Ephesians 4:17-32 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger… (v. 26) This verse is guidance that every marriage counselor should have in his/her repertoire, especially when counseling engaged couples. It’s a verse that Carol and I have embraced since before we were married and have held …
Monthly Archives: October 2021
October 30 / Ephesians 4:1-16
Ephesians 4:1-16 …so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. (v. 14) This verse follows Paul’s speaking about unity and Christian maturity, then commenting on those items that can lead us astray. …
October 29 / Ephesians 3:1-21
Ephesians 3:1-21 To me … grace was given to preach to the Gentiles … and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages … so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly …
October 28 / Ephesians 2:1-22
Ephesians 2:1-22 It took a lot of reading and re-reading of different translations for me to finally understand the next two verses: But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made us both one and …
October 27 / Ephesians 1:1-23
Ephesians 1:1-23 …even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will… (vv. 4-5) I don’t get into “predestination” discussions much. Bible …
October 26 / Colossians 4:1-18
Colossians 4:1-18 For me, in my comments below a lot of clarification as to Paul’s location when he wrote Philemon, Colossians, and Ephesians. These names are all somewhat familiar: Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Epaphras… We’ll see more of them in Ephesians. See also: August 28 / Colossians 4:7-18
October 25 / Colossians 3:1-25
Colossians 3:1-25 Here is the verse that Archbishop Beach cited in yesterday’s AWFTL: And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (v. 17) His summary message had to do with how others see us, especially how non-Christians view …
October 24 / Colossians 2:1-23
Colossians 2:1-23 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and … in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without hands … having been buried with Him in baptism … you were also raised with Him …And … He made …
October 23 / Colossians 1:1-29
Colossians 1:1-29 Paul’s many parenthetical expressions often make for difficult reading. Here is what I distilled today by leaving out some of those expressions: …the gospel…in the whole world…is bearing fruit and increasing… (vv. 5b-6a) Paul is reporting on the spread of the Gospel “in the whole world”. He knows (without personal mention) that he …
October 22 / Philemon 1-25
Philemon 1-25 I mentioned last year in my final comment below that Mark Bruner would be visiting St. Andrew’s for his Asbury graduation in November. That visit did not happen, but as circumstances would have it, I can now report again that Mark will be visiting next month! He will be here on November 7, …