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Like Paul’s letter to Rome, his letter to the church in Ephesus serves as an invaluable exposition of the Christian gospel. In Ephesians, the apostle has the opportunity simply to explain the riches of the good news, to unfold how the grace of God works in the lives of his people, and to give some basic moral principles. In this commentary, Kurt Strassner conveys the apostle Paul’s sheer joy in...

(v. 16) begin to work in unison. Note that process well. The synchronization of the various members of Christ’s body (v. 16) is dependent upon their Christlike spiritual maturity (v. 15b). And that Christlike spiritual maturity is fostered as Christians speak “the truth” to one another in love (v. 15a). Christian unity, therefore, is achieved not only by holding certain truths in common, but also by applying them to one another in love! Finally, let us be
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