Ephesians 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. I. A TRUTH PROCLAIMED BY THE GOSPEL. II. A TRUTH MANIFOLDLY CONFIRMED BY CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. 1. The Divine Father is over all His children. Fatherhood the ultimate truth concerning God on which all others rest, and out of which they grow. Expressive of (1) supreme authority; (2) protective care; (3) the grace of God as an administrative principle. 2. The Divine Father is through all His children. This preposition suggests movement and instrumentality. (1) The energy of the Father working through His children; (2) the distribution of spiritual gifts; (3) the revelation of the Father through believers. 3. The Divine Father is in all His children. (1) In the consciousness of their relationship to Him (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6); (2) in real union with Him (John 17:22, 23). (A. F. Muir, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.WEB: one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all. |
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