Wherefore I also
As well as others:
after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus;
who is the immediate object of faith, and a very proper and
suitable one; having every thing in him that is agreeable to the
case and circumstances of those that trust in him. And the grace
of faith, which terminates on him, is a seeing him, a beholding
the glory of his person, and the fulness of his grace; a going to
him, and venturing on him; a laying hold upon him, and embracing
of him; a committing all unto him, and a leaning and depending on
him, and a living upon him, and a walking on in him.
And love unto all the saints:
whether Jew or Gentile, rich or poor, greater or lesser
believers, of meaner gifts, or larger abilities; and which love
was unfeigned, fervent, active, and laborious; and which is the
evidence of regeneration, and without which a profession is in
vain. These two graces, faith and love, are inseparable; they
always go together, and are to be found in the same persons; and
where they are, they cannot be hid, as they were not in these
Ephesians; their faith was professed by them, and was made
public, and their love showed itself in deeds, as well as in
words, to the saints: hence the apostle came to hear of them
both, upon the certain relation of others; for these things were
come abroad, and were talked of; (See Gill on
Colossians 1:3). (See Gill on
Colossians 1:4). (See Gill on Philemon
1:4). (See Gill on Philemon
1:5).