Ephesians 1

Treated in 62 passages across the library.

American Standard Version

  1. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Blamelessness cites Eph. i. 4

    … foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before Him in love.’—Eph. i. 4. There are two Greek words, signifying nearly the same, used frequently along with the wo…

  2. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 1:3

    …ist, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3, ASV). The grammar matters. God “hath blessed.” The blessings are located “in Christ.” Th…

  3. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites Eph. i. 13

    …or the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.” And Eph. i. 13, 14, “Ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheri…

  4. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VII. Another thing, wherein gracious affections are distinguished from others, is, that they are attended with a change of nature cites Eph. 1:1

    … the apostle, writing to the "saints and faithful in Christ Jesus," that were at Ephesus (Eph. 1:1), and those who were once dead in trespasses and sins, but were now quickened and raised …

  5. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    The Devices of Satan cites Ephesians 1:1

    …20). ● A new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17). ● Chosen by God (Colossians 3:12). ● A saint (Ephesians 1:1). ● A stranger to this world (1 Peter 2:11). ● What I am (1 Corinthians 15:10). ● Satan’s…

  6. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    In Him cites Ephesians 1:3

    …postle Paul tells us some of the great privileges we have simply because we are “in Him”. Ephesians 1:3 highlights that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Hi…

  7. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Noah cites Ephesians 1:3

    … there security in our ark Jesus, but there we are blessed with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3). Indeed, all of Ephesians 1 speaks of such blessings. In Him: ● We are made holy and bla…

  8. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    Timely and Needed Help cites Eph. i. 3

    …ich provision that awaits us (2 Kings vii. 8): all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies (Eph. i. 3); and all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Pet. i. 3). There are two causes, …

  9. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    May cites Ephesians 1:3

    …clare thee to the sons of men. May 9 “Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings.” (Ephesians 1:3) All the goodness of the past, the present, and the future, Christ bestows upon his peopl…

  10. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spiritual Gleaning cites Ephesians 1:4

    …ation of the world.” (“…even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world…” — Ephesians 1:4 ESV) is the sauce to dip the bread in. You, poor gleaner, are invited to dip your morsel …

  11. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Free Grace cites Eph. 1:4

    …or all, but only for those who were ‘chosen in him before the foundation of the world.’” (Eph. 1:4.) Flatly contrary to your interpretation of these scriptures, also, is the whole tenor of…

  12. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    God’s Call to Holiness cites Eph. i. 4

    …oliness as its aim. ‘He hath chosen us in Him, that we should be holy and without blame’ (Eph. i. 4). ‘Whom God chose from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification’ (2 Thess. ii. 12).…

  13. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Concerning God’s purpose cites Eph. i. 4

    … does not choose us for faith, but to faith. “He hath chosen us, that we should be holy” (Eph. i. 4), not because we would be holy, but that we might be holy. We are elected to holiness, no…

  14. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites Eph. 1:4

    … us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Eph. 1:4, "According as he hath chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we shoul…

  15. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Eph 1: 4

    …. Election is free. ‘He has chosen us in him according to the good pleasure of his will.’ Eph 1: 4. Justification is free. ‘Being justified freely by his grace.’ Rom 3: 24. Say not I am un…

  16. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    April cites Eph 1:4

    … foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.”-- Eph 1:4. WE DO not become God's property when we consecrate ourselves to Him, but only awake to s…

  17. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    Obedience cites Eph 1: 6

    …m. (5) Obedience must be in and through Christ. ‘He has made us accepted in the beloved.’ Eph 1: 6. Not our obedience, but Christ’s merits procure acceptance. In every part of worship we m…

  18. Till He Come · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Fragrant Spices from the Mountains of Myrrh cites Eph. i. 6

    … have a positive righteousness given to them when they become “accepted in the Beloved.” (Eph. i. 6.) Nor is the Church barely lovely, she is superlatively so. Her Lord styles her, “Thou fa…

  19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.4 The Right Understanding of the Law cites Eph 1: 6

    …God will be pleased to accept us in our Surety. ‘He has made us accepted in the Beloved.’ Eph 1: 6. Though our obedience be imperfect, yet, through Christ our Surety, God looks upon it as …

  20. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    September cites Ephesians 1:6

    …ildren of Zion and rejoice in the Lord your God. September 23 “Accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:6) What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term “accep…

  21. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Eph. 1:6

    …s have a positive righteousness given to them when they become “accepted in the beloved” (Eph. 1:6). Nor is the Church barely lovely, she is superlatively so. Her Lord styles her “Thou fai…

