Ephesians 1:23
The church is his body. It is his fullness, filled by him who fills everything in every place and every way.
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Feasting at the table ·
A Body and a Building cites Eph 1:23
…of the church – the ‘ eklesia ’ (called-out ones) of Jesus Christ: The ‘body’ (Eph 1:23) and the ‘building’ (Eph 2:22). The Body of Christ The church is to be thought of as a…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Deity of Jesus Christ cites Eph. 1:23
…He dwells in each believer, in all the millions of believers scattered over the earth. In Eph. 1:23 we are told in so many words that He "filleth all in all." Eternity is also ascribed to…
- The Ten Commandments ·
4.5 The Lord's Supper cites Eph 1: 23
…et manducasti [Believe and thou hast fed]. Augustine. Faith makes us one with Christ. Eph 1: 23. Other graces make us like Christ, faith makes us members of Christ. [4] We partake…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On the Omnipresence of God cites Eph. 1:23
…the heaven and the earth. 4. Just equivalent to this is the expression of the Apostle: (Eph. 1:23, not, as some have strangely supposed, concerning the Church, but concerning the Head of…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Eph. 1:23
…so highly as to give them the appellation of the “fulness” of his only begotten Son (Eph. 1:23). Let the Christian, then, so regulate his prayers as to make them common, and embrace…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 1 — Of the True Church cites Eph. 1:23
…any such thing” (Eph. 5:27), as “his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all” (Eph. 1:23). Whence it follows, that revolt from the Church is denial of God and Christ. Wherefore…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 17 — Of the Lord’s Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It cites Eph. 1:23
…and compacted by that which every joint supplieth,” “maketh increase of the body” (Eph. 1:23; 4:15,16). Our bodies are the “members of Christ” (1 Cor. 6:15). We perceive that all…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 1:22-23
…his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, which is his body” (Ephesians 1:22-23, ASV). Nee's teaching on “sit” therefore cannot be reduced to individual spirituality. We…
- 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…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 1:3-23
…Position in Christ precedes worthy conduct and spiritual conflict. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 1:3-23; Ephesians 2:1-22; Ephesians 3:12-21. Reflection 1. Where are you working in order to…