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Ephesians NOVEMBER 2 Reading 306 THE TRUE CHURCH Ephesians 1 “You also were included in Christ when you heard the Word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit” (Eph. 1:13).Christ’s church is people, not buildings. Background Ephesus. When Paul wrote hisContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Ephesians INTRODUCTION Paul’s letter to the Ephesians was written during his two-year imprisonment in Rome, about A.D. 61. It shares Paul’s vision of a Christian community united by love and a common purpose under the headship of Christ. Each believer, linked to Jesus by faith, is linked to every other believer as cells in aContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

NOVEMBER 1 Reading 305 CHRISTIAN FREEDOM Galatians 5–6 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery” (Gal. 5:1).The Christian is freed from the Law in order to become righteous through Christ. Overview Law and grace are conflictingContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 31 Reading 304 FAITH AND LAW Galatians 3–4 “If a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might beContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Galatians OCTOBER 30 Reading 303 PAUL’S GOSPEL Galatians 1–2 “The Gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:11–12).God validates the Gospel, not the church or any group of men.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”