  22. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites Eph. 1:7

    …, being now justified freely, [Rom. 5:1] having found redemption in the blood of Christ, [Eph. 1:7] for the present feel no temptation. God hath said to their enemies, “Touch not mine anoi…

  23. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Atonement: God's Doctrine of the Atonement vs. Unitarian and Christian Science Doctrines of the Atonement cites Eph. 1:7

    …Jesus Christ all believers in Jesus Christ have forgiveness of all their sins. We read in Eph. 1:7, "In whom (i.e., in Jesus Christ) we have our redemption through His blood, the forgivene…

  24. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites Ephesians 1:7

    …thy coming. November 27 “The forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” (Ephesians 1:7) Could there be a sweeter word in any language than that word “forgiveness,” when it soun…

  25. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Enoch cites Ephesians 1:9

    …ences: the mystery of the Gentiles ‘grafting in’ (Romans 11:25), the mystery of His will (Ephesians 1:9), the mystery of Gentiles (Ephesians 3:3), the mystery of marriage (Ephesians 5:32), the …

  26. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    Is Future Punishment Everlasting? cites Eph. 1:9

    …estion, of a restoration of impenitent sinners. 4. Still another passage that is urged is Eph. 1:9, 10, where we read: "Having made known unto us the mystery of His will according to His g…

  27. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    A Body and a Building cites Ephesians 1:10

    God has purposed that all things will be ‘summed up’ in Christ (Ephesians 1:10); that Jews and Gentiles are ‘made alive together’ in Him (2:5); that the division betwee…

  28. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites Ephesians 1:11

    …take thy dove into thy bosom. January 30 “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance.” (Ephesians 1:11) When Jesus gave himself for us, he gave us all the rights and privileges which went with…

  29. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Ephesians 1:11

    …d on them with joy. August 2 “Who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” (Ephesians 1:11) Our belief in God's wisdom supposes and necessitates that he has a settled purpose and p…

  30. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites Ephes. i. 12

    …r effectual calling is the honour of God. “That we should be to the praise of his glory” (Ephes. i. 12). He that is in the state of nature, is no more fit to honour God, than a brute is to put…

  31. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Moses cites Ephesians 1:12

    … and for His own purposes. This truly is a man who would be “to the praise of His glory” (Ephesians 1:12). 1. All things work together for good to them that are walking by faith. 2. Friends of G…

  32. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    The Spirit of Supplication cites Eph. i. 13

    … by the Spirit of prayer, must know. The first is: Believe that the Spirit dwells in you (Eph. i. 13). Deep in the inmost recesses of his being, hidden and unfelt, every child of God has the…

  33. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Lack Assurance and with Backsliders cites Eph. i. 13

    …believe not this witness of God in His word, they make Him a liar. Show them further from Eph. i. 13, that it is after we believe the testimony of the word that we are “sealed with the Holy …

  34. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Section 25 cites Eph. 1:13

    …ove?’ “A. Perhaps in one place, (2 Cor. 1:22,) he does not mean so much; but in another, (Eph. 1:13,) he seems to include both the fruit and the witness; and that in a higher degree than we…

  35. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Third Stage cites Eph. 1:13

    …clothed him with change of raiment, Zech. 3:4; the third also set a mark on his forehead, Eph. 1:13, and gave him a roll with a seal upon it, which he bid him look on as he ran, and that he…

  36. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Ephesians 1:13

    …h. XI. The Holy Spirit of Promise The Holy Spirit is called the Holy Spirit of promise in Ephesians 1:13, “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and be…

  37. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites Eph. i. 13

    … comes to Christ. If it is the peace of which Christians speak, show him from Gal. v. 22; Eph. i. 13; Acts v. 32; 1 Peter i. 8; Matt. x. 32, that this feeling is the result of accepting Chri…

  38. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    February cites Eph. i. 13

    …15 In whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise. Eph. i. 13. The Lord puts a seal upon His own, that everybody may know them. The sealing in your cas…

  39. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XI. Another great and very distinguishing difference between gracious affections and others is, that gracious affections, the higher they are raised, the more is a spiritual appetite and longing of soul after spiritual attainments increased cites Eph. 1:14

    …is only an earnest of their future inheritance in their hearts, 2 Cor. 1:22, and 5:5, and Eph. 1:14. The most eminent saints in this state are but children, compared with their future, whic…

  40. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Our 50th Year Celebration cites Ephesians 1:14

    …e I am quick to tell others of them. May my life always be ‘to the praise of His glory’ – Ephesians 1:14. Gareth – October 2012 THE END

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