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STUDIESIN

THE BOOK

OF

EPHESIANS

Bob Buchanan

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INTRODUCTION TO EPHESIANS

I. AUTHOR of the book of EPHESIANS

A. The apostle PAUL is mentioned as the AUTHOR (Ephesians 1:1; 3:1)

B. The autho !alled himsel" the #PR$%O&ER O' THE LOR (Ephesians 3:1; *:1; +:,-)

1. The oo/s o" EPHE%$A&%0 PH$L$PP$A&%0 OLO%%$A&%0 and PH$LE2O&

ae !alled the #PR$%O& EP$%TLE%.

,. &OTE the "olloin4 passa4es that sho these epistles to e the #pison epistles

(Ephesians 3:1; *:1; Philippians 1:1,5,3; olossians *:3; Philemon 1:1; 130

et!.

3. OB%ER6E Paul7s impisonment in A!ts ,80 ,9.

*. Paul as $2PR$%O&E at least on 'OUR $''ERE&T OA%$O&% and

PLAE%:

a. He as impisoned in PH$L$PP$ (A!ts 1+:,35,)

. Paul as impisoned in ERU%ALE2 (A!ts ,1:335,3:3,)

!. He as impisoned in AE%AREA (A!ts ,3:335,+:3,)

d. A"te the shipe!/0 Paul as impisoned in RO2E (A!ts ,8:15,9:31)

. The 2O%T L$ the apostle Paul is E%R$BE in the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

1. He is des!ied as an #APO%TLE o" hist (Ephesians 1:1)

,. He is des!ied as a #PR$%O&ER (Ephesians 3:1; *:1)

3. Paul is des!ied as the one ho PROLA$2E THE ?O%PEL to the ?E&T$LE%

(Ephesians 3:15@)

*. He is des!ied as the one ho tau4ht the E%%E&T$AL% o" HR$%T$A& L$6$&?

(Ephesians *:1853,). He said0 #This $ sa thee"oe and a""im ith the Lod

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$$. The PEOPLE >HO REE$6E the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

A. Thee is a papus manus!ipt dated aout ,-- A. . that does &OT !ontain the phase

#in Ephesus in Ephesians 1:1.

B. The 6AT$A& and %$&A$$T$ 2A&U%R$PT% o" the 'OURTH E&TUR= also

O &OT haCe this phase0 #at Ephesus o #in Ephesus.

. 2a!ion0 a "alse tea!he ho ote aout 1*- A. .0 thou4ht that this oo/ as the lette

to the LAO$EA&% mentioned in olossians (%ee olossians *:1+)

. The lette that is !alled #Ephesians ma e a ?E&ERAL lette sent to seCeal

!on4e4ations in A%$A 2$&OR0 and the !hu!h at Ephesus !ould e a 2AOR

RE$P$E&T. $t is noted that PETER ote to !on4e4ations in seCeal poCin!es

($ Pete 1:1)

E. $T $% &OTE that thee is onl A %2ALL A2OU&T O' PER%O&AL $&'OR2AT$O&

ABOUT %PE$'$ PEOPLE in the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%. %ee Ephesians +:,10 ,,.

'. >hethe the oo/ as itten O&L= to EPHE%U% o to %E6ERAL HURHE% in that

aea0 the oo/ is a ?REAT 2A%TERP$EE o" the inspied apostle Paul.

?. &OT$E this statement Boles; #.$t is lo4i!al that it (Ephesians) ould haCe een sent

"ist to the leadin4 it (Ephesus D Edito) (in Asia 2ino)0 and "om thee !opies

ould e !i!ulated. $t is li/el0 then0 that Paul did send this epistle to the Ephesians0

ut0 not to them alone (Boles0 pa4e 1930 Bu!e0 pa4e 13).).

H. OseCe also that inspied epistles ee !i!ulated amon4 the !hu!hes (olossians *:1+)

$$$. The ATE o" the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

A. The oo/ ould e itten appoimatel +,5+* A. . '. '. Bu!e su44ests +-0 +1 A. ..

duin4 Paul7s RO2A& $2PR$%O&2E&T (Bu!e0 pa4e 1,).

B. $t is dated duin4 the RO2A& $2PR$%O&2E&T o" Paul that is e!oded in

A!ts ,9:1+531.

$6. The E2PHA%$% on the #HURH in the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

A. This emphasis on the HURH in Ephesians is an emphasis on the #HURH

U&$6ER%AL. $t is the HURH as the U&$6ER%AL #BO= o" hist.

B. '$?URE% O' %PEEH in Ephesians that des!ie the #HURH

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1. $n Ephesians0 the HURH is !ompaed to a PH=%$AL BO=

(Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3; ,:1+; *:*0 1,0 1+; :,30 3-)

,. $n Ephesians0 the HURH is !ompaed to a #BU$L$&?0 thee"oe0

an ARH$TETURAL '$?URE (Ephesians ,:1@5,,)

3. $n this oo/0 the HURH is emphasiFed as a 'A2$L=. $t is the #BR$E

o" hist (Ephesians :,,533)

6. The U&$T= THAT 2U%T BE 'OU& $& THE HURH

A. $n Ephesians0 the HURH is pi!tued as !omposed o" BOTH E>% A& ?E&T$LE%

U&$TE $& HR$%T (Ephesians ,:115,,)

B. The HURH is a U&$'$E BO= in esus hist (Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3;

,:1*51+; *:15+)

. Thee ae seCeal uses o" the od0 #O&E in the tet o" EPHE%$A&%

1. #O&E ne man (,:1)

,. #O&E od (,:1+; *:*)0 #O&E %piit0 (,:19; *:*)0 #O&E hope (*:*)0

#O&E Lod (*:)0 #O&E "aith (*:)0 #O&E aptism (*:)0 #O&E

?od and 'athe (*:+)

. &OTE AL%O the use o" the ods0 #EAH O&E0 #EAH PART0 et!.

(*:8; *:1+; :33). These epessions emphasiFe U&$T=G

E. U&$T= is also emphasiFed the ods0 #TO?ETHR o #>$TH0 et!.

1. #AL$6E TO?ETHER (3:)0

,. #HE$R% TO?ETHER (3:+)0 #'ello heis

3. #2E2BER% TO?ETHER (3:+)0 #'ello memes o" the od

*. #PART&ER% (3:+)0 #'ello pata/es o" the pomise.

'. The od0 #U&$T= is "ound T>$E in Ephesians0 (*:30 13). The U&$T= o"

histians is emphasiFed mu!h in Ephesians and thou4hout the &e Testament..

?. The od0 #PEAE is also emphasiFed in the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

1. Bin4in4 E>% and ?E&T$LE% to4ethe in hist and in #PEAE (,:1*518)

,. The #BO& O' PEAE (*:3)

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3. The #?O%PEL O' PEAE (+:1)

6$. EPHE%$A&% has man %$2$LAR$T$E% to the oo/ o" OLO%%$A&%

A. Aout 13 o" the ods in olossians ae also "ound in EPHE%$A&% (>eed0 pa4e 111)

B. EIA2$&E the "olloin4 %$2$LAR$T$E% in EPHE%$A&% and OLO%%$A&%:

EPHE%$A&% OLO%%$A&%

,:1, 1:,1

,:1* 1:,-

3:0 + 1:,+0 ,8

:,- 3:180 et!. et!.

6$$. onside the U%A?E o" the od0 #2=%TER= in the oo/ o" EPHE%$A&%

A. A #2=%TER= in the %!iptues e"es to that hi!h as #"omel O&EALE0

ut is &O> #RE6EALE. &OTE ho the pophets o" the Old Testament did &OT

undestand ?od7s 4eat salCation thou4h hist ($ Pete 1:1-51,).

