From 4b8ed706dfcfccf6003536c590931d77fce6c2bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 1LoisC Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 18:09:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '50-eph/03.md' --- 50-eph/03.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/50-eph/03.md b/50-eph/03.md index bd920b2..a8ff5a1 100644 --- a/50-eph/03.md +++ b/50-eph/03.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Before Jesus came to the earth, people did not believe that the messiah would co See: Galatians 1:11-12; Colossians 1:24-27 -See: Messiah +See: [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md) ### How was the “mystery” revealed by God? @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ God did not tell the prophets who lived during the Old Testament times everythin See: 2:19-22 -See: Apostle; Prophet; Gifts of the Holy Spirit +See: [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md); [Prophet](../articles/prophet.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md)[Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) ## 3:7 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Paul told the Christians in Ephesus that God had three reasons why he wanted Pau 1. God wanted Paul to serve him in order to “shed light” on how God’s previously “hidden purpose”(μυστήριον/g3466) started to happen, that is, God wanted Paul to explain to people what God wanted them to know after the church began. This is also called a “mystery,” which hidden from the beginning of the world, and only God knew it. Perhaps Paul was thinking about the words he said in 1:4. 1. God wanted Paul to serve him by telling people about God’s wisdom. He spoke about God’s wisdom as if it were an object with many different sides, that is, God’s wisdom is complex and cannot be fully understood by man. God wanted the rulers or leaders in the world to know about his wisdom and he wanted Paul to tell them about it. God also wanted the “authorities” or “those who rule”(ἐξουσία/g1849) in the “heavenly places”(ἐπουράνιος/g2032) to do this. -See: Wise (Wisdom); Church; In Christ +See: [Wise (Wisdom, Fool)](../articles/wise.md); [Church](../articles/church.md); [In Christ](../articles/inchrist.md) **Advice to translators:** Translate “authorities in heavenly places” as your local translation does. A “being” is a living creature that is not a human being. @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ See: Philippians 2:10-11; Isaiah 45:23 Paul prayer for people all over the world. God created people and God cares for them. Perhaps Paul wanted people to think about how God loves both the Jews and the Gentiles and how God now saves both of them. -See: Save (Salvation, Save from sin) +See: [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md) ## 3:16-19 @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Paul wanted God to “strengthen or make strong” the Christians with God’s p **Advice to translators:** Each culture will have a way to speak about the inner person. In English, the “heart” is used to describe what happens inside of a person, that is their thoughts. -See: Inner Person +See: [Inner Person](../articles/innerperson.md) ### How does God make Christians strong? @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Some scholars think that Christians are to get better at loving other people and Paul often spoke about the Holy Spirit being in Christians, and being “filled” with the Holy Spirit when they obey God. Perhaps here, Paul wanted the Christians to be completely full of the Holy Spirit, that is, completely obedient to God. He wanted the Christians to live in a way that honors God. -See: Filling of the Holy Spirit +See: [Filling of the Holy Spirit](../articles/fillingholyspirit.md) ## 3:20-21