Quotes About Ephesians

We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

The Christian faith is an objective faith; therefore, it must have an object that is worthy of faith. Salvation comes not from the strength of our beliefs, but from the object of our beliefs. Yes, salvation comes through faith (Eph. 2:8, 9; John 6:29), but the merit of faith depends upon the object believed (not the faith itself).

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. EPHESIANS 6:14–15 NIV

by our corrupt and sensual nature], obeying the impulses of the flesh and the thoughts of the mind. Ephesians 2:3

The Bible says our warfare is with the devil, not with people (Ephesians 6:12).

May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love. —EPHESIANS 3:17

rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-apart ones). EPHESIANS 1:17,18

The Christian Journey is not just to a place "Heaven", it is also to a person "Jesus". Ephesians 4:13 says "Till we all come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ

The first priority of the family should be to establish a quality of relationship with each other that is a reflection of an authentic relationship with God. That may have been what Paul was aiming at when he wrote to the church in Ephesians 5 and 6 about the family.

It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ, … he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone. EPHESIANS 1:11

Since pleasing God is the first purpose of your life, your most important task is to discover how to do that. Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it. EPHESIANS 5:10 THE MESSAGE

Faith cannot be about absolute certainty in the letters of the Bible and wrath against those who don't comply (Ephesians 2:15). It has to be about overwhelming trust in God's love,6 which as the apostle Paul confirms, is beyond the letter of law and narrow legalistic interpretations.

Looking back at Paul's words in Ephesians 4, a leader makes a verse-11 contribution to the body of Christ. And the fruit of that verse-11 contribution is seen in the evidence described in verse 12: The saints are equipped for the work of service in building up the body.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. – Ephesians 2:8

Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us. – Ephesians 5:2

To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. – Ephesians 3:21

Do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit. – Ephesians 5:18

By grace you have been saved. – Ephesians 2:5

We who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. – Ephesians 1:12

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness. – Ephesians 6:14

Obedience to the roles in Ephesians chapter five completely neutralizes our sin natures and causes us to return to the blessed state of unity and intimacy that God originally designed for marriage.

However, that's not where heaven is now. Ephesians 4:8 says when Jesus ascended, "He led captivity captive." He both descended and ascended. He emptied Abraham's bosom, taking everyone with Him up to the third heaven, where believers who die go now. The first heaven is our atmosphere around us right now. The second is what we call outer space. And the third heaven is the presence of God.

Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. EPHESIANS 6:14 – 15

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. EPHESIANS 1:17