Bible Study Series in Ephesians – Page 9

The Mystery (Ephesians 1:9)

There is a great mystery, hidden from ages and generations, and God has given us the wisdom and insight in order for us to understand and comprehend

We discussed last time (study 16) that God pours forth and lavishes us with His grace like a Nigerian waterfall. But Paul states that this grace

Superlatives are my favorite types of words. They spice up a sentence and make things over-the-top and grand. And it seems that Paul the Apostle

The Bible is clear that we are all sinners and deserve wrath and punishment for our sin. Yet it is also clear that if we, by faith, believe and

John Newton's famous hymn "Amazing Grace" captures the essence of grace itself – it truly IS amazing! Similarly, Peter tells us that God's grace is

I love a good musical and have always (secretly) wanted life to somehow break into song and dance spontaneously. Yet, I've found there is truly

One of the tremendous blessings we have in Christ Jesus is that through Christ, by the pre-determined decision and purpose of God, we have been

Love. Biblically, it's more than an emotion or feeling. Love is a Person (Jesus – see 1 John 4:8, 16) and it's an action (Cross – see Romans

Paul tells us in Ephesians 1:4 that we have been chosen before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless BEFORE HIM. Interestingly, this