Ephesians 3:17

so that through faith and in love Christ will make his home in your hearts. You are rooted deep and set on a firm foundation,
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Treated in 27 passages across the library.

  1. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Conformed to the Image of Christ cites Ephesians 3:17

    …no matter how strenuous they may be. Christ is to “dwell in your hearts through faith” (Ephesians 3:17), and He can dwell there in no other way. Paul, when he tells us that he was crucified…

  2. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Of love to God cites Ephes. iii. 17

    …of persecution. Love to God abides firm to death. “Being rooted and grounded in love” (Ephes. iii. 17). Light things, as chaff and feathers, are quickly blown away, but a tree that is rooted…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.2 Love cites Eph 3: 17

    …waters cannot quench love,’ not the waters of persecution. Cant 8: 7. ‘Rooted in love.’ Eph 3: 17. A branch withers that does not grow on a root; so love, that it may not die, must be…

  4. The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer · Ochorus Originals

    Christ in You cites EPHESIANS 3:17–18

    …to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height. EPHESIANS 3:17–18 He adds a word for those who cannot remember when it happened. Christ comes quietly…

  5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Eph 3: 17

    …here. He takes up the soul for his own lodging. ‘That Christ may dwell in your hearts.’ Eph 3: 17. Therefore the soul must be consecrated. A king’s palace must be kept clean, especially…

  6. Days of Heaven Upon Earth · A. B. Simpson

    April cites Eph. iii. 17

    …that is the religion of Jesus Christ, I want it.” April 15 “Rooted and grounded in love” (Eph. iii. 17). There is a very singular shrub, which grows abundantly in the west, and is to be found…

  7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Eph 3: 17

    …The soul must especially be kept pure, because it is the chief place of God’s residence. Eph 3: 17. A king’s palace must be kept clean, especially his presence-chamber. If the body is the…

  8. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    June cites Eph 3:17

    …full assurance of faith.”— Heb 10:22. “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.”— Eph 3:17. FAITH IS our power of appropriation. The pity is that we are so slow to make use of our…

  9. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Ephesians 3:17

    …out the good news to others. August 23 “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.” (Ephesians 3:17) Beyond measure it is desirable that we, as believers, should have the person of Jesus…

  10. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    October cites Eph 3:17

    …and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge.” — Eph 3:17, Ep 3:18, 19 THE DIMENSIONS of the Love of Christ! It is broad as humanity, “for God so…

  11. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.5 The Lord's Supper cites Eph 3: 17

    …heart by his light and influence. ‘That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.’ Eph 3: 17. Faith is the palate which tastes Christ. 1 Pet 2: 3. It causes the bread of life to…

  12. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Introduction cites Eph. iii. 17

    …we are distinctly taught that Christ is “in us.” (Rom. viii. 10; Gal. ii. 20; iv. 19; Eph. iii. 17; Col. iii. 11.) But we must be careful that we understand what we mean by the expression.…

  13. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Lovest Thou Me? cites Ephes. iii. 17

    …and Christ! Christ “dwells in his heart,” and is thought of more or less every day. (Ephes. iii. 17.) The true Christian does not need to be reminded that he has a crucified Master. He…

  14. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    A Preliminary Discourse to Catechising cites Eph 3:17

    …It is semen fidei, the seed of faith. Psa 9:10. It is radix amoris, the root of love. Eph 3:17. ‘Being rooted and grounded in love.’ The knowledge of principles conduces to the making…

  15. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Faith cites Eph 3:17

    …faith, makes it to be justifying and saving. (2.) Because faith makes us one with Christ. Eph 3:17. It is the espousing, incorporating grace, it gives us coalition and union with Christ’s…

  16. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 17 — Of the Lord’s Supper, and the Benefits Conferred by It cites Eph. 3:17

    …in reality. For, although the apostle teaches that Christ dwells in our hearts by faith (Eph. 3:17), no one will interpret that dwelling to be faith All see that it explains the admirable…

  17. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Heart cites Eph. iii. 17

    …believes on Christ alone for salvation, and in which Christ dwells by faith. (Rom. x. 10; Eph. iii. 17.) It rests all its hopes of pardon and eternal life on Christ’s atonement, Christ’s…

  18. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    The Real Presence cites Eph. iii. 17

    …This is what St. Paul meant when he speaks of “Christ dwelling in the heart by faith.” (Eph. iii. 17.) This is what our Lord meant when He says of the man that loves Him and keeps His Word…

  19. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 3:16-17

    …his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Ephesians 3:16-17, ASV). Nee's vocabulary of the inner man later became more technical, but here the…

  20. 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 3:16-17

    …and that is because it is His work to form Christ as a living presence within us. In Ephesians 3:16-17, the Apostle Paul prays to the Father that He would grant to believers according to the…

  21. Purity of Heart · William Booth

    Purifying Faith cites Ephesians 3:17-19

    Ephesians 3:17-19 says, “So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and…

  22. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    All the Blessings of the Spirit cites Ephesians 3:16-19

    …through the Spirit." Then also it is fulfilled in the heart of each individual Christian, Ephesians 3:16-19. "That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with…

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

    The Holy Spirit Forming Christ Within Us cites Ephesians 3:16-19

    It is a wonderful and deeply significant prayer that Paul offers in Ephesians 3:16-19 for the believers in Ephesus and for all believers who read the Epistle. Paul writes…

  24. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit: What it is and what it does cites Ephesians 3:16-19

    …dwell in their heart by faith, that they might be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:16-19) There is a work of the Holy Spirit of such a character that the believer is “made free…

  25. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 3:14-19

    …meeting to the Spirit. Scriptures to revisit John 15:26-27; John 16:13-14; 1 John 1:7; Ephesians 3:14-19. Reflection 1. Is the Holy Spirit first in your ministry, conversations, and plans? 2.…

  26. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    The Holy Trinity cites Ephesians 3: 14-21

    …in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3: 14-21. These words have often, and not without good reason, been regarded as one of the highest…

  27. Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 3:12-21

    …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 feel accepted rather than working…

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