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SLAVES AND MASTERS Ephesians 6.5-9 The slavery is very controversial issue among world societies, but not in the Bible. The Bible characterizes slavery as a part of the other layers of society and considered as a class of social structure and social order with its own rules and regulations...

IMITATORS OF GOD Ephesians 5.1 1. "Therefore, be imitators of GOD as beloved children," It seems like very simple statement, but it contains a lot. Indeed, if you are a true Christian, you should live your life exactly as Christ lived His Life. It means strictly follow His Teachings and His...

WORTH AND UNITY Ephesians 4.1-4.12-13 "To walk worthy of the calling." (1). This may look like insignificant statement but has very large and important meaning and application. "To walk" means to live, even more, to live according to the Gospel of Christ - according to the Spiritual...

THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST Ephesians 3.2-5 What actually Paul meant by words, "My inside into the Mystery of Christ?" First of all Paul is the master of suspense, symbolism, and presentation of the imagery in metaphors. Paul usually starting from the things that hard to understand at first and then...

THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR Ephesians 2.2-3 No doubt that here Paul depicted the Satan without calling him by his name, but instead Paul called him "prince." Indeed, the Satan has been the prince of the Earth since fall of Adam and Eve and still continue to rule over the Earth, until the...

GOD AND FATHER OF JESUS CHRIST Ephesians 1.3 Here again Paul returned back to a very important matter of hierarchy in the Highest between GOD Father and His Son. The Words "GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" reflect and indicate that Christ as a GOD also has the GOD above Him, His...

SPIRITUAL CHURCH Galatians 6. In verse 1 Paul called brethren of the church as Spiritual. GOD Father, His Son Jesus Christ, teach Spirituality from the very beginning which means to be Spiritually wise, Spiritually intelligent, Spiritually prudent. These Spiritual qualities are not the same as...

RUNNING THE RACE Galatians 5.7 7. "You were running well, who hindered you from obeying the truth?" This is very interesting expression of Paul than he compared missionary work to a sport of running and boxing. Actually it could be any sport, but the point is that it is a race. We have many...

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION AND HEIRS OF GOD THE OLD AND THE NEW COVENANTS Galatians 4. 1-10 In these verses Paul compares Israel to a "child" that does not yet inherit the Estate of his Father, but the...

WORKS, FAITH, PROMISE, COVENANT, TUTOR Galatians 3.1-29 "Did you received the Spirit." This is essential question for all Christians. Under words "works of the Law," Paul meant the Ritual Commandments of the Law of Moses, but under the word "Faith" Paul meant Faith in Spiritual Commandments of...

PEOPLE OF REPUTATION Galatians 2.2.6-8 Whose Paul actually meant than he mentioned certain people of "reputation."? (2). Most likely he meant the Apostles of Christ and some other leaders of the church. The interval of 14 years (1) perhaps starts from the moment of his conversion by Christ and...

FALSE GOSPELS Galatians 1.1-24 In these verses Paul reassuring Galatians that the Gospel he preaches to them is not from himself or from "the agency of man" (1), not designed and compiled by human beings, but is given from GOD directly, just like the Law of Moses, and whatever comes from GOD...

DOUBT THE TEACHER. WEAKNESS AND POWER. 2Corinthians 13.1-14 Why some in Corinthian church questioned and have doubts about legitimacy of Paul and his companions concerning the Word of Christ? Corinthians themselves know that they have no other teachers except Paul and his companions? So, why...

THE THIRD HEAVEN AND THORN OF PAUL 2Corinthians 11.1-5 This is very rare verse that gives us some gleams of how Heaven is constructed. The words " in the body" or "out (apart from) of the body" indicate experience in human body or in spirit only. The words "Third Heaven" much more difficult...