How does God strengthen believers according to Ephesians 3:16?
Ephesians 3:16 says God would grant believers, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man. This strengthening is not merely intellectual or in the head; it must be in the heart, the very core of one's being.
Les teaches that in Ephesians 3:16 the writer is addressing Gentiles, to you and me, and prays that God would grant them to be strengthened according to the riches of His glory. The strengthening comes by the Holy Spirit and is located in the inner man. Les stresses that this is not just intellectually or in the head; it has to be in the heart, the very core of our being. Verse 17 continues the prayer that Christ may dwell in believers' hearts by faith, rooted and grounded in love, so that every believer, not just the clergy or the few, may comprehend it. He illustrates this with Tyndale's desire for every plowboy in England to have the Book.
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
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How are believers strengthened according to Ephesians 3:16?
God grants believers according to the riches of His glory to be strengthened with might by the Holy Spirit.
Where does God's strengthening take place in a believer?
This strengthening is to take place in the inner man — not just intellectually in the head, but in the heart, the very core of our being.
Where does the Holy Spirit strengthen believers?
The Holy Spirit's strengthening is in the inner man—not merely intellectual or in the head, but in the heart and core of our being.