Tag Archives: Ephesians

Inspiration: Ephesians 6:10-24, Battle

Posted on March 6, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, Ephesians ends with The Armor of God verses (6:10 -18).  While these appealed to me when I was in middle school, they seem rather trite after the complexity of the rest of the letter, and now that … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Ephesians 5:22-6:9, Sumbit

Posted on February 23, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, After addressing Emotions, Obedience and Disobedience, Paul turns his attention to family relationships.  Wives ,Submit to your husband…(5:22)  Not much of a post-feminist sentiment.  The last wedding that I heard this quoted in was one in which … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Ephesians 3:14 – 4:6, Prayer

Posted on February 3, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, Paul reiterates the themes of Mystery and Unity in a Prayer for the Ephesians: love that suprpasses knowledge (3:19)… one Lord, one faith, one baptism (4:5).  As I have addressed these themes in the last two posts of … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Ephesians 2:11 – 3:13, Unity

Posted on January 27, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, Well, with the themes of Order and Disobedience on the table, you might expect that Paul would move right into some line about Obedience.  No, in fact he disqualifies this, by abolishing in his flesh the law with … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Ephesians 1:15 – 2:10, Object of Wrath

Posted on January 18, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, You might expect, when I started this discussion with my emphasis on Order, that my Enlightenment oriented thought process would focus on Reason over Mystery.  Paul even mentions the concepts of Wisdom (1:17) and Enlightenment (1:18).  However, … Continue reading →

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Inspiration: Ephesians 1:1-14, Order

Posted on January 15, 2013 by hermitsdoor

Dear Inspiration Seekers, The Vicar’s Dad has started another series of Life Group classes at the Bridge’s Church this winter.  I learned this while visiting recently.  This round is on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.  I am a couple of … Continue reading →

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