This is the 70th—and final—post in Lift Your Eyes, a series of reflections covering every sentence in the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. We’ve now come to Paul’s closing greeting. This greeting tells us a lot about the circumstances of the letter and summarises some of its key themes. So this final reflection is a good opportunity to look back over Ephesians, to summarise what it’s all about, and to remember why it’s worth taking the time to read and reflect on this amazing letter.
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Reading Ephesians (Ephesians 6:21–24)
We need you – you need us, Aboriginal leader tells Christians – Anne Lim
The respected Aboriginal Christian leader invited the congregation in the city centre to “come on a journey with Aboriginal people … we’re going to change this nation.”
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How long, Lord, must we call for help?
In light of the recent Australian bushfires, we perhaps cannot be blamed for asking, Why is God allowing such a thing to happen? How can God turn a blind eye to the devastation that has come as a result of these fires – the loss of property, animals, even human life? Why doesn’t God do something about it? Why does God allow so many to needlessly suffer?
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The ACR asks P&A Director Jane Tooher about the Priscilla and Aquila Conference (3 February 2020)
The Priscilla and Aquila Centre encourages women in a variety of ministries, in partnership with men, for the building of Christ’s church, and in reaching the lost with the great saving news of Jesus Christ. To do that, we’re seeking to think more seriously and creatively about complementarianism, in two ways: (1) internally—as we train women and men through the Moore College curriculum and the regular day-to-day life at Moore; and (2) externally—so, our website which has numerous resources and advertises ministry positions for women, hosting talks and conferences, and encouraging women in a variety of ministries.
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Prayer: the heart of evangelism (Ephesians 6:17–20)
Prayer is clearly a very important theme in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. As the apostle sits in chains in a Roman prison, writing this letter, he keeps coming back to this topic of prayer. He prays for his readers, that they will be able to lift their eyes to see the greatness of God’s purposes and plans through his Son Jesus Christ.
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Gerald Bray Essay Prize Winners
Paul Young, with his essay, “The Role of Works in Final Judgment Using Calvin’s Aristotelian Framework with Special Reference to Romans 6:19-23” of which Gerald says that, “Young tackles a little known subject with great erudition and thoroughness.”
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