"The knowledge of the things themselves is the main thing in Christianity, and the main thing in faith." -Goodwin on Eph 1:18-19

Look at this archaic use of "object" (passive transitive) in Thomas Adams (1583–1652) on Eph 1:18, Paul's prayer that God would enable spiritual vision. To be seen by the eye of the mind, a truth must be ob-jected to it, thrown before it or presented intelligibly.

I admit it's subtle, but one of the effects of Eph using Isaiah in this way is that we get a glimpse of the risen Christ distributing gifts out among his church. This will be more explicit in 4:7, "grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift."

Teaching from Ephesians requires you to develop the skill of interrupting Paul at helpful moments. His sentences, they are long.

This story of coming to faith is absorbing, idiosyncratic, and worth a look:

Eadie on Christ as peace in Eph 2:13ff. Author, Basis, Medium, and Proclaimer of the peace that he, he himself, is.

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@codygbarnhart One question a well-balanced sermon on Prov 8 can answer is "If I already know and love Jesus, why is it to my advantage to think about him using this wisdom lens and characterization?" Or you might tweak that in a more invitational direction if the audience includes inquirers.

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If I had to choose between (a) a reading of Confessions that treated it as pure autobiography w/no metaphysical project and (b) this speculative schema, I'd go with (b) (especially the Crouse column) and just say "I don't know, guys, maaaybe" a lot.