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Ephesians 1 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God to the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly (places) in Christ 4 Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and blameless before Him. 5 In love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself according to the kind intention of His will 6 7 In Him TO THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY OF HIS GRACE (gracious glory) which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 8 we have redemption through His blood the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of His grace which He lavished upon us. 9 In all wisdom and insight He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him 10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullnesss of the times that is, the summing up of all things in Christ things in the heavens and things upon the earth. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will 12 to the end that we 13 In Him, who were the first to hope in Christ should be TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY. you also, after listening to the message of truth the gospel of your salvation having also believed were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise 14 Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance with a view to the redemption of God's own possession TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY. EPHESIANS 1:15-23 15 (In light of what God has done for them/has planned for them, and...) because he's heard of their faith and love, 17 PAUL PRAYS that GOD WOULD GIVE SPIRITUAL INSIGHT to the Ephesians 18a (The reason Paul can pray for such insight is because...) they've already been "enlightened" regarding salvation. 18b (The three things Paul want the Ephesians to know are:) A) the HOPE of their CALLING (elaborated upon in chapters 4-6) B) the RICHES of their INHERITANCE (elaborated in 2:11-3:21) C) the POWER at work in believers (elaborated in 1:20-2:10) 1) this POWER is that same as that demonstrated in CHRIST when: a) God RAISED Him from the dead b) SEATED*# Him in the heavenly places c) (will) PLACE* everything under His feet d) (but meanwhile) has GIVEN* Him as HEAD TO THE CHURCH i) which is His body (visible manifestation) ii) the control^ (fulness) of which, in all things and every way is being controlled (filled by Him). 2) this POWER is demonstrated in BELIEVERS (2:1-10) * these are 3 aorist participles, which express the kind or type of action of the finite verb "raised", but not necessarily the time of action. # at the right hand = position of honor at a victory banquet, designating the One who will rule the conquered territory. The rule has not yet begun, according to Hebrews 2:8 and the Daily News. cf. elected, not inaugurated. ^ The only way the world will see the rule (GLORY) of God today is as He is HEAD or LORD over the local assemblies of believers. (Eph 2:21) SUMMARY of 1:15-23...The object of Paul's prayer for the Ephesians [in light of their "spiritual" blessings "in" the Messiah] is that God might give both them a fuller understanding of the inheritance awaiting them, & His great power which He makes available to give them that inheritance. EPHESIANS 2:1-10 And YOU were dead 2 in your trespasses and sins in which YOU formerly WALKED according to the course of this world according to the prince of the power of the air of the spirit that is now working in... the sons of disobedience among them WE too all formerly LIVED in the lusts of our flesh indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind and were by nature children of wrath even as the rest. 3 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us 5 even while we were dead in our transgressions 6 7 made us alive together with Christ, BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ. in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace 9 10 you have been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God not as a result of works that no one should boast. for we are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:11 11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh (who are called "uncircumcision" by the so-called "circumcision" which is performed in the flesh by human hands) 12 were excluded from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise having no hope and without God in the world 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off 14 have been brought near by the blood of Christ For He Himself is our peace who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity of the Law of commandments in ordinances that in Himself He might make the two into one new man establishing peace 16 to God and might reconcile them both in one body through the cross by it having put to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near for through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens but you are fellow-citizens (syn) with the saints and are of God's household 20 prophets having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole building being fitted together (syn) is growing into a holy temple 22 In whom you also are being built together (syn) into a dwelling of God in the Lord in the Spirit. promise 2:12 1:13; 3:6 ec271 Eph3 stewardship = administrative responsibility given a servant v4 insight is gained by studying the word v6 co co co mystery = heirs/inheritors body members partakers/sharer == Used in papyri of joint possesors of a house [2:19 co citizens of God's household co joined co built] EPHESIANS 4:1-16 1-3 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to: WALK in a manner WORTHY of the CALLING with which you have been CALLED with all humility and gentleness with patience showing forbearance to one another in love being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit by means of the bond of peace. 4 There is ONE body, ONE Spirit, just as also you were CALLED in ONE hope of your CALLING; ONE Lord, ONE faith, ONE baptism, ONE God and Father of ALL who is over ALL, and through ALL, and in 5 6 ALL. 7 But to each one of us GRACE WAS GIVEN, according to the measure of Christ's GIFT. 8 Therefore it says: "When He ascended on high, He led captive an host of captives and GAVE GIFTS to men." 9 (Now this expression "He ascended" what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens that HE MIGHT FILL ALL THINGS.) 11 And He GAVE some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers 12 for the EQUIPPING of the Saints for the work of ministry *....(or).....FOR THE BUILDING UP OF THE BODY of Christ; 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to a measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but, speaking the truth in love, we are to GROW 16 in all to Him, who is the head, Christ from whom the whole BODY being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies according to the proper working of each individual part causes the GROWTH of the BODY FOR THE BUILDING UP OF ITSELF in love. THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS NYSB 188 W88 Cobb "Living as a member of Christ's Body for God's Glory" PURPOSE: To enable each student to personally DISCOVER and DEVELOP his/her walk with God according to God's revelation in Ephesians. OBJECTIVES: As a result of applying yourself to this course you will: 1) KNOW the content of Ephesians so well that you can trace and explain the purpose, meaning, and placement of each unit of thought; and 2) UNDERSTAND it so that you can a) derive a proper applicational principle from each section, b) design two possible applications from that principle, and c) deepen your walk with God by making the application a reality in your life. SCHEDULE: 1 1/4 2 1/11 3 1/18 4 1/25 5 2/1 6 2/8 7 2/15 8 2/22 9 2/29 10 3/7 11 3/14 12 3/21 Ephesians 1:1-6 1:7-14 1:15-23 2:1-10 2:11-22 3:1-13 3:14-21 4:1-16 4:17-32 5:1-21 5:22-6:9 6:10-24 TEXTS: A New American Standard Bible (NASB) plus one other; and access to a concordance (Strongs) and a Bible Dictionary (Unger). Commentaries VERBOTTEN!! EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND COURSE METHODOLOGY: As you sow, so shall you reap. If you hear, see, or even do, you will eventually forget. If you discover and do, you'll remember and use forever. We'll follow the process of inductive Bible study: Observation = "What do I see?" Interpretation = "What does it mean?" Application = "How does it work? The homework is designed to prepare you for intelligent class discussion, and develop in you the analytic and synthetic skills of true students of the Bible. REQUIREMENTS: 1. Each week you are to read the entire epistle in one sitting. 2. Write out the passage faithfully following the pattern shown in class. a. No more than one CLAUSE (subject, verb, associated objects) per line. b. Parallel or coordinate clauses should be lined up even with each other. c. Subordinate clauses are indented under the concepts they modify. d. Prepositional phrases and key modifers under the words they modify. e. Eventually identify VIP's and SVP's the relationships between them. 3. Neatly and consisely answer the homework questions, keeping a log of the time spent on the assignments in the upper right corner under your name. GRADING: Each weekly assignment is worth ten points. A=95 B=85 C=75 THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS - NYSB 188 W88 Cobb Name:__________________ Ephesians 1:1_____ First Homework assignment. _____ Start:_____ _____ End: _____ _____ Total:_____ _____ _____