B. The od0 #2=%TER= is used in Ephesians to e"e to ?O7% ?REAT PURPO%E

$& HR$%T (Ephesians 1:@).

. $t e"es to the U&$T$&? O' E>% A& ?E&T$LE% $& HR$%T (Ephesians 3:*5+).

. $t is used in the O2PAR$%O& o" 2ARR$A?E to the elationship o" HR$%T andH$% HURH (Ephesians :3,). &ote Ephesians :,,533.

6$$$. %O2E &OTE% !on!enin4 the $T= O' EPHE%U%

A. Ephesus as the leadin4 !it in the Roman PoCin!e o" A%$A.

B. $t as lo!ated at the intese!tion o" T>O TRAE ROUTE%. Thee"oe0 it as a

leadin4 !omme!ial !ente.

. The temple and oship o" ARTE2$% (iana) as lo!ated thee. &ote A!ts 1@.

. The 4eat #stadium o amphitheate in Ephesus ould seat eteen ,0--- and

-0--- people. That theate is still thee in the uins o" Ephesus.

E. %ome estimates su44est that as man as 33-0--- people liCed thee in the das o" Paul.

This in!luded a la4e nume o" eish people.

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'. The %!iptues tea!h that the apostle Paul tau4ht "o to eas in the le!tue hall o"

T=RA&&U% (A!ts 1@:@0 1-).

?. A R$OT too/ pla!e that as !aused the loss o" usiness in the ma/in4 o" ima4es o"

ARTE2$% (A!ts 1@:,-5*1).

$I. &OTE a possile %ER$E% O' HRO&OLO?$AL E6E&T% on!enin4 EPHE%$A&%0

OLO%%$A&%0 and PH$LE2O&

A. uin4 his impisonment in RO2E0 Paul !onCeted a RU&A>A= %LA6E named

O&E%$2U%. %ee the oo/ o" PH$LE2O&.

B. A 'AL%E TEAH$&? as ou4ht into the !hu!h in OLO%%EE. Paul ote the

oo/ o" OLO%%$A&%. %tud olossians 1:351, !on!enin4 in"omation "om

Epaphas (olossians ,:90 et!.) olossee as the #home ton o" Onesimus

(olossians *:@).

. Paul sent O&E%$2U% a!/ to Philemon0 no lon4e as a slaCe0 ut as a eloCed

othe (Philemon @518)

. Pehaps0 Paul then ote EPHE%$A&%0 intendin4 "o it to e !i!ulated amon4 the

!hu!hes o" Asia 2ino (Boles0 pa4e 19).

AN OUTLINE OF THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS

?od7s >onde"ul Plan 'o The %alCation O" 2an (Ephesians 1:153:,1)

$. ?od7s %piitual Blessin4s $n hist (Ephesians 1:15,3)

A. %alutation (1:10 ,)

B. The PRE%E&T BLE%%$&?% in hist (1:351*)

. Possile Blessin4s in hist (1:15,3)

$$. The %alCation >hi!h omes 'om ?od (,:15,,)

A. %alCation 'om %$& (,:151-)

B. %alCation 'om E&2$T= and %EPARAT$O& (e and ?entile) (,:115,,)

$$$. ?od7s PART$$PAT$O& $n This %AL6AT$O& (Ephesians 3:15,1)

A. The Lod as o/in4 THROU?H PAUL (3:1513)

B. ?od is AT >OR< in ALL O' H$% $%$PLE% (3:1*5,1)

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RESPONSIBILITIES of ALL DISCIPLES (Ephesians !"#$!%&

$. The histian7s L$'E in the HURH (Ephesians *:151+)

A. U&$T= in the BO= (*:15+)

B. i""eent RE%PO&%$B$L$T$E% in the BO= (*:8511)

. The &EE "o 2ATUR$T= in the BO= (*:1,51+)

$$. The PER%O&AL L$'E o" the $%$PLE (Ephesians *:185:,1)

A. #OUT >$TH THE OL 2A&G The #&E> 2A& in hist (*:185,*)

B. The L$'E O' ALL 2E2BER% in O&E BO= (*:,53,)

. >al/in4 $n LO6E (:10 ,)

. >al/in4 $n L$?HT (:351*)

E. >al/in4 $n >$%O2 (:15,1)

$$$. The $%$PLE in his O2E%T$ L$'E (Ephesians :,,5+:@)

A. HU%BA&% and >$6E% (:,,533)

B. H$LRE& and thei PARE&T% (+:15*)

. %LA6E% and thei 2A%TER% (+:5@)

$6. The %P$R$TUAL >AR'ARE o" the $%$PLE o" HR$%T (Ephesians +:1-5,*)

A. The E&E2= hi!h e must 'AE (+:1-51,)

B. The AR2OR o" the Lod (+:13519)

. The 'ARE>ELL o" the apostle Paul (+:1@5,*) (Boles0 pa4es 1980 199)

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STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS

'ODS 'REAT PLAN FOR )ANS SAL*ATION THROU'H CHRIST

(Ephesians 1:153:,1)

$. The %P$R$TUAL BLE%%$&?% o" ?od #in hist (Ephesians 1:15,3)

A. The ?REET$&? o" the apostle Paul (1:10 ,)

1. Paul as an #APO%TLE (1:1). This od means one ho is #sent "oth on

a mission. &OTE 2a/ 3:1*. Paul as #sent "oth to the ?E&T$LE%

(A!ts ,+:1+519; Romans 1:1+519)

,. His !allin4 as a!!odin4 # the ill o ?od (1:1)

a. He had een the #!hie" o" sinnes0 %A6E B= THE ?RAE O' ?O

($ Timoth 1:1,51+)

. onside Paul7s "eelin4s aout this as noted in Ephesians 3:+59;

$ ointhians 1:951- and $ Timoth 1:1. Paul as a #%$&&ER

%A6E B= ?RAE

3. &OTE that T$2OTH= is &OT 2E&T$O&E in this 4eetin4 as he is in the

olossian epistle (olossians 1:1)

*. Paul as itin4 to #%A$&T%0 o #hol ones0 those pui"ied the lood o"

esus (1:1). (Andt and ?in4i!h ?ee/ Lei!on0 pa4es @0 1-). &OTE:

$n the "olloin4 pa4es0 this ?REE< Lei!on ill e aeCiated to #A. and ?.

a. The ?ee/ od "o #%A$&T%0 (hagioi ) ma e used as an AET$6E

to mean #HOL=0 those !onse!ated to ?od thou4h esus7 lood

($ Pete 1:10 1+).

. But0 this od is also used as a &OU& and is tanslated #%A$&T% o

#HOL= O&E% (Philippians 1:1)

!. OseCe that histians ae !alled #%A$&T% seCeal times in the oo/ o"

EPHE%$A&% (1:1; 1:1; ,:1@; 3:9; 3:19; *:1,; :3; +:19).

. These #saints ae also #'A$TH'UL BRETHRE& (1:1)

a. The od0 # pistis ("aith"ul) !omes "om the od hi!h means to #elieCe

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in. These othes in hist ae #elieCes. The ae #tustoth.

(A. and ?. pa4es +8-0 +81).

. #BelieCes ee OBE$E&T #elieCes (A!ts ,:3+5390 **5*8)

!. #BelieCin4 in the %!iptues des!ies those ho 'OLLO> E%U%

(ohn 3:3+)

+. These #"aith"ul othes0 ho ee #saints0 ee #$& HR$%T E%U% (1:1)

a. Please OU&T the nume o" times that the phase #$& HR$%T o

#$& H$20 o #$& THE BELO6E0 o simila tems ae "ound in

Ephesians 1:151*. HO> 2A&= $ =OU '$&J

. This phase0 #$& HR$%T means #THROU?H HR$%T0 thou4h >HAT

E%U% $ 'OR 2A&7% %AL6AT$O&.

