Just as God is active in every nook and cranny of creation so God uses his people to make sure people are fed, clothed, comforted, educated, protected, etc.

David Guzik commentary on Ephesians 4, where Paul calls the church into unity, which happens through the work of the spiritual gifts.

The primary call is to unity. The recipients of the letter should make “every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (4:3). They are ...

26 июл. 2021 г. · Those who proclaim Ephesians 4 want to look for examples of how God's diverse sons and daughters who have diverse gifts and talents have united to serve God ...

Paul begins to tell us that although we should do everything we can to keep the unity, that the Lord made us different and gave us all different gifts.

21 февр. 2021 г. · In his commentary, Snodgrass says, “No passage is more descriptive of the church in action than Ephesians 4:1-16.” Well, that's the passage ...

15 авг. 2019 г. · This is the central theme of the rest of this letter—an appeal to live up to the high calling to which God has called them. Klesis ...

29 июл. 2024 г. · Protestants and Roman Catholics, as well as theological liberals and traditionalists unite to follow Jesus by sharing food with our neighbors who are hungry.

26 мая 2004 г. · This unity of which Paul wrote is not one which the Christian needs to create, but one which already exists and must be diligently preserved (vs ...

Paul teaches that Christ has given gifts [grace] to individuals within the church to bring the church to unity and maturity.