Matthew Henry Commentary Ephesians 1:1-2

Matthew Henry Commentary

Ephesians 1:1-2

1662–1714
Presbyterian
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry Commentary

Ephesians 1:1-2

1662–1714
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." — Ephesians 1:1-2 (ASV)

All Christians must be saints; if they do not embody that character on earth, they will never be saints in glory. Those are not saints who are not faithful, believing in Christ, and true to the profession of their relationship with their Lord.

By grace, understand the free and undeserved love and favor of God, and the graces of the Spirit that come from it; by peace, understand all other blessings, spiritual and temporal, which are the fruit of the former. No peace without grace.

There is no peace or grace except from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. And the best saints need fresh supplies of the graces of the Spirit and desire to grow.