“ That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trustedb in Christ. ”
That we should be to the praise of his glory - Should be the occasion or the means of celebrating his glory; or that praise should be ascribed to him as the result of our salvation. Who first...
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who (p) first trusted in Christ. (p) He speaks concerning the Jews.
A Paragraph of Praise. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Ch...
That . To the end that. Greek. eis. App-104. first trusted . have before hoped. Greek. proelpizo. Only here. The "we" being the saved members of the Pentecostal church closed by the judgment p...
12. That we should be to the praise of his glory. Here again he mentions the final cause of salvation; for we must eventually become illustrations of the glory of God, if we are nothing b...
DISCOURSE: 2092 THANKS TO GOD FOR HIS SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MERCY Ephesians 1:3-12 . Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in hea...
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. That we - Jews, now apostles and messengers of God, to whom the first offers of salvation were made, and who were the first...
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Who first trusted in Christ - rather (we Jewish Christians), 'who have before hoped х proeelpikotas ( G4276 )]...
Thanksgiving for Blessings and Prayer for Wisdom 1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled with St....
[ 1. Introduction to the Epistle ( Ephesians 1:1-23 ). (1) SALUTATION ( Ephesians 1:1-2 ). (2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR — ( a ) The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the...
Chapter 2 THE ETERNAL PURPOSE Ephesians 1:3-19 WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, Ephesians 1:3-14 is one of the...
Our Riches in Christ Ephesians 1:1-14 This has been called the “Epistle of In-ness, ”because it is so full of the preposition in. Saints are flesh and blood like ourselves, and we may be...
The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." T...
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (12) That we should be to the praise o...
That we should be to the praise of his glory ,.... This is the end of predestination to the inheritance; and the sense is, either that the praise of the glory of God, in his grace and goodness, migh...
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. Ver. 12. Who first trusted ] It is a singular honour to be first in so good a matter. Hope is here put for faith, whereo...
In whom also we Believing Jews; have obtained an inheritance Namely, that of the promises made to the children of Abraham and of God, even the blessings of grace and of glory, the privileges belo...
SALUTATION (vs.1-2) As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by the will of God." Nothing of his own or of a...
Praise for Spiritual Blessings. A. D. 61. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesu...
That we should be to the praise of his glory; either: 1. Passively, that the excellency and greatness of God's wisdom, power, grace, mercy, &c. might be shown forth in us by our being predest...
‘In him, I say, in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will, to the end that we should be to...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 1:3 . Blessed be the God and Father. —The Hebrew form for “hallowing the Name” was, “The Holy One, blessed be He.” The Prayer Book version of Psalm c. gi...
Ephesians 1:11-15 The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our Inheritance. I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit of God to a man was commonly associated with the m...
In this chapter, we see what Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, has to say about the possessions and privileges of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:1-2 . Paul,...
Ephesians 1:4 . According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love. What words of consolation! The full soul o...
EXPOSITION Ephesians 1:1 , Ephesians 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION . Ephesians 1:1 Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus . Paul's one but all-sufficient claim on the Ephesians is...
How the plan of God is carried out in the individual cases is nest shown by the apostle:
1 Peter 1:21 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 2 Timothy 1:12 ; Ephesians 1:13 ; Ephesians 1:14 ; Ephesians 1:6 ; Ephesians 2:7 ; Ephesians 3:21 ; Isaiah 11:10 ; Isaiah 12:2 ; Isaiah 32:1 ; Isaiah...
That we — Jews. Who first believed — Before the gentiles. So did some of them in every place. Here is another branch of the true gospel predestination: he that believes is not only elected to salva...