Heard a neat sermon yesterday in which the Pastor explained how in Ephesians 1 there is a bunch of run on sentences in the Greek version of this text. Paul, the writer of Ephesians is going on and on about the blessings of God and its like there was no time to even put a period.
I like English grammar so I looked into this more. A period is used to end a sentence. Interesting how Paul is talking about how we have been blessed by God. He says we were chosen by God, that He has given us a purpose, that we are included in His plan, that we were marked with Him, and that our inheritance is guaranteed! Do you realize all that is yours when you believe that Jesus is your Savior?!!!
No wonder in the Greek this is a run on sentence. A period ends a sentence and maybe Paul was using this as one more way to show us that our praise to God should never end!
I pray you know these blessings personally. And I pray that when it comes to thanking God for all He has done that we use run on sentences over and over.
(sorry grammar teachers!)
In Christ,
Pastor John
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