Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise,.... For temporal and spiritual mercies; particularly for sanctification, or expiation of sin, by the blood of Christ; and for heaven, the continuing city, that is to come: this sacrifice is not a proper, nor a propitiatory one, but spiritual and evangelical; it is enjoined by God, is well pleasing to him, and glorifies him; and...
Section II. — Thirdly, Then they are real praises when they end in acts of mercy. ' Dy him let us offer the sacrifice of pi'aise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name,' Heb. xiii. 15.
Commenting on Ephesians 6:10-20
Verse 15. By him therefore. The Jews approached God by the blood of the sacrifice, and by the ministry of their high priest. The exhortation of the apostle here is founded on the general course of argument in the epistle.