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God's Uncaused Love
Multiple commentators emphasize that God's love is the sole, unprompted reason for salvation. John Calvin notes this love is "undeserved goodness," and Charles Spurgeon adds that it "does not depend upon what we are; it flows from his own heart." God loved us first, even when we were "dead in sins" and unlovable.
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Ephesians
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Albert Barnes
On Ephesians 2:4
18th Century
Theologian
But God, who is rich in mercy. On the use of the word rich by Paul, see Barnes on Ephesians 1:7.
It is a beautiful express…
AT Robertson
On Ephesians 2:4
But God (ο δε θεος). Change in the structure of the sentence here, resuming verse 1 after the break.
Being rich in …
Charles Ellicott
On Ephesians 2:4
19th Century
Bishop
Rich in mercy.—Not only merciful, but rich “in the multitude of mercy,” as attaching even to those dead in sin (see Chrysostom on…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Ephesians 2:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Ephesians 2:4
Over against humanity’s churlish rejection of God, Paul sets God’s gracious acceptance of human beings in Christ. Though he cannot approve of sin i…
John Calvin
On Ephesians 2:4
16th Century
Theologian
But God, who is rich in mercy. Now follows the second part of the sentence, the substance of which is that God had delivered the Ephesians…
John Gill
On Ephesians 2:4
17th Century
Pastor
But God, who is rich in mercy
Mercy is a perfection of the divine nature, and is essential to God; and may be consid…
Matthew Henry
On Ephesians 2:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Sin is the death of the soul. A man dead in trespasses and sins has no desire for spiritual pleasures. When we look upon a corpse, it evokes an awf…