by Rusty Freeman | Jul 16, 2023 | Blog
“I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain...
by Rusty Freeman | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
“Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to...
by Rusty Freeman | Jul 12, 2023 | Blog
“This is the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner for (or “of”) Christ Jesus for the sake of you gentiles,” Ephesians 3.1 (NRSV). This is the reason….everything Paul wrote up until this point! The hope of the gospel, the promise of the Holy Spirit, the unity of that...
by Rusty Freeman | Jul 6, 2023 | Blog
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole...
by Rusty Freeman | Jul 5, 2023 | Blog
“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the...