Ephesians 1:18
With the eyes of your heart opened to the light, you will know what hope his call holds out to you, how rich and glorious an inheritance he has in his holy people,
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Normal Christian Life cites Ephesians 1:18
…persuaded by it. Paul prays that the eyes of believers' hearts may be enlightened (Ephesians 1:18). Spiritual understanding is still understanding of revealed truth; it is not secret…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Ninth Stage cites Eph. 1:18
…Hopeful: I did not see him with my bodily eyes, but with the eyes of my understanding, Eph. 1:18,19; and thus it was. One day I was very sad, I think sadder than at any one time in my…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 2 — Man Now Deprived of Freedom of Will, and Miserably Enslaved cites Eph. 1:18
…be blind. The next words are, “that ye may know what is the hope of his calling,” (Eph. 1:18). In other words, the minds of men have not capacity enough to know their calling. Let no…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Ephesians 1:18
…he “saw” it. Paul prays that believers may have “the eyes of your heart enlightened” (Ephesians 1:18, ASV). Nee used such texts to describe illumination: the Holy Spirit makes revealed truth…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
The Hope of His Calling cites EPHESIANS 1:18
…hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. EPHESIANS 1:18 In a sermon on this verse, Evans asks what Christ Himself has inherited: the name above…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Eph. 1:18
…unless we know what is the hope of the eternal inheritance to which we are called (Eph. 1:18). Thus he uniformly intimates throughout his writings, that the goodness of God is not…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
IV. It is no sign that affections are gracious, or that they are otherwise, that persons did not make them themselves, or excite them of their own contrivance and by their own strength cites Eph. 1:18
…these days are looked upon as certain signs of delusion and enthusiasm. The Apostle, in Eph. 1:18, 19, speaks of God's enlightening the minds of Christians, and so bringing them to…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 18 — The Righteousness of Works Improperly Inferred from Rewards cites Eph. 1:18
…that the kingdom of heaven is not the hire of servants, but the inheritance of sons (Eph. 1:18); an inheritance obtained by those only whom the Lord has adopted as sons, and obtained…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 8 — Of the Power of the Church in Articles of Faith cites Eph. 1:18
…of their calling, and what the riches of the glory of their inheritance in the saints” (Eph. 1:18). But while believers, even those of them who are endued with more excellent graces…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Learning to Walk by Faith cites Ephesians 1:17-18
…and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your heart enlightened” (Ephesians 1:17-18, ASV). Nee's emphasis on illumination could be misunderstood if separated from Scripture.…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 1:17-18
…and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your heart enlightened” (Ephesians 1:17-18, ASV). Nee often used the language of “seeing.” To him, revelation was not primarily new…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 1:17-18
…manufactured by natural strength. Scriptures to revisit John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflection 1. Who has…
- The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High ·
All the Blessings of the Spirit cites Ephesians 1:15-23
…calling and our full inheritance. This is given at great length in the sublime passage, Ephesians 1:15-23. This is the apostle's first prayer for the sealed ones of whom he has already spoken. He…