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Remember to Be Grateful
Commentators like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon emphasize that Paul's command to "remember" is a vital spiritual practice. Recalling your former state—spiritually lost and alienated from God—is not meant to induce shame, but to cultivate profound gratitude, humility, and love for the grace you have received in Christ. Remembering what you were saved from magnifies the greatness of your salvation.
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Ephesians
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Albert Barnes
On Ephesians 2:11
18th Century
Theologian
Wherefore remember. The design of this evidently is to excite a sense of gratitude in their hearts for that mercy which had called them fr…
AT Robertson
On Ephesians 2:11
Wherefore (διο). This conjunction applies to the Gentile Christians the arguments in 2:1-10.
That aforetime ye
Charles Ellicott
On Ephesians 2:11
19th Century
Bishop
Gentiles in the flesh: that is, not having the physical mark of circumcision, which sealed the Jewish covenant.
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Charles Spurgeon
On Ephesians 2:10–12
19th Century
Preacher
Created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Therefore remember, that you being forme…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Ephesians 2:11
“Therefore” refers back not simply to v.10 but to the entire paragraph (vv.1– 10), which presents a single sentence in the Greek text. Second-gener…
John Calvin
On Ephesians 2:11
16th Century
Theologian
Wherefore remember. The apostle never once loses sight of his subject, marks it out clearly, and pursues it with increasing earnestness. H…
John Gill
On Ephesians 2:11
17th Century
Pastor
Wherefore remember, that you were in time past Gentiles in
the flesh
This, with what …
Matthew Henry
On Ephesians 2:11–13
17th Century
Minister
Christ and His covenant are the foundation of all the Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is able to remove himself …