's Blog

“And that you….may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.” (Eph. 3:17-19) Paul is not done with…

“…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man.” (Eph. 3:16) This is not the first time we have heard of the riches of glory. Paul previously mentioned it in 1:18. It is an interesting…

“This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Eph. 3:11) Sometimes things just happen. People are within their right to ask, “Did you do that on purpose?” Often as not we answer, “No, it just happened. I didn’t mean to.” I…

“…that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ.” (Eph. 3:3, 4) I love mysteries. They are my favorite fiction genre. Part of the fun…

“…having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.”…

“…for through Him, we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.” (Eph. 2:18) The Him in this passage is obviously Jesus who has been the subject of the entire discourse. All three of the Godhead are mentioned here, and their roll in our relationship to the whole…

“…and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.” (Eph. 2:16) What a powerful statement. Enmity put to death. Division erased. The middle wall of partition broken down. Not two different people but one. Not two different people…

“For He, Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall. (Eph. 2:14) In Ephesus, there were two major groups that made up the church, the body of Christ. These two groups were the Jews and the Gentiles. Another way…

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Eph. 2:10) Paul really wants the faithful saints in Ephesus to get this right. The Jews had a history of trying to appease God with deeds and…

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one can boast.” (Eph. 2:8, 9) The belief that salvation is by grace and not by works was one of the…