In this study of Ephesians 1-3, we w Spiritual Blessings in Christ. Ephesians 1:1-14 (NLT) This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. 1 1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. . I also then pointed out that it was employed in two different directions. Ephesians 1:3 Spiritual Blessings 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. So, in this context, the Apostle seems to be haunted with that thought of 'inheriting' and 'inheritance,' and he recurs to it several times, but sets it at different angles, and it flashes back different beauties of radiance. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. . See how your favorite verses read in the New Living Translation. Paragraph. So, in this context, the Apostle seems to be haunted with that thought of 'inheriting' and 'inheritance,' and he recurs to it several times, but sets it at different angles, and it flashes back different beauties of radiance. Prior to his prayer for the spirit of wisdom and revelation, Paul reminds the Ephesian believers of the blessings God has bestowed upon them (Ephesians 1:3), their adoption as children through Christ (verse 4), the wisdom and insight they have been given (verse 8), and “the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ” (verse 9). That phrase, 'according to,' is one of the key-words of this profound epistle, which occurs over and over again, like a refrain. A diamond flashes many colours as its facets catch the light. I reckon twelve instances of it in three chapters of the letter, and they all introduce one or other of the two thoughts which appear in the two fragments that I have taken for my text. 1 Paul, a an apostle of Christ Jesus b by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and c are faithful 1 in Christ Jesus: 2 d Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. i. It explains that "the goal of this translation theory is to produce in the receptor language the closest natural equivalent of the message expressed by the original-language text—both in meaning and in style. A dewdrop twinkles into green and gold as the sunlight falls on it. To the saints who are in Ephesus, and c are faithful 1 in Christ Jesus:. i. Like the Good News Bible, the preface of the NLT states that the translation was done in accordance with principles of 'dynamic equivalence.' Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 NIV • Ephesians 1:3 NLT • Ephesians 1:3 ESV • Ephesians 1:3 NASB • Ephesians 1:3 KJV • Ephesians 1:3 Interlinear • Ephesians 1:3 Commentaries • Ephesians 1:3 Parallel Texts • Ephesians 1:3 Bible Apps • Ephesians 1:3 Parallel • Bible Hub Our paths are strewn with battlefields where we were defeated; …Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians, Peter,John, 'According To' --I. 3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me. Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ 1As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. New Living Translation (NLT). How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we belong to Christ. 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