“ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, ”
But God, who is rich in mercy - On the use of the word “rich” by Paul, see the notes at Ephesians 1:7 . It is a beautiful expression. “God is ‘rich’ in mercy;” overflowing, abundant. Mercy is th...
(8) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, (8) Now from this follows another member of the comparison declaring our excellency, that is, that by the power of Christ...
Christians are Raised and Exalted in the Risen and Exalted Christ by God's Free Grace and Gift. The recipients of the letter, like other people, had been (spiritually) dead by reason of the sins an...
God . App-98. Who is . being. mercy . Compare Romans 9:23 . for . on account of. App-104. Ephesians 2:2 . love, loved . App-135.
4. But God, who is rich in mercy. (122) Now follows the second member of the sentence, the substance of which is, that God had delivered the Ephesians from the destruction to which they wer...
DISCOURSE: 2098 THE RICHES OF DIVINE GRACE DISPLAYED Ephesians 2:4-7 . But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, But God, who is rich in mercy - As they were corrupt in their nature, and sinful in their practice, they could possess no meri...
But God,— This connects the present verse admirably well with that immediatelypreceding,andmakesthepartsofthat incidental discourse cohere; which ending in this verse, St. Paul, in the beginning of...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, But. Consolatory contrast to the universality of men's natural heritage of "wrath." God, who is rich - Greek, '(as...
Gentiles and Jews are now One in Chirst 1-10. Further illustration of God 's power. He raised both Gentiles and Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ's side.
Rich in mercy. — Not only merciful, but rich “in the multitude of mercy,” as attaching even to those dead in sin (see Chrysostom on this passage). The idea of richness in grace, glory, mercy, is es...
Chapter 7 FROM DEATH TO LIFE Ephesians 2:1-6 We pass by a sudden transition, just as in Colossians 1:21-22 , from the thought of that which God wrought in Christ Himself to that which He work...
What Grace Has Done Ephesians 2:1-10 Evidently dead men may walk; that is, they may be dead to the eternal world but alive to this world, which is moving past like the films of a moving picture...
The next subject is the edification or building of the Church. The materials of the building are found amid things which are absolutely opposed to the will and purpose of God. From this material God,...
(1) В¶ And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; (2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the...
But God, who is rich in mercy ,.... Mercy is a perfection of the divine nature, and is essential to God; and may be considered with respect to the objects of it, either as general, extending to all...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Ver. 4. But God, who is rich in mercy ] Such a mercy as rejoiceth against judgment, as a man against his adversary which h...
But God, who is rich in mercy That is, in compassion for us, amidst our sins and miseries, and in his free, gratuitous goodness and readiness to pardon the guilty, and save the lost: for his great...
BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (vs.1-10) The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad state...
The Change Wrought in the Ephesians. A. D. 61. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his grea...
Rich in mercy; abundant. Riches of mercy here, as riches of grace, Ephesians 1:7 ; see Psalms 51:1 , Psalms 86:5 . For his great love; the fountain from whence his mercies vouchsafed to us...
‘But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ, (by grace you are those who are saved), an...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 2:4 . But God, who is rich in mercy. —“Unto all that call upon Him” ( Romans 10:12 ). “He hath shut up all into disobedience, that He might have mercy up...
Ephesians 2:4-7 I. Note the three privileges which are here supposed to belong to believers. (1) They are quickened. There can be no doubt that this privilege, in some intelligible sense at least,...
Ephesians 2:1 . And you he hath quickened. Is it so? Could the apostle say that to you, and to me? Ephesians 2:1 . Who were dead in trespasses and sins; Look back to what you used to be, to...
Ephesians 2:1 . You hath he quickened. The word quickened is not in the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it,...
EXPOSITION Ephesians 2:1-49 SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE EPHESIANS . This passage corresponds to Genesis 1:1 . It is a history of creation, and we note the same great stages. 1. C...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love where with he loved us,
1 John 4:10-19 ; 1 Peter 1:3 ; 1 Timothy 1:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; 2 Timothy 1:9 ; Daniel 9:9 ; Deuteronomy 7:7 ; Deuteronomy 7:8 ; Deuteronomy 9:5 ; Deuteronomy 9:6 ; Ephesians 1:7 ;...
Grace in Operation Ephesians 2:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We know of no Scripture which more beautifully sets forth God's grace than Ephesians, chapter 2. The chapter begins with what we were in...
Mercy removes misery: love confers salvation.