!. BUT0 this phase0 #$& HR$%T also means #in a elationship ith hist.

Eamine $$ ointhians :18; Ephesians 1:8; olossians 1:1*;

$$ Timoth ,:1-; $ ohn :110 1,0 et!.

d. &OTE AL%O that people ae #aptiFed into hist (Romans +:15*;

?alatians 3:,+0 ,8).

8. on!enin4 the phase #at Ephesus o #in Ephesus0 PLEA%E %EE THE

$&TROUT$O& TO TH$% %TU=.

9. onside the ods0 #?RAE and #PEAE (Ephesians 1:,)

a. A !ommon 4eetin4 in the ?ee/ old as #chairein as seen in

A!ts ,3:,+.

. HoeCe0 the od hee is #charis0 the od "o #?RAE. This e"es

to #?od7s "aCo hi!h man does &OT E%ER6E o 2ER$T. %ee

it use in Ephesians ,:90 Romans 3:,*0 et!..

!. The od #PEAE is #eirene hi!h ould seem to e eKuiCalent to the

Hee od0 #shalom. $t desies #ell ein4 o" the soul "o the

ones addessed (ud4es +:,*). (Boles0 pa4e 19@).

@. &ote the eauti"ul thou4ht o" the #'ATHER5HOO0 o" ?od in Ephesians

a. #?a!e and #Pea!e "om ?od0 the #'ATHER. (1:1)

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. OseCe the Caious times in Ephesians hen the od #'ATHER is used

(1:1; 1:,; 1:30 1:18; ,:19; 3:1*; :,-; +:,3).

!. The #'ATHER O' ?LOR= is the One ho RA$%E esus "om the dead0

and made him #HEA oCe all thin4s to the HURH (Ephesians

1:18; 1:,-; 1:,,0 ,3)

d. Thee is O&E #'ATHER (Ephesians *:+)

1-. %ee also the emphasis on the #LOR%H$P o" esus in Ephesians

a. #?a!e and #Pea!e "om . The Lod esus hist (1:,)

. #E%U% $% LOR (Eamine Ephesians 1:,0 30 10 18; 3:11; *:10 0 et!.)

!. The od0 #LOR as used also as the #O>&ER O' A %LA6E.

The od0 #2aste in Ephesians +: is the od #kurios0 LOR.

(A. and ?. pa4es *@0 *+-).

d. >E ARE TO BE THE #%LA6E% O' THE #LOR ($$ ointhians

*:; $$ Timoth ,:,*; Philippians 1:10 et!.)

B. The BLE%%$&?% hi!h dis!iples &O> haCe #$& HR$%T (Ephesians 1:,51*)

1. $t is tue that mateial0 PH=%$AL BLE%%$&?% !ome "om ?OG (ames 1:18;

euteonom ,9:151*).

,. &OTE: Ephesians 1:351*0 ALL O' THE%E 6ER%E%0 !onsist o" onl O&E

BEAUT$'UL %E&TE&E in the ?ee/ tet.

3. onside ALL o" the %P$R$TUAL BLE%%$&?% that ae mentioned in these

T>EL6E Ceses (1:351*)

a. histians ae #HO%E&0 the #ELET o" ?od0 HO%E& #$& H$2

(1:*)

. The ae #PREE%T$&E to e the #adopted !hilden o" ?od (1:)

!. is!iples ae 4iCen #?RAE ?od (1:+)

d. histians ae #REEE2E and this edemption is #$& HR$%T

(1:8)

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e. The Lod has #eCealed the #2=%TER= o" His ill to them (1:@)

". histians haCe otained the pomise o" the #$&HER$TA&E (1:11)

4. The haCe een #sealed ith the HOL= %P$R$T o" pomise (1:130 1*)

3. The od0 #BLE%%E (eulogetes)0 to #spea/ ell0 means #PRA$%E e to

?odG (1:3). >e PRA$%E ?O "o His ?RAE0 H$% ?REAT&E%%0 H$%PO>ER0 et!. (A. and ?. pa4e 3,3).

*. These #%P$R$TUAL BLE%%$&?% ae to e "ound #$& HR$%TG (1:3)

a. #$& HR$%T means #THROU?H HR$%T0 that is0 thou4h esus7

%AR$'$E

. BUT0 AL%O0 this phase means that0 hen a peson is #in hist0 he is

#in!opoated into esus7 od0 the !hu!h (>eed0 pa4e 1,*).

!. &OTE the phase #$& >HO2 that is used in Ephesians 1:8 and

olossians 1:1*.

. These #%P$R$TUAL BLE%%$&?% ae "ound #in the heaCenl pla!es0 #the

heaCenlies. This phase is "ound '$6E times in the oo/ o" Ephesians

(1:3; 1:,-; ,:+: 3:1-; +:1,). (Bu!e0 pa4e ,8).

a. Thee is a 4eat #spiitual ealm0 an #etenal ealm

. hist RULE% in the #heaCenl pla!es (Ephesians 1:,-).

!. histians ae %EATE ith hist in the #heaCenl pla!es (,:+)

d. The HURH is to sho ?od7s >$%O2 to those ho ae in the

#heaCenl pla!es (3:1-)

e. The histian7s BATTLE a4ainst i!/edness is in the #heaCenl

pla!es (+:1,)

+. ?od7s PLA& to %A6E 2E& THROU?H HR$%T as "omed #BE'ORE THE

'OU&AT$O& O' THE >ORL (Ephesians 1:*).

a. %ee this ETER&AL PLA& dis!ussed in $ Pete 1:,-0 Titus 1:,0 3 and hee

in Ephesians 3:1-0 11.

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. PLEA%E &OTE TH$% $2PORTA&T PR$&$PLE: ?od did &OT

#ELET us0 o #HOO%E us aitail >$THOUT the

EIER$%E o" ou 'REE >$LL. >e haCe the PO>ER to

HOO%EG (2atthe ,9:195,-; 2a/ 1+:1*51+; Lu/e ,*:**5*@;

Lu/e 13:; A!ts ,:3+539; A!ts 18:3-0 et!.)

!. ?od #'ORE those ho ould #HOO%E to !ome to Him.

%omeone has said0 #?O HOO%E% THO%E >HO HOO%EHR$%TG

d. ?O HA% A >O&ER'UL ?OAL: He ants to pesent us to

Himsel" #BLA2ELE%% and #HOL=G &ote $ Pete 1:10 1+.

?O >A&T% A #HOL= PEOPLEG

e. Thee"oe0 OUR ETER&AL E%T$&= EPE&% O& OUR RE%PO&%E

TO E%U%G

8. The phase0 #$& LO6E (en agape) "ound in 1:* ma a!tuall "it ette into 1:.

That is0 #$& LO6E0 He pedestined us to adoption as sons thou4h esus

hist. (Bu!e0 pa4es ,90 ,@). This is ?od7s >illG He ants ALL TO BE

%A6EG ($ Timoth ,:30 *; $$ Pete 3:@).

a. The od #PREE%T$&E ( prooridzo) means to #set oundaies

in adCan!e. ?od set the plan into a!tion that0 ALL >HO >$LL

O2E TO HR$%T >$LL BE %A6EG ?od #HO%E all o" those

ho ae #$& HR$%TG (Boles0 pa4e ,-3).

. &OTE A?A$&: The phase0 #$& HR$%T0 o #$& H$20 o #$& THE

BELO6E is "ound aout ELE6E& T$2E% in Ephesians 1:151*.

$t is onl #THROU?H H$2 and #$& H$2 that man/ind is saCed.

