In confidence (εν πεποιθησε). Late and rare word from πεποιθα. See 2 Corinthians 1:15.

Through our fait…

We have boldness. The word here used—parrēsian—means, properly, boldness of speaking, 2 Corinthians 7:4;[Reference Jo…

This verse returns to the idea of Ephesians 2:18, as though St. Paul, after the wide sweep of thought far beyond the earth in Ephesians 3:10-11, de…

A practical conclusion is drawn from these considerations. The centrality of Christ has a bearing on the devotional life of believers. In Christ an…

Through whom we have boldness. The honor of reconciling the Father to the whole world must be given to Christ. From the effects of this gr…

In whom we have boldness and access
Into the holy of holies, to the throne of grace there, and to God the Father, as…

Those whom God advances to honorable roles, he makes low in their own eyes; and where God gives grace to be humble, there he gives all other necess…