Contemplative Bible Reading

Ephesians 2:6-7 (New Living Translation) 6 For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. 7 So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward […]

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Ephesians 2:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) The writer is […]

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Ephesians 5:8-9 (New Living Translation) …So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. God puts a light within us. God asks that we merely live what he has given us, i.e., live the light. The result is a life that is good and […]

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Ephesians 3:19 (New Living Translation) May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. The love of Christ is too great to understand fully. I try, but if I could understand […]

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Ephesians 3:19 (New Living Translation) May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. The Bible bounces back and forth among the concepts of feeling and knowing. This verse uses “experience” […]

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Ephesians 5:8-9 (New Living Translation) 8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. One of the gifts of God to us is often called “light.” Some would […]

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Ephesians 1:18 (New Living Translation) I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. One of the discussions Christians have is whether Christianity is about what is in the heart, […]

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Ephesians 5:15 ) New Living Translation So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. This is pretty straightforward. How should I live? Like the wise, not like the fools. And the preceding verses tell me that God has given me everything I need to live like the […]

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Ephesians 1:8 (New Living Translation) He (God) has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. God didn’t give me some wisdom or some understanding. Perhaps I am taking this too literally, but it seems to indicate that God has given me, and plenty of other folks, A L L wisdom and […]

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Ephesians 1:3, 8 (New Living Translation) 3 All praise to God…8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. I find these three gifts astonishing. What else do I need to live in Christ Jesus? God didn’t just give me these things, He S H O W E R E […]

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