9. THE ?OAL $%: #TO THE PRA$%E O' THE ?LOR= O' H$% ?RAE

(Ephesians 1:+). This ?RAE as #estoed on us in the BeloCed (esus).

a. &oti!e that this oous statement0 #To the paise o" His 4lo is also

"ound in 1:1,0 1*.

. ECethin4 in %AL6AT$O& is !enteed #in the BELO6EG &OTE:

#This is 2 BeloCed %on in hom $ am ell pleased (2atthe 3:18;

18:). &OTE the #/in4dom o" ?od7s dea %on (olossians 1:13).

@. 2an7s #REE2PT$O& is #$& HR$%T (1:8). &ote: #$n hom.

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a. To #REEE2 is to PA= THE PR$E TO 'REE A %LA6E. The

%$&&ER is set "ee "om the #%LA6ER= o" sin (Romans +:1+519)

(A. and ?. pa4e @).

. The #PR$E that esus paid to #REEE2 the %$&&ER is the BLOO

o" esus ($ Pete 1:190 1@). He 4aCe His li"e as a #RA&%O2

(2atthe ,-:,9).

!. A& $2PORTA&T PO$&T: The pament "o %$& >A% &OT 2AE TO

%ATA&G

d. E%U% PA$ THE PR$E O' H$% O>& BLOO TO %AT$%'= ?O7%

U%T$EG (Boles0 pa4e ,-+).

e. #'o4iCeness o" #tespasses is the total #lottin4 out o" man7s

tans4essions (1:8) (%ee olossians 1:1*)

". ?od has a #>EALTH o" ?RAEG (1:8). The #R$HE% o" His

?RAEG OseCe the #R$HE% o" His 4a!e also in ,:80 the

#>EALTH o" His ?LOR= (3:1+)0 and the #>EALTH o" His


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1,. The od0 #A2$&$%TRAT$O& (#oikonomia) (1:1-) !omes "om a od

hi!h e"es to the #ise ulin4 o 4oCenin4 o" a 'A2$L= (Boles0 pa4e ,-9).

(Also A. and ?. pa4e +,). ?od7s #2A%TER PLA& as to 4o into e""e!t in

hamon and a!!odin4 to ?od7s T$2ETABLE. %tud this thou4ht in ?alatians

*:* and Titus 1:,0 3.

a. ?od7s PLA& as to #%U2 UP all thin4s in histG Tul0 as esus said

on the RO%%0 #$T $% '$&$%HEG (ohn 1@:3-)

. E%U% is #HEA oCe ALL TH$&?% !on!enin4 the HURH

(Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3)

!. #ALL TH$&?% !an e #REO&$LE onl thou4h hist

(olossians 1:,-)

13. histians haCe otained an #$&HER$TA&E (Ephesians 1:11)

a. The Amei!an %tandad 6esion tanslates it0 #$n hom also e ee

made a heita4e

. This Cese0 (1:11) ma also !onCe the idea that dis!iples ae #the

inheitan!e o" ?od. %tud euteonom @:,+ and 3,:@. $t is tue

that ?od #inheits His people. (Bu!e a""ims this0 pa4e 33).

!. >e0 as histians0 ae a people "o #?O7% PO%%E%%$O&

(Titus ,:1*). TRUL=0 #>E ?ET HEA6E&0 A& ?O ?ET%

U% (Boles0 pa4e ,-@).

d. The od0 #PREE%T$&E in this passa4e is the same ?ee/ od

that is "ound in 1:. ?od has detemined the #oundaies o" His

>ill. People ae #HO%E& #$& HR$%TG

e. ?O $% $& O2PLETE O&TROLG ECethin4 is in hamon ith

His >$LLG

1*. onside those #>HO >ERE THE '$R%T TO HOPE $& HR$%T (1:1,)

a. The %!iptues sa that HR$%T $% #OUR HOPE (olossians 1:,8;

$ Timoth 1:1)

. The E>% ee the #'$R%T to e!eiCe this #HOPE (Romans 1:1)

!. THE&0 the #?E&T$LE% (Ephesians ,:115,,). (Bu!e0 pa4e 3*).

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d. >e #PRA$%E the splendo0 the 4lo o" ?O7% ?RAEG &OTE

A?A$&: Ephesians 1:+ and 1*.

1. The phase0 #=OU AL%O. ma e"e to ?E&T$LE%G (1:13). Eamine

Ephesians ,:11519. BOTH E>% A& ?E&T$LE% %HARE $& THE

?REAT #2=%TER= O' ?OG

a. ?E&T$LE% ae #"ello memes0 and #"ello heis and #"ellopata/es o" the PRO2$%E $& HR$%T E%U% THROU?H THE

?O%PELG (3:0 +)

. ALL $%$PLE% #L$%TE&E to the #2E%%A?E o" #TRUTHG

!. This #2E%%A?E is the #?O%PEL O' =OUR %AL6AT$O&G %tud

also Romans 1:1+; $ ointhians 1:15*; A!ts 1@:1-.

d. This #2E%%A?E as #BEL$E6EG Bili!al elie" is alas a

RE%PO&%$6E TRU%T0 and &OT U%T A #2E&TAL AEPTA&E

$& THE 2$&G (ohn 3:3+).

e. These #BEL$E6ER%0 these #$%$PLE%0 ee #%EALE ith the

HOL= %P$R$T O' PRO2$%EG (A!ts ,:39; :3,; $$ ointhians

1:,10 ,,; ?alatians *:*5+; Romans 9:@5110 et!.).

1+. The HOL= %P$R$T is a #PLE?E o" ou $&HER$TA&E (1:1*)

a. The od0 #PLE?E is simila to a #O>& PA=2E&T on a pu!hasesu!h as a P$EE O' LA&. $t is simila to some PRE$OU%

PO%%E%%$O& that is 4iCen to the %ELLER until the 'ULL PR$E

is !ompletel paid (A. and ?. pa4e 1-@).

. The ?ee/ od "o #PLE?E is the moden ?ee/ od "o an

E&?A?E2E&T R$&? (Bu!e0 pa4e 38). Thee"oe0 the pesen!e

o" the Hol %piit is a #'ORETA%TE O' HEA6E&G

!. histians loo/ "oad to ?od7s #"ull edemption and ?od7s #possession

o" His people. BEAU%E O' TH$%0 >E #PRA$%E ?OG

. POTE&T$AL 'UTURE BLE%%$&?% #$& HR$%T (Ephesians 1:15,3).

1. Paul desied E6E& 2ORE BLE%%$&?% 'OR H$% BROTHER% A&

%$%TER%G

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,. The apostle Paul had HEAR o" thei 'A$TH and LO6E "o the %A$&T%

(Ephesians 1:1).

a. $t is to e noted that Paul HA &OT %EE& the EPHE%$A& histians

'OR A 'E> =EAR%G

. AL%O0 this epistle ould possil e REA THROU?HOUT A%$A

2$&OR to people hom PAUL $ &OT G

!. &OTE: Ou #'A$TH and #LO6E 'OR ALL THE %A$&T% ae so

Ce impotant in ou histian #>ALOUL THE LOR

BETTERG

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e. %ome ites elieCe that the od0 #%P$R$T hee e"es to the Hol

%piit athe than an #attitude o #disposition. etainl0 it is tue

that the Hol %piit has #RE6EALE the >ill o" ?od (Ephesians

3:*0 ; $ Pete 1:1-51,0 et!.).

