With warmth, insight, and staunch loyalty to the text, beloved preacher D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones brings the book of Ephesians from its first century context directly into our 21st century lives. This handsome boxed set of his popular commentary series takes you through Paul's epistle to the church at Ephesus, explaining vital contextual information while never ignoring the apostle's heart for these sometimes stumbling followers of Christ. The result is an exposition that remains faithful to the biblical message and inspires today's Christian to live out their faith in every area of life. Titles include · God's Ultimate Purpose: An Exposition of Ephesians 1:1-23 · God's Way of Reconciliation: An Exposition of Ephesians 2 · The Unsearchable Riches of Christ: An Exposition of Ephesians 3 · Christian Unity: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:1-16 · Darkness and Light: An Exposition of Ephesians 4:17-5:17 · Life in the Spirit: In Marriage Home, and Work--An Exposition of Ephesians 5:18-6:9 · The Christian Warfare: An Exposition of Ephesians 6:10-13 · The Christian Soldier: An Exposition of Ephesians 6:10-20

The exposition is intended for the general Christian reader who is interested in serious Bible study, not for the professional or specialist student. Textual, linguistic and other critical questions have therefore been touched upon lightly; the main aim has been to bring out the meaning and message of the Epistle. The Bible text used throughout, except where otherwise indicated, is the Revised Version of 1881. - Preface.

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story. The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike. Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story: LISTEN to the Story: Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story. EXPLAIN the Story: Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting. LIVE the Story: Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students. —Ephesians— Like all of Paul's letters, Ephesians is centered in the gospel and its implications. It tells the story of what God has done in Christ and spells out the ethical implications of this story. But the letter to the Ephesians is unique among Paul's letters in many ways, including in how it tells of the story of God, beginning "before the creation of the world" and ending in eternity. Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.

From a foremost authority on the New Testament comes a major new commentary on Ephesians -- a letter of truth, love, and unity to our superficial world. This newest volume in the Pillar New Testament Commentary series provides a rich exposition of Ephesians, one of the most significant documents ever written. Using the fruits of recent biblical research, Peter O'Brien shows how Ephesians sums up God's magnificent plan of salvation in Christ and spells out his divine purpose for believers today. A model of the scholarly excellence characteristic of the entire PNTC series (which now features a striking new jacket design), O'Brien's Ephesians will become the standard work on this profoundly influential book. - Publisher.

This new series edited by David Platt (Radical), Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida combines expository teaching with a devotional tone, helping readers learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture.

Destined to become the definitive commentary on Ephesians, this resource combines detailed exegesis and extensive interaction with contemporary scholarship.

The author asserts that the teaching of Ephesians can be understood only in the light of the great doctrine found in the first chapter. It is in Ephesians that God's glorious plan and destiny for the Christian church is set forth.

In this truly homiletical commentary, Dr. Bryan Chapell unfolds Pauls glorious description of how the triumph of the church will occur and what our roles are in Christs ultimate victory.

Nothing in our Condition can ever change our Position, but a focus on our Position can radically improve our Condition. That's what Ephesians is all about. For anyone who has wondered how he can be one of God's children and still be so far from being like Jesus, this is the book for you.