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Christ the exalted Lord is the constant theme of the epistle to the Ephesians. Christ is always and everywhere the exalted Lord, and He is the exalted Lord expressly for the benefit of His people, the church. The remarkable way in which the benefits of Christ’s lordship are enjoyed by his people means that, in Ephesians, Christology is inextricably focused upon the doctrine of the church, a...

There is the authority of salvation. An author commissioned by the will of God; a readership made holy and believing through a relationship with Christ; and a salutation leaving behind the niceties of courteous greetings in the interests of a transforming grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ—all imply a salvation that is sovereign. The divine omnipotence in salvation introduces this letter and Paul goes on immediately to elaborate this theme. The divine authority of salvation
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