Ephesians : the NIV application commentary : from biblical text - to contemporary life

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written. Ephesians Emphasizes The Gospel's Twin Pillars Of Change And Choice. It Explores How Conversion (change) Is A Gift Of God, Which Demands Choices -- Between Disunity And Unity, Good And Bad Family Life, Good And Bad Social Structures. The Place That Change And Choice Ever And Again Come Together Is In Our Liturgy And Worship. Ephesians Is Filled With Prayer And Praise For Our Great And Sovereign Lord, Who Shows Us, As We Worship Him, That We Cannot Become A New Creature Without Acting Like One, And That Knowing How To Act Can Only Come If We Recognize The Great Change Brought About In The New Life In Jesus Christ. - Back Cover. Dedication -- Series Introduction -- General Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Annotated Bibliography -- Text And Commentary On Ephesians --scripture Index -- Subject Index. Klyne Snodgrass. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 32-36) And Indexes. Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from the twentieth century to the first century. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words, they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable -- but the job is only half done! The NIV Application Commentary Series helps us with both halves of the interpretive task. This new and unique series shows readers how to bring an ancient message into a modern context. It explains not only what the Bible meant but also how it can speak powerfully today The NIV Application Commentary helps readers with the vital task of bringing the ancient message of the Bible into a contemporary context. It gives preachers and teachers the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written. What was Paul's real message to the Ephesians in the first century? And what significance does that message have nearly 20 centuries later? This unique commentary will help you not only understand the message of Ephesians but also bring it to the modern world with relevance and power This NIVAC Bundle includes the nine books of the NIV Application Commentary series that cover the Pauline epistles