Jesus Is Head over All to His Body
This article by Ronald Vanoverloop expounds Ephesians 1:22-23 to establish Christ's dual headship over all creation and over the church as His body. Drawing on Paul's intercessory prayer for the Ephesians, Vanoverloop demonstrates how understanding Christ's exalted authority and power should strengthen believers' assurance and hope in their salvation. The exposition serves both as biblical-theological instruction in Christology and as a pastoral encouragement to believers regarding the greatness of God's power working in them.
"And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." Ephesians 1:22, 23 Our text arises out of Paul's prayer for the Christians at Ephesus. Paul always assured those to whom he wrote that he was praying for them. This is what it means to be a pastor! And this is a wonderful expression of the communion of saints! Paul told the Ephesian Christians that he was asking God to give them...
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