. Paul PRA=E that his REAER% (listenes) ould haCe BETTER %P$R$TUAL

#E=E%$?HTG (Ephesians 1:19).

a. Paul anted them to LEARL= the #HOPE to hi!h the Lod

had !alled them. etainl0 the ee al/in4 # "aith

($$ ointhians :8)

. Ou HOPE "o the "utue ill podu!e #%TEA'A%T&E%% in ou

histian #>ALith e"een!e to this0 please eamine Titus 1:,0 3; Romans 9:,*0 ,;

and Ephesians *:*0 the #O&E HOPEG $' >E U&ER%TA& OUR

#HOPE 2ORE LEARL=0 >E >$LL BE HAPP$ER HERE O&

EARTHG

d. >e tul need to see the #?LOR= o" ?od7s #$&HER$TA&EG He

inheits us. ?od sees the HURH as a BEAUT$'UL #BR$EG

(Ephesians :,8) (Boles0 pa4e ,1).

+. Paul AL%O PRA=E that the BRETHRE& ould ?O7% PO>ERG

(Ephesians 1:1@).

a. ?od7s #$&O2PARABLE PO>ER o/s in the BEL$E6ERG %tud

also Philippians ,:1,0 13.

. The od0 #PO>ER hee is #dunamis "om hi!h e 4et the En4lish

od0 #=&A2$TEG %ee this od also in Romans 1:1+.

!. ?od0 in His poe0 aised us to a #&E> L$'E at ou aptism

(Romans +:15)

d. 2a e also see ?O7% PO>ER at o/ in OUR %ER6$E to Him

(Ephesians 3:,-0 ,1).

8. ?O7% PO>ER as seen 2O%T O' ALL in the RE%URRET$O& o" E%U%

(Ephesians 1:,-).

a. The RE%URRET$O& o" esus is the #HEART o" OUR 2E%%A?E

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($ ointhians 1:15*; A!ts 18:3-0 31; Romans 1-:@; $ Thessalonians

1:951-0 et!.).

. esus A%E&E to #%$T at the #R$?HT HA& O' THE 'ATHER

esus RULE% in the #heaCenl pla!esG (A!ts ,:3353+; Hees 1:153;

&OTE also Psalm 11-:1).

!. The RE%URRET$O& O' E%U% is the 'OU&AT$O& o" ou HOPEG($ ointhians 1:1,51@; $ Pete 1:30 *)

d. esus RULE% in the #HEA6E&L= PLAE%G Eamine a4ain Ephesians

1:3 and ,:+. ECen thou4h esus RULE%0 thee is still the %P$R$TUAL

BATTLE that e must "i4ht a4ainst %atan (Ephesians +:1,)

9. E%U% is EIALTE ABO6E #ALL RULE A& AUTHOR$T= A& PO>ER

A& O2$&$O&0 BOTH HU2A& A& HEA6E&L=G (Ephesians 1:,1).

a. E%U% has a #&A2E that is %UPER$OR to E6ER= &A2EG &ote

Philippians ,:@511.

. That #%UPER$OR$T= is eCident0 &OT O&L= in #this a4e0 BUT AL%O0

in the #a4e to !ome0 HEA6E&G This is tue in spite o" the "a!t that

%atan is !alled the #4od o" this a4e ($$ ointhians *:*; ohn 1,:31).

@. E%U% is %UPRE2E $& ?O7% PLA& A% THE #HEA O' THE BO=0 THE

HURH (Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3).

a. ALL TH$&?% ae in #%UBET$O& to E%U%G This od0 #sue!tion

is #hupotasso. &ote this od ein4 used in Ephesians :,1

(A. and ?. pa4es 90 9+)..

. The #HEA and the #BO= e!eiCe 4eat E2PHA%$% in BOTH o" the

epistles to the Ephesians and olossians (Ephesians *:*; :,,533;

olossians 1:13519; 1:,*0 et!.).

!. The 6AR$OU% 2E2BER% o" the #BO= and thei 'U&T$O&%

ae emphasiFed in $ ointhians 1,:1,531 and Romans 1,:*59.

d. Paul emphasiFed the #%UPRE2A= o" HR$%T in olossians 1:1,519.

(1) E%U% is #%UPRE2E in #REE2PT$O& (olossians 1:1,51*)

(,) E%U% is #%UPRE2E in REAT$O& (olossians 1:1518)

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(3) E%U% is #%UPRE2E0 He is #PRE5E2$&E&T in the

HURH (olossians 1:19).

e. The od0 #HURH (ekklesia) is used in Ephesians 1:,, in the

#U&$6ER%AL %E&%E. That is0 it e"es to ?O7% PEOPLE

E6ER=>HERE THROU?HOUT THE >ORL. %ee also 2atthe

1+:19.

". &OTE the od #HURH used in a LOAL %E&%E in %!iptue su!h

as $ ointhians 1:,0 #To the !hu!h o" ?od hi!h is at ointh.

4. The HURH is the #'UL&E%% ( pleroma) o" HR$%T (1:,3). This

od means0 #that hi!h ma/es somethin4 "ull o !omplete (A. and ?.

pa4e +89). The Lod >ORe !an e #"illed hist. &OTE that e !an also e #"illed

?od (Ephesians 3:1@).

II+ THE SAL*ATION THAT CO)ES FRO) 'OD (Ephesians %!"#%%&

A. %AL6AT$O& 'RO2 %$&G (Ephesians ,:151-).

1. The phase0 #A% 'OR =OU. $n ,:1 poal e"es pimail to ?entile

histians.

a. The had een spiituall #EA in thei #tespasses and #sins.

. The had een #AL$E&ATE "om ?od thei %$& ($saiah @:10 ,).

The meanin4 o" the od0 #EA means #%EPARATE. This

is seen in ames ,:,+0 #The od >$THOUT the spiit is dead.

&OTE: The oman liCin4 in sin is #EA hile #she liCes

($ Timoth :+).

!. &OTE: ?od7s PO>ER RA$%E E%U% 'RO2 PH=%$AL EATHG

?O7% PO>ER A& RA$%E U% 'RO2 #%P$R$TUAL EATHG

(Ephesians 1:1@0 ,-; Romans +:15; olossians ,:11513).

d. The od0 #tespasses ( paraptoma) means a "ailue to al/ the i4ht path

e. #%$&% (hamartiai ) liteall means #2$%%$&? THE 2AR


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#ECe depatue "om the a o" i4hteousness (Andt and ?in4i!h0

pa4e *,).

,. Thei %$&'UL AT% had een a #>A= O' L$'E (A. and ?. pa4e +).

The had #>ALALALALORL (,:,)

d. The "olloed E6$L %ATA& (,:,)

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e. The %HARE a #$%OBE$E&T %P$R$T (,:,)

". The all L$6E %$&'UL E%$RE% (,:3)

4. These ee %$&'UL E%$RE% o" oth BO= and 2$& (,:3)

(Boles0 pa4e ,,3)

. BUT &O> 555 EIA2$&E ?O7% ATT$TUE (Ephesians ,:*).

a. >e &OT$E ?O7% ?REAT LO6E (agape) 'OR U%G (Romans :9;

$ ohn *:@0 1-; ohn 3:1+)

. ?od is #R$H $& 2ER= TO>AR THO%E >HO ARE HELPLE%%G

?od has 4eat #P$T= on %$&&ER%G >e do &OT #deseCe to e

saCedG $t is #&OT on the asis o" deeds hi!h e haCe done.0

ut on the asis o" H$% 2ER=G (Titus 3:).

+. ?O made us #AL$6E in HR$%TG (Ephesians ,:).

a. &OTE: The #Podi4al %on had een #EA in that #"a !ount

o" %$&0 ut hen he etuned to his 'athe0 he as #AL$6EG (Lu/e

1:,*0 3,).

. ?od had the PO>ER to RA$%E E%U% 'RO2 THE EA. >e haCe

seen this in Ephesians 1:1@5,1. ?od has the PO>ER to ma/e people0

>HO ARE #EA $& %$&0 TO BE 2AE #AL$6E >$TH HR$%TG

The %$&&ER ho is #EA !an #pass out o" death into li"e(%ee ohn :,*).

