* The riches of God's grace towards men, shown from their deplorable
state by nature, and the happy change Divine grace makes in them.
(1-10) The Ephesians called to reflect on their state of heathenism.
(11-13) And the privileges and blessings of the gospel. (14-22)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-10 Sin is the death of the soul. A man dead in trespasses and sins
has no desire for spiritual pleasures. When we look upon a corpse, it
gives an awful feeling. A never-dying spirit is now fled, and has left
nothing but the ruins of a man. But if we viewed things aright, we
should be far more aff... [ Continue Reading ]
11-13 Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the
Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is
able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true
description of many baptized in the name of Christ. Who can, without
trembling, reflect upon the misery... [ Continue Reading ]
14-18 Jesus Christ made peace by the sacrifice of himself; in every
sense Christ was their Peace, the author, centre, and substance of
their being at peace with God, and of their union with the Jewish
believers in one church. Through the person, sacrifice, and mediation
of Christ, sinners are allowe... [ Continue Reading ]
19-22 The church is compared to a city, and every converted sinner is
free of it. It is also compared to a house, and every converted sinner
is one of the family; a servant, and a child in God's house. The
church is also compared to a building, founded on the doctrine of
Christ; delivered by the pro... [ Continue Reading ]