Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Summary: Paul makes unusual claims in his letter to the Ephesians. Whether or not we understand what the Bible tells us about God will determine how much of what Paul is saying makes sense.
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I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen.
I am tempted to lump several of the verses from verse 18-30 into one or two posts and be done with it. This part about the betrayal is disturbing for me to read. Yet, even in these verses, there are jewels among John’s words.
In today’s passage, Jesus has just finished talking about the washing of feet and following his example. He then adds, “… you will be blessed if you do [these things].” Immediately after saying that he clarifies his meaning by adding, “…I am not referring to all of you…”
That must have gotten their attention!
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