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“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,” (Eph. 2:1) Paul begins the Ephesian letter by telling them who they are. They are the faithful saints, chosen by God for their faith and anointed by in with saving grace through Jesus’ death on the cross. He points out they…

“And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” (Eph. 1:22, 23) NASBU Every time I read these verses from Ephesians I have pause to…

The fourth book of the Robert H. and Tisza books is in progress. The first draft is coming along smoothly. I hope to be done by the end of the year. It promises to be a good story so far and I think all Robert H. and Tisza fans will…

      “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us…

“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.” One of the things that jump out of this verse is Paul’s continued reference to God’s glory. In Paul’s introductory information, the…

“Having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” Faithful saints are those who trusted in Jesus. This idea of…

“also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.” NASVU If it seems that Paul…

“In love, he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will…” So far, Paul has introduced the faithful saints to the grace, peace, and blessings of God toward them. This is our introduction, also. Like the Ephesians, we are faithful saints and…

There are those in our world today who preach a material prosperity gospel. For millions of believers who live in poverty that is a very questionable doctrine. Jesus himself said we would always have poor people with us and he wasn’t just referring to unbelievers. The largest percent of well-off…

“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Right at the beginning of his letter Paul tells us that the results of being faithful saints are that we obtain two wonderful gifts. The gifts are grace and peace. Many Christians, unfortunately, do not understand…