Welcome to Timeless Truth with Pastor Jim Thomas. In season 1, Pastor Jim is leading us in a study of Ephesians. Today’s passage is Ephesians 3:1-7.
Chapters 1-3 indicatives/what Christ has done
Chapters 4-6 imperatives/what it means to follow Christ
How Paul understood his own identity can teach us something about how we can come to understand our own identity as well.
- Prisoner of Christ Jesus v1
- Steward of God’s grace v2
- Recipient of divine revelation v3
- Understood the mystery of Christ v4
- Participant in the sweep of redemption history v5-7
“Mystery is not the absence of meaning, but the presence of more meaning than we can comprehend.”
– Eugene Peterson
“Grace will smash your pride, but give you more reason for confidence than you’ve ever had before.”
– Paul Tripp
“In the essentials- unity, in the non-essentials- liberty, in all things- charity.”
– Rupertus Meldinius
“How can we develop a Christian mind which is shaped by the truths of historic, biblical Christianity and acquainted with the realities of the contemporary world?”
– John Stott, The Contemporary Christian