!. ALL O' TH$% is e!ause o" ?O7% ?RAEG (,:0 9). The Ce0 #=OU

HA6E BEE& %A6E is in the #pe"e!t tense in ?ee/ hi!h points

out that the Ephesian dis!iples #HA BEE& %A6E $& THE PA%T B=

B= ?O7% ?RAE0 A& THAT %A6E O&$T$O& O&T$&UE

U&T$L THE PRE%E&T >HE& PAUL >ROTEG %tud ?od7s ?RAE

also in Romans 3:,*531.

8. $t is oseCed that the epession0 #>$TH HR$%T o #>$TH H$2 is

"ound THREE T$2E% in ,:0 +. The dis!iples o" hist ae in a

onde"ul #U&$O& >$TH HR$%TG

9. This 4eat 'ELLO>%H$P ith hist is #in the heaCenl pla!es in

hist esus (,:+). A NUE%T$O& TO O&%$ER: Ae

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histians tul #seated ith hist in the heaCenl pla!es &O>J =E%G

Eamine Ephesians 1:3 a4ain

@. The 'UTURE is >O&ER'ULG (Ephesians ,:8).

a. The #A?E% TO O2E ae ETER&$T=G %ee Ephesians 1:,1.

. ?od ill %HO> #THE %URPA%%$&? R$HE% O' H$% ?RAE $&AR U% $& HR$%T E%U%G

!. &OTE O&E A?A$& that ?od7s ?REAT LO6$&?5H$H >E

HA6E O&E $& R$?HTEOU%&E%%0 BUT AOR$&? TO H$%

2ER=0 B= THE >A%H$&? O' RE?E&ERAT$O& A& RE&E>$&?

B= THE HOL= %P$R$T (Titus 3:). 2an7s OBE$E&E is the

RE%PO&%E O' 'A$THG (Eamine Romans *:15*; 3:,*5,8;24


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?alatians +:1*).

e. The od0 #>OROROR REATURE0 a dis!iple o" esus is ?od7s #o/manship0

the #PROUT o" ?od0 the #>OR% had eall E%P$%E the ?entiles and !alled them

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a. ?entiles had een #%EPARATE "om hist eCen thou4h ?od intended

that #ALL &AT$O&% should e lessed $& HR$%T (?enesis 1,:153;

(?alatians 3:951+).

. ?entiles ee #OUT%$E the #$T$E&%H$P o" $%RAEL. The E>%

ee ?od7s %PE$AL PEOPLE (Read Romans 3:10 ,; &ote ?od7s

!hoosin4 o" $sael as His #/in4dom o" piests and a #hol nation(Eodus 1@:15+)

!. ?entiles ee #%TRA&?ER% to the #O6E&A&T% O' PRO2$%E.

EIA2$&E the THREE PART PRO2$%E that ?od made to Aaham0

(1) A 4eat nation0 (,) The land o anaan0 and (3) The spiitual

pomise to #less all nations thou4h a des!endant o" Aaham

(?enesis 1,:158). &O>0 %ee the pomise o" a &E> O6E&A&T

(eemiah 31:3153*).

d. ?entiles ee #>$THOUT HOPE and #>$THOUT ?O in thei

$OLATR=. The $ &OT ?OG Tul0 HR$%T $%

THE O&L= #HOPE O' BOTH E>% A& ?E&T$LE%

($ Timoth 1:1).

3. &o0 #$& HR$%T0 ?entiles ae ou4ht M&EAR (,:13)

a. The ?entiles had een #'AR A>A=. &OTE that Pete stated this

on the da o" Pente!ost (A!ts ,:3@).

. OseCe that %aul o" Tasus (the apostle Paul) as to e sent to the

#'AR A>A= ?entiles (A!ts ,,:,1)

!. The ?E&T$LE% ee ale to #RA> &EAR THROU?H THE

BLOO o" esus (,:13). %tud also ohn 1:,@ and $ ohn 3:10 3.

*. HR$%T $% #OUR PEAEG (Ephesians ,:1*).

a. esus is the %OURE o" OUR PEAE >$TH ?O (Romans :1).

. esus is AL%O the %OURE O' PEAE BET>EE& E>% A&

?E&T$LE%

!. A& $2PORTA&T PR$&$PLE: >hen a peson is #R$?HT >$TH ?O0

HE 2U%T AL%O #?ET R$?HT >$TH OTHER PEOPLEG

(1) &OTE: histians ae a #&E> RAE O' PEOPLE0 A

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#HO%E& RAE ($ Pete ,:@0 1-).

(,) &OTE A?A$&: One s!hola states that EARL= $%$PLE%

!alled themselCes a #TH$R RAE (Boles0 pa4e ,3,).

d. &O>0 thee is to e the #U&$T= O' THE %P$R$T amon4 ALL o"

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($$ ointhians :190 1@).

!. As #O&E &E> 2A&0 oth E>$%H and ?E&T$LE histians ae

in!opoated into #O&E BO=0 the !hu!h (Ephesians *:*).

d. A&0 ALL O' TH$% $% #THROU?H THE RO%% O' HR$%TG (,:1+).

Read Romans :@0 1-.

e. Thee"oe0 HO%T$L$T= has een #EL$2$&ATEG The HO%T$L$T= that

eisted BET>EE& ?O A& 2A&0 and BET>EE& 2A& A&

2A& $% ?O&EG

8. E%U%0 the 2E%%$AH PREAHE #PEAEG (,:18) Read $saiah 8:1@0 the

passa4e Kuoted hee.

a. $n this Cese (,:18)0 those ho ee #'AR A>A= ee the ?E&T$LE%

. Those ho ee #&EAR ee the E>%

!. &OTE: ECen thou4h the es ee #&EAR0 it is !leal seen "om a

stud o" the oo/ o" AT% that man es REETE HR$%TG

d. $n hamon ith the Coi!e o" $saiah0 it must e said that E%U% $% THE

#PR$&E O' PEAEG ($saiah @:+).

9. #AE%% to ?O is thou4h HR$%T #B= O&E %P$R$T (Ephesians ,:19).

a. The e"een!e to #one %piit ma e the Hol %piit #nutuin4

this 4eat U&$T= o" eish and ?entiles dis!iples in one od.

(>eed0 pa4e 1*3).

. $" this e tue0 then0 it is Kuite inteestin4 that0 in this Cese (,:19) 0 all

THREE #PER%O&% in the ?OHEA ae mentioned. %ee this

also in Ephesians 3:1*518; *:15+; and 1:1,51*.

!. Anothe possiilit is that the to 4oups0 eish and ?entile histians

no haCe a #!ommon spiit o #disposition0 in the one od.

d. 2an7s i4ht to APPROAH ?O is thou4h (1) esus7 lood (,:13)

(,) His "lesh (,:1)0 (3) And0 His RO%% (,:1+)

e. The od0 #AE%% in this Cese eall means to e #ou4ht e"oe

su!h as people ein4 ou4ht into the pesen!e o" a /in4 (>eed0 pa4e

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1*3). This is a eauti"ul thou4ht. 2an !an #appoa!h ?odG

@. These E>$%H and ?E&T$LE dis!iples0 U&$TE in #O&E BO= ae the

#'ELLO>$T$E&%

(sumpolitai ). The haCe een #tanslated into the /in4dom o"

?od7s %on. &OTE olossians 1:13.

