In today’s Bible reading, Paul says that a mystery hidden through the ages has been revealed in Jesus Christ: The Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Ephesians 3:6 (CSB) The Gentiles are included! And not just included, but they’re co-heirs to God’s…
Paul paints a pretty grim picture of fallen mankind in today’s Bible reading. We saw him paint the same picture a few weeks ago in the beginning few chapters of Romans. He says we were dead. He says we were alienated from God. He says we lived according to our fleshly desires (that’s all we…
Today we begin reading through the letter Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. Ephesians is one of my favorite books in the Bible. I know I said that when we began Romans earlier, but these two books are my favorites. There is so much wealth in the book. And Chapter One absolutely lights me…
We finish reading through Romans in today’s Bible reading. He ends the letter like he does all of his letters with greetings to specific individuals who have ministered to him and to the church at large. Of course, they don’t do it for the recognition (or they shouldn’t), but people like to be recognized for…
In today’s Bible reading, Paul highlights the fact that his ministry isn’t about him. He constantly points out that he is reaching out to others. His focus is never about him. He emphasizes here (and elsewhere) that one of his purposes — and one of our purposes — is to build up other people. Look…