The controversy Paul is dealing with in Galatians had to do with whether Gentiles must become Jews in order to be saved. The Judaizer’s believed you must do something to be saved such as keep the law and be circumcised. Today many teach you must be baptized or take...

Paul in this passage deals a death blow to the mindset that we can be saved by the law (good works).  He says that the law is bondage.  The law was never meant to get you into heaven, but to show us our need for a Savior (Galatians 3:23). The children of Hagar (the...

God wants us to put ourselves completely at His mercy and lean completely on Him for our support. If we will commit to do this, then we can obey Him knowing that He always wants the best for us.  Sometimes that even means trouble comes to our lives, but remember,...

Paul is praying God’s blessings on those who will walk by this rule which is that they would walk the right path to real salvation which is by faith apart from works. This blessing stands in total opposition to the curse he spoke against those who would pervert the...

Ephesians 1:13 is the description of the process of being saved.  You hear the truth which is the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, you believe the truth you hear and then God seals you with His Holy Spirit.  It is hearing and believing which is being saved by faith,...

Paul says in Ephesians 2:8-10  that you are saved by trusting in Christ, there is not anything you can do to save yourself or contribute to that salvation, but believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.  He goes on to add that we have been saved in...

Paul finishes up the first three chapters of Ephesians which teach us the truth we need to know as believers to live the Christian life before moving into the last three chapters which tell us how to behave.  You have to know how to behave before you can do it. In...

God gives us gifted leaders so that the body of Christ can be equipped to do the work He has called us to. The purpose of all this is to bring unity, spiritual maturity, and Christ likeness.  Each of us has a part to play in the body of Christ (the church). We are...

When people look at our life, if we claim the title Christian, do they see anything different than what they see in others who are not Christians? Paul has moved into the application section of Ephesians and tells us we need to live in such a way that others know...

Paul is commanding the Ephesians to walk using God’s wisdom, not the worlds. When we do that we are redeeming the time, which means we need to make the most of every opportunity in reaching the lost.  He wants them and us to know that being wise is understanding...