Ephesians

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The Christian and Good Works
The idea of satisfying God by so-called “good works” and in virtue of them being entitled to a place in heaven not only characterized a…
Michael Vogelsang October 1, 2024
The Old Man and The New Man
The Old Man and The New Man In the New Testament, we read three times about the “old man” (Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:9).…
Gerrid Setzer July 9, 2026

Chapter 4

Evangelizing – A Job Only For Evangelists?
Question: “Should only those evangelize who have received the gift of the evangelist (Eph 4:11)?”   Answer: It is indeed sometimes said that evangelism is…
Alex Schneider July 13, 2025
Evangelizing – A Job Only For Evangelists?
Question: “Should only those evangelize who have received the gift of the evangelist (Eph 4:11)?” Answer: It is indeed sometimes said that evangelism is not…
Alex Schneider July 13, 2025
The Gift Moves
A revolutionary insight! The gifts in Ephesians 4 are given to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Once the saints can do the…
William MacDonald January 6, 2025
The Old Man and The New Man
The Old Man and The New Man In the New Testament, we read three times about the “old man” (Romans 6:6; Ephesians 4:22; Colossians 3:9).…
Gerrid Setzer July 9, 2026
The Joy of Your Salvation
Christ’s work saves you, God’s Word assures you, and your joy is maintained by the Holy Spirit who indwells you. But every saved person still…
Tim Hadley Sr. October 21, 2025
Forgiveness — Difficult, but Possible
Asking for forgiveness and forgiving—both can be very difficult. In His parable of the unmerciful servant (Matthew 18:21-35), the Lord Jesus addresses the second problem.…
Alex Schneider July 29, 2025
Forgiving, as God forgives
These expressions point, on the one hand, to the full extent of forgiveness—namely, that it must be unconditional, unlimited, and must not leave even the…
unknown March 19, 2026

Chapter 5

Bridle Your Tongue!
“But fornication and all uncleanness or unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes saints; and filthiness and foolish talking,…
unknown September 12, 2025
Living as Children of Light
In Ephesians 5, the apostle writes to believers about a great change that once took place in their lives. In the life of a believer,…
Friedemann Werkshage December 29, 2025
Driving to the precipice?
A wealthy landowner needed to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen had…
Friedemann Werkshage December 31, 2025
Is this or that Allowed for Christians?
A wealthy landowner had to hire a new coachman. On the day the decision about the new coachman was to be made, several coachmen gathered…
Friedemann Werkshage July 28, 2025
Alcohol – A Great Danger (?)
Alcohol is a subject about which the Bible is not silent. It is also an issue that is still highly topical today. We notice this…
Christian Rosenthal November 6, 2025
Music Instruments in the (Assembly-) Meetings?
Reading time: 8 min The Question of Instruments in New Testament Worship What does Scripture (New Testament) say about instrumental accompaniment in worship services, especially…
Hartmut Mohncke March 10, 2026
Question: Music Instruments in the Worship Meeting?
Question: What does the Scripture (New Testament) say about instrumental music accompaniment in the meetings, especially the (so-called) “worship meeting”? Dear E., If we wanted…
Hartmut Mohncke September 27, 2024
FAQ — Church/Assembly
1.  What does the word “church” mean? The Greek word “ecclesia” means “called out”. The church has nothing to do with the world. It is…
Michael Hardt July 31, 2025
Sanctify, purify, nourish, and care for
This passage presents us with four activities that the Lord Jesus is doing for His church in the present time. His motive behind everything is…
Daniel Melui January 22, 2026
The Assembly (Part 3/9) – The Bride
Main idea: Love and Submission Essential characteristics: Timeline (in part) until the marriage of the Lamb: Participants in the wedding:
Manuel Dietermann December 20, 2024

Chapter 6

The Christian Family
  Some of us have been brought up in a Christian family, but have we realized this is a great blessing? Believers who have not…
Hansruedi Graf November 6, 2024
Doing Service – as to the Lord
Paul’s instructions to servants (Eph. 6:5-8) are full of meaning for all who profess to be servants of Jesus Christ. First, they show that any…
William MacDonald November 4, 2025
The Armor of God
In the New Testament, believers are often described as soldiers of Christ. Paul instructed Timothy to fight the good fight and the good fight of…
Tim Bouter January 11, 2025
The Armor/Panoply of God
The first three chapters of Ephesians show what we have received by the grace of God: We are holy in Christ and blameless before God…
Gerrid Setzer April 15, 2025
Satan – Murderer and Liar
If we did not have the New Testament, we would know very little about the devil. The Old Testament only mentions him explicitly in three…
Hartmut Mohncke November 12, 2025
Satan’s Tactics
  At first glance, dealing with such a topic is certainly not edifying. Nevertheless, the Bible presents the devil to us as a real, existing…
Ernst-August Bremicker September 29, 2025
Praying for All the Saints
When I read the above verse, I realized that this conflict is much more serious than we might think. It is not just about the…
John Thomas Mawson February 19, 2025
Pray without Ceasing!
The Lord Jesus as Man deliberately took the place of dependence on God. With prayer He began His public service at His baptism—and with prayer…
Jan Philip Svetlik May 5, 2026
Ambassadors For Christ
We first need to establish what an ambassador is. A dictionary defines it as follows: “An official envoy especially: a diplomatic agent of the highest…
Paul Meijer October 1, 2024