Questions tagged [ephesians]
A letter from the Apostle Paul to his church in Ephesus.
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How do those who hold Jesus = God in the Trinitarian sense account for Paul's reticence to state this clearly and consistently?
At the end of his letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul says (Ephesians 6:19-20)
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me
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I have a question for Roman Catholics does Ephesians 2:8-9 teach faith alone?
Roman Catholics Christians reject the concept of faith alone (ie that we are justified solely by our faith in Jesus Christ) and that we are justified by both our faiths and our works, but how do they ...
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Is God in everything? Resolve 1 Kings 19:11-12 with Ephesians 1:22-23
I'm trying to get some perspectives on how these two scriptures can be resolved:
1 Kings 19:11-12 NIV:
The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of
the LORD, for the LORD is ...
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Does "he chose us in him before the foundation of the world" signify the chronological sequences in God's plans within eternity? [closed]
"For he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world that we may be holy and unblemished in his sight in love."
Eph 1:4 NET
Does "he chose us in him before the foundation of ...
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What denominations believe that the fivefold ministry is available to women?
The concept of "fivefold ministry" comes from Ephesians 4:11-13:
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work ...
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Are we called to love and pray for the demons and Satan? [duplicate]
This may sound silly at first but there seems to be some logic to it. If we are called to "... love [our] enemies and pray for those who persecute [us]" and Saint Paul claims that our real ...
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How can be Trinity Eternal?
It's said in Summa Theologica that the trinity ist eternal, three persons each one being G'd a well known fact in Christianism. I'd like to know, what is the greek explanation or the following (...
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How do Christians who believe in current-day Apostles, Prophets and the 5-fold ministry interpret Ephesians 2:20?
The idea of a 5-fold ministry originally comes from Ephesians 4:11-13:
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ...
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What arguments support the view that Ephesians WAS written by Paul?
This question was asked in April 2016: What arguments are given that Ephesians was not written by Paul?
One answer said the letter was written by Tychicus, to the Ephesians, and he wrote it in Rome. ...
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Do any Christian denominations or groups teach about Satan's common tactics to pierce through the spiritual armor of a Christian?
In Ephesians 6:10-20, the apostle Paul teaches an important mystery: all Christians are in spiritual warfare against invisible evil forces from the kingdom of Satan. And just like soldiers have to ...
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How do LDS reconcile Ephesians 3:17 and D&C 130:3?
In several passages Christ says that he will dwell in his followers. Ephesians 3:17 is one of the clearest:
Ephesians 3:16-17a: I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power ...
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How do those who believe in a dual system (Old & New Covenant simultaneously operative) pre-70 AD understand "one Lord, one faith, one baptism"?
Some hold that the Old & New Covenants were simultaneously operative and efficacious between the death of Christ and the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70.
How do those who hold this view ...
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How do Calvinists understand the argument that only the Ephesian church were elect in the context of Ephesians?
I was talking to an individual and he told me that the Calvinist premise that we were elect before the creation of the world is false because the verse in Ephesians 1 is taken out of context. He said ...
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According to Calvinists, how do Job's works correspond to his salvation?
Job 31:1–4 (DRB) I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not so much as think upon a virgin.1 2 For what part should God from above have in me, and what inheritance the Almighty from on high? 3 ...
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses explain Paul's apparent equating of Yahweh and Jesus in Ephesians 4?
Recently I was listening to a lecture by Reformed theologian Robert Cara, in which he mentioned how frequently NT writers connect and apply OT Yahweh references to Jesus. A number of examples could ...
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