Ephesians 5:2
Let love guide the way you live, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for our sake, an offering and sacrifice to God, a fragrance that pleased him.
Treated in 9 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Eph. v. 2
…but he also “offered up himself,” Heb. ix. 14, an “offering of a sweet savour to God,” Eph. v. 2. Hence, as to the whole of his work, he is called the Father’s “servant,” Isa. xlii. 1…
- Communion with God ·
Of the fellowship which the saints have with Jesus Christ the Son of God cites Eph. v. 2
…of his saints unto him. As God smelled a sweet savour from the blood of his atonement, Eph. v. 2; so from the graces wherewith for them he is anointed, his saints receive a refreshing…
- Till He Come ·
The Sin-Bearer cites Eph. v. 2
…given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour” (Eph. v. 2); “Once in the end of the world hath He appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of…
- The Fourfold Gospel ·
The Walk with God cites Ephesians v. 2
…life. It is the life of self-sacrifice. So the apostle has finely expressed it in (Ephesians v. 2) "Walk in love as Christ also has loved us, and given Himself for an offering and a…
- Practical Religion ·
Charity cites Eph. v. 2
…hear what St. Paul says to the Ephesians: "Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us." (Eph. v. 2.) Let us hear what St. John says: "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 17 — Christ Rightly and Properly Said to Have Merited Grace and Salvation for Us cites Eph. 5:2
…given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour,” (Eph. 5:2); and elsewhere, he “was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our…
- Old Paths ·
Forgiveness cites Eph. v. 2
…They endeavour to “walk in love, as Christ loved them, and gave Himself for them.” (Eph. v. 2.) They remember how God for Christ’s sake forgave them, and endeavour to do the same…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites Ephesians 5:1-2
…children; and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us” (Ephesians 5:1-2, ASV). The phrase “beloved children” again grounds the command in identity. We imitate…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Ephesians 5:1-21
…purity, wisdom, love, and Spirit-filled conduct. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 4:1-32; Ephesians 5:1-21; Galatians 5:16-25; 1 John 4:20. Reflection 1. Which relationship is currently the best…