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In this volume, Peter Williamson interprets Ephesians for pastoral ministers and lay readers alike. Insightful, very accessible (especially to those unschooled in the use of commentaries) Ephesians provides a fresh and informative treatment of this epistle that handles biblical scholarship without delving into technical jargon or merely “academic” issues. This volume, like each in the series,...

1:4 The first blessing is that God chose us. One of the most important doctrines of the Old Testament is the doctrine of election—God chose the descendents of Jacob, also called Israel, to be his people out of all the peoples of the earth, and so Israel is called God’s “chosen” people (Deut 7:6). The New Testament teaches that Christians are also God’s chosen people, his “elect” (Rom 8:33; 2 Tim 2:10; 1 Pet 2:9). However, rather than being chosen on the basis of physical descent from a particular
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