Ephesians 6:4-24 // Ephesians concludes with a call for God’s people to put on the Lord’s armor in lives of holy love and gospel mission.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Old and New, Past and Future // By the late nineteenth century, American evangelicalism sidelined earlier revival debates and increasingly valued visible success over doctrinal depth.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 // In the household of God, submission to the Lord’s authority includes the right ordering of authority structures in the home and society.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Third Great Awakening // The 1857–58 awakening was a broad, prayer-centered revival interpreted by James W. Alexander as a sovereign work of God rather than revivalistic machinery.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:31-5:21 // Godly living includes the Spirit-empowered imitation of God, repentance from immorality, and the discernment of his will.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Baptists in Transition // Baptists shifted from Spirit-dependent, doctrinally grounded evangelism to method-driven revivalism where visible results and techniques overshadowed earlier theological convictions and practices.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:17-32 // The gospel comes to bear in lives of genuine holiness and love.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

The Illusion of a New Era // Evangelicalism shifted toward results-driven revivalism as visible outcomes and selective memory reshaped expectations and methods.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite

Ephesians 4:1-16 // There is both unity and diversity within the body of Christ such that God gifts his people for the purpose of building up others in love.

New Life in the Household of God, a study in the book Ephesians // Tom Allen

Origins of a Great Division // Finney’s revivalist theology rejected Calvinism, stressed human ability, and contributed to Protestant division.

Revival and Revivalism: From the Reformation to Today // Michael Crosswhite