4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Ver. 4. But God, who is rich in mercy ] Such a mercy as rejoiceth against judgment, as a man against his adversary which he hath subdued,James 2:13; James 2:13 . read more
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Ver. 5. Hath quickened, &c. ] The very first stirrings in the womb of grace are precious to God; he blesseth our very buds,Isaiah 44:3; Isaiah 44:3 , according to the Geneva translation. Even when we were dead ] This is again repeated, because hardly believed. We are apt to conceit better of ourselves than there is cause for, and can hardly be persuaded that we are dead in sins and... read more
who: Ephesians 2:7, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 3:8, Exodus 33:19, Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 51:1, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8-1 Kings :, Psalms 145:8, Isaiah 55:6-Ruth :, Daniel 9:9, Jonah 4:2, Micah 7:18-Proverbs :, Luke 1:78, Romans 2:4, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, Romans 9:23, Romans 10:12, 1 Timothy 1:14, 1 Peter 1:3 his: Deuteronomy 7:7, Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 9:5, Deuteronomy 9:6, Jeremiah 31:3, Ezekiel 16:6-Ruth :, John 3:14-Esther :, Romans 5:8,... read more
dead: Ephesians 2:1, Romans 5:6, Romans 5:8, Romans 5:10 quickened: Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 5:14, John 5:21, John 6:63, Romans 8:2 grace ye: Gr. whose grace ye, Ephesians 2:8, Acts 15:11, Romans 3:24, Romans 4:16, Romans 11:5, Romans 11:6, Romans 16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Titus 2:11, Titus 3:5, Revelation 22:21 Reciprocal: Genesis 19:16 - the Lord Deuteronomy 7:8 - because Deuteronomy 9:4 - Speak not Deuteronomy 23:5 - because the Deuteronomy 33:3 - he loved Psalms 47:4 - whom Psalms... read more
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Mercy removes misery: love confers salvation. read more
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)He hath quickened us together with Christ — In conformity to him, and by virtue of our union with him.By grace ye are saved — Grace is both the beginning and end. The apostle speaks indifferently either in the first or second person; the Jews and gentiles being in the same circumstance, both by nature and by grace. This text lays the axe to the very root of spiritual pride, and all glorying in... read more
II. HISTORICAL INCLUSION OF THE EPHESIANS IN THE DIVINE ELECTIVE PURPOSE, Ephesians 2:1 to Ephesians 3:21. 1. Recapitulation of their original death and subsequent resurrection, Ephesians 2:1-10. In parallelism with Christ’s resurrection and exaltation in Ephesians 1:20-23, St. Paul pictures the conceptual death of the Ephesians by sin, and their resurrection and exaltation with Christ. Their state of death, Ephesians 2:1-3; their resurrection and exaltation with Christ, Ephesians 2:4-6.... read more
4. God It is to be remembered, according to our introductory Plan, page 253, that Paul is giving the divine side of man’s salvation in the whole of these first two chapters. Here he emphasizes, God, mercy, and grace, with persistent force and earnestness. read more
4-8. This passage is a pictorial parallel with Ephesians 1:20-23; and a pictorial contrast with Ephesians 2:1-3. The parallel is drawn between the corporeal death, resurrection, and enthronement of Christ, and the death in sin and co-resurrection and co-enthronement of the Church with him. That a parallelism is intended, overlooked though it has been by commentators, is plain both from the progress of the two pictures and from the sameness of the terms used: raised… sit… heavenly places.... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 2:5-6
Ephesians 2:5-6Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.Salvation for the lostI. First, then, the text shows you the misery from which you must be rescued. “Even when we were dead in sins.” Every individual, descended from Adam, having a polluted nature, and living in this world, is “dead in sins.” This is an awfully emphatic expression--“dead in... read more