!. &OTE THE >OR #%A$&T% (hagioi ) HERE. Those ho ae #"ello5

!itiFens0 those in the /in4dom0 those o" the #household o" ?od ae

#saints. &oti!e Ephesians 1:1; 1:1; 3:9; 3:19; :3; +:190 et!.

d. OseCe that the od0 #%A$&T% is "om the same oot od in ?ee/

as the od0 #%A&T$'$E. %ee this od in $ ointhians +:@511.

e. These #'ELLO>5$T$E&% ae also ?O7% 'A2$L=0 the

#HOU%EHOL O' ?O. Those ho had een #AL$E&%

(#eside the house) ae &O> #$& THE HOU%E ($ Timoth 3:1).

". Thus0 those ho ae #$& HR$%T0 those ho ae #'ELLO>5$T$E&%0

and those in the #'A2$L=0 ae the eloCed #H$LRE& o" ?od

(Ephesians :1; ?alatians +:1-; $ ohn 3:10 et!.)

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(A!ts 13:153).

". $n ?od7s #BU$L$&?0 HR$%T is the #H$E' OR&ER %TO&E.

The #one %tone as the most impotant stone in a uildin40 and

all measuements ee made "om it. &ote $saiah ,9:1+.

4. %ome ites elieCe that #OR&ER %TO&E should e tanslated0

#AP%TO&E0 the hi4hest stone in the uildin4. %ee also $ Pete ,:+0 8.

11. HR$%T #'$T% E6ER=TH$&? TO?ETHERG He U&$'$E%0 and #RULE%

oCe this #%P$R$TUAL BU$L$&?G (Ephesians ,:,1).

a. Eamine Ephesians *:10 1+ !on!enin4 the elationship o" the #HEA to

the #BO=.

. $n hist0 the >HOLE BU$L$&? is #O$&E TO?ETHER

(sunarmologeo) and 4oin4 into a #HOL= TE2PLE $& THE LOR.

!. $& EARL$ER 6ER%E% (,:11519)0 it is !leal seen that E>$%H and

?E&T$LE HR$%T$A&% ae united to4ethe in #O&E BO=0

#O&E BU$L$&?.G

d. The od0 #TE2PLE hee is #naos the od that is used in %!iptue

"o the #$&&ER0 HOL= %A&TUAR= O' THE TE2PLE the

lo!ation o" the HOL= PLAE and the 2O%T HOL= PLAE. The

oute uildin4s and !outs o" the temple ee the #hieron.

e. Thee"oe0 the #HURH is ?od7s #naos0 ?od7s TE2PLE

($ ointhians 3:1+0 18; $$ ointhians +:1+; $ Pete ,:). HERE0

?O 2EET% H$% PEOPLEG

". Thee"oe0 $& THE%E 6ER%E%0 the #HURH is des!ied as:

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#naos0 (Temple)0 and ?E&T$LE% #A&OTHER >ALL. All o"

?od7s H$LRE& ae #BU$LT TO?ETHER in ?od7s uildin4.

. Thou4h the o/ o" His %piit0 hen one /eeps ?od7s >ill0 the

'athe and the %on ill ma/e thei #HO2E $& H$2. ?od7s

#>ELL$&?G

$$$. ?O7% PART$$PAT$O& in this %AL6AT$O& #$& HR$%T (Ephesians 3:15,1).

A. The LOR ?O as o/in4 THROU?H PAUL (Ephesians 3:1513).

1. The phase0 #'OR TH$% REA%O& (3:1) e"es a!/ to the peCious !hapte.

a. #'o this eason e"es to Paul7s tea!hin4 that %$& and %EPARAT$O&

had een oCe!ome (Ephesians ,:15,,).

. #'o this eason e"es to hat had een said aout E%U%0 the #hie"

one %tone (,;1@5,,).

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the histian7s RE%PO&%$B$L$T=G ($ ointhians 1:1-; Ephesians

,:951-).

*. ?od had RE6EALE to Paul the #2=%TER= (musterion) o" the ?O%PEL

(Ephesians 3:3) (A. and ?. pa4e 3,).

a. OseCe that PART o" the #2=%TER= that had een #H$E& 'OR

A?E% (Titus 1:,0 3) in!luded the %AL6AT$O& o" ?E&T$LE%(Ephesians 3:+).

. Paul had e!eiCed the #2=%TER= #RE6ELAT$O& "om the

LOR (Read ?alatians 1:110 1,).

!. >hen Paul said in this Cese that he had >R$TTE& #BE'ORE BR$E'L=0

he ma e spea/in4 o" hat he had said in the '$R%T T>O

HAPTER% o" Ephesians. HoeCe0 some ites elieCe that Paul

ma haCe een spea/in4 o" the oo/ o" olossians hi!h0 pehaps0

had alead een in !i!ulation amon4 the !hu!hes.

. >hen the RE$P$E&T% ould REA0 the ould U&ER%TA& Paul7s

#$&%$?HT into the #2=%TER= o" hist (Ephesians 3:*).

a. Lettes "om inspied men li/e Paul >ERE REA $& PUBL$ in the

di""eent !on4e4ations (olossians *:1+; $ Thessalonians :,80 et!.)

. &OTE TH$% $2PORTA&T PO$&T: 'om this %!iptue0 it is !leal

seen that the #2=%TER= o" the ?O%PEL A& BEU&ER%TOO B= PEOPLEG

+. The #2=%TER= as #H$E& in EARL$ER ?E&ERAT$O&% (Ephesians 3:).

a. OL Testament PROPHET% $ &OT THE #2=%TER=

($ Pete 1:1-51,).

. A #PROPHET as a #%PO


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$n!lusion o" the ?E&T$LE% in ?od7s plan o" %AL6AT$O& (3:+)

a. ?E&T$LE% ae 'ELLO>5HE$R% %tud ?alatians 3:,+5,@0

Romans 9:1+0 18; Hees 11:@..

. ?E&T$LE% ae #'ELLO>52E2BER% o" the #BO=0 the #HURHG

(Ephesians ,:1151+).

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?E&T$LE% (3:9). (A!ts ,,:,1; ,+:18).

h. Paul7s tas/ as to #BR$&? TO L$?HT the #%TE>AR%H$P0 the

RE%PO&%$B$L$T= (oikonomia) !on!enin4 HO> ?od7s Plan

as to e "ul"illed (3:@). %ee the de"inition o" #steadship in the

notes on Ephesians 3:,.

i. A?A$&0 Paul emphasiFed that the #2=%TER= had een #H$E&"o A?E% ?od0 the REATOR (3:@). $t had een #H$E&

"om A&?EL%0 "om %ATA&0 et!. (olossians 1:,+; $ Pete 1:1-51,).

@. ?od U%E% THE HURH to sho His >$%O2 (Ephesians 3:1-)

a. The HURH EI$%T%0 &OT U%T 'OR U%0 ut also "o ?O7%

?LOR=0 and to sho "oth H$% >$%O2G

. People #$& THE >ORL0 man times0 !onside the ?O%PEL as

#'OOL$%H&E%% ($ ointhians 1:,15,*).

!. The #2A&$'OL >$%O2 ( polipoikilos sophia) (Andt and ?in4i!h0

pa4e +@*) means >$%O2 in ALL O' $T% 2A&= %$E%0 its

di""eent aspe!ts0 its eaut.

d. #RULER% and AUTHOR$T$E% in #heaCenl pla!es ma mean

the "olloin4:

(1) Phsi!al Leades on eath(,) ?ood an4els

(3) ECil an4els (Hee0 e!ause o" Ephesians +:1,0 it ma e"e to

eCil an4els) (Boles0 pa4e ,-0 ,1). (Bu!e "eels that the ae

poal BOTH #?OO and BA spiit ein4s (pa4e +*).

e. HO>E6ER0 the HURH0 its Ce EI$%TE&E and its >ORe must E2PHA%$E hee Romans 11:33.

1-. This as ?O7% ETER&AL PURPO%E0 H$% #PURPO%E O' THE A?E%

(Ephesians 3:11).

a. 'RO2 ETER&$T=0 ?od has o/ed E6ER=TH$&? a!!odin4 to His

>ill (Ephesians 1:11).

. This %!iptue shos that the HURH as in the ETER&AL PLA& o"

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?od. The HURH as &OT a &E> $EA at the time hen the

es REETE esus duin4 His pesonal minist as is O'TE&

TAU?HT B= THE THEOR= O' PRE52$LLE&&$AL$%2.

!. E6ER=TH$&? in ?od7s Plan as ou4ht to #O2PLET$O& o

#PER'ET$O& #ARR$E OUT $& HR$%T E%U% OUR LOR

(Eamine $$ ointhians 1:1@0 ,-).

11. Be!ause o" this 2AR6ELOU% PLA&0 Paul had #BOL&E%% and

#O&'$E&T AE%% thou4h 'A$TH in the Lod esus (3:1,)

a. #BOL&E%% is the !oua4e to %PEA< 'REEL=. &oti!e the #oldness

o" the apostles in the eusalem !hu!h (A!ts *:1,0 13; ,@0 31).

. The od0 #AE%% as used Paul in ,:19 to sho that the ?E&T$LE%

also OUL APPROAH ?O thou4h hist

!. ?od7s people A& APPROAH THE THRO&E O' ?RAE >$TH

BOL&E%% (Hees *:1*51+).

1,. Be!ause o" this0 Paul did &OT >A&T the Ephesians to e $%OURA?E

e!ause o" H$% #TR$BULAT$O& (3:13). PAUL >A% $& PR$%O&G

a. Paul also E&OURA?E the PH$L$PP$A&% and the OLO%%$A&%

!on!enin4 his $2PR$%O&2E&T (Philippians 1:1,51*; ,:180 19;

olossians 1:,*)

. The phase0 #&OT TO LO%E HEART is also "ound in Lu/e 19:1 hee

esus tau4ht the $%$PLE% to PRA= and #&OT LO%E HEART.

%tud also $$ ointhians *:10 1+. ?O OE% &OT ABA&O& H$%

H$LRE&G

!. ALL O' TH$% ould e an en!oua4ement to the REAER% and ould

lead to #?LOR= ($ Pete 1:85@).

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A!ts 8:+-; ,-:3+; ,1:.

*. Paul #BO>E H$% ER that !ame

thou4h the HOL= %P$R$T (ud4es +:3*; 1*:; 1*:1@; 1:1*).

!. Paul said that the PO>ER o" the HOL= %P$R$T is "o the #$&&ER

2A&. &ote !ae"ull Romans 1:13. &ote also the #PO>ER o"

HR$%T ($$ ointhians 1,:@; Philippians *:13). Read also

$ Timoth 1:1, and $$ Timoth *:18.

d. The apostle a""imed that0 eCen thou4h the #OUTER 2A& is #de!ain40

the #$&&ER 2A& is ein4 eneed da da ($$ ointhians *:1+).

9. Paul desied and paed that HR$%T >OUL #>ELL $& THE$R HEART%B= 'A$TH (3:18). &OTE: #hist in ou.. (olossians 1:,8). Read

also ohn 1*:,3. A4ain0 #.hist liCes in me.. (?alatians ,:,-).

a. Paul desied that his REAER% ould e #ROOTE and #?ROU&E

$& LO6E (agape).

. THERE ARE T>O '$?URE% 'OU& HERE:

(1) #ROOTE e"es to the %OL$ ROOT% o" a TREE

(,) #?ROU&E su44ests the %OL$ 'OU&AT$O& o" a

BU$L$&?.

!. # AGAPE (LoCe) as also %O $2PORTA&T to E%U%

(1) $t as a #'OU&AT$O& O22A& to the Lod. (

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#LO6E ?O ith all ou heat.. A& #LO6E =OUR

&E$?HBOR as ousel" (2atthe ,,:385*-).

(,) The #BA?E o" $%$PLE%H$P is the LO6E that dis!iples

haCe "o ea!h othe (ohn 13:3*0 3).

@. Paul PRA=E that the REAER%0 >$TH ALL THE %A$&T%0 OUL ?RA%P

THE LO6E O' HR$%T (Ephesians 3:190 1@).

a. >e haCe seen that the #R$HE% o" hist ae #U&'ATHO2AABLE

(Ephesians 3:9).

. &ote also0 that0 in this passa4e0 the LO6E O' HR$%T is %O ?REATG

$t is HAR TO ?RA%PG

!. an e ?RA%P the BREATH0 LE&?TH0 HE$?HT0 and EPTH o"

?O7% and HR$%T7% LO6EJ (ohn 3:1+; Romans :90 @;

?alatians ,:,-; Ephesians :,).

d. &OTE TH$% NUOTE: #$t is a loCe too deep "o the mind to plum

its depth; A loCe too hi4h to e supassed; A loCe too oad to

e!lude an ho !ome to him; A loCe too lon4 to e outlasted

(Boles0 pa4e ,@).

1-. #LO6E %URPA%%E% LE?EG (3:1@). %ee $ ointhians 9:153

hee #LE?E PU''% UP0 BUT LO6E BU$L% UPG

a. Hee0 the LE?E dis!ussed is &OT a /noled4e o" ust 'AT%0

ut a LE?E that has een EIPER$E&E.

. Paul anted them t:o haCe a TRUE LE?E o" the #2=%TER=

o" HR$%T (olossians ,:,). BUT0 THE LO6E O' HR$%T

%URPA%%E% LE?EG Hee is hee tue #"ullness liesG

11. Paul7s PRA=ER0 thee"oe0 O&TA$&% AT LEA%T THREE RENUE%T%:

a. That the REAER% BE %TRE&?THE&E (3:1+). &ote +:1-.

. That HR$%T ould >ELL in them 'A$TH (3:18).

!. That the ma 'ULL= U&ER%TA& the LO6E O' HR$%T

(3:190 1@) (>eed0 pa4es 1*0 1).

1,. THE O&LU%$O&: Paul anted them to e '$LLE >$TH THE

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#'UL&E%% ( pleroma) O' ?OG (Ephesians 3:1@).

a. This od0 # pleroma su44ests O2PLETE&E%%0 '$&AL$T=.

. Read the "olloin4 Ceses that mention #'UL&E%% as seen in

Ephesians and olossians: Ephesians 1:1-0 ,3; *:13; olossians

1:1@; ,:@.

!. $t su44ests that histians !an !ome to %P$R$TUAL 2A&HOO0 to

%P$R$TUAL 2ATUR$T=0 and e no lon4e H$LRE&

(Ephesians *:13).

13. PRA$%E TO THE LORG A #OIOLO?=G (Ephesians 3:,-0 ,1).

a. The '$R%T HAL' o" Ephesians is O&LU$&? ith BOTH A PRA=ER

and a >OR O' PRA$%EG $n the middle o" the oo/G

. %ee this also in OTHER >R$T$&?% o" Paul

(1) PRA$%E: (Romans 11:3353+)

(,) PRA=ER: ($ Thessalonians 3:11513; $$ Thessalonians ,:1+0 18)

!. ?od7s PO>ER !an do so mu!h BE=O& A&=TH$&? >E A& $2A?$&E

(3:,-). $t is #eond an oCe5"loin4G (huperexperissou). $t is #in"initel

moe than. e !an !ompehend (A0 and ?0 pa4e 9*9). Read

$$ ointhians 13:* !on!enin4 the PO>ER o" ?od.

d. ?od7s PO>ER is at o/ amon4 His !hilden (Philippians ,:13)

e. ?od is ?LOR$'$E in His !hilden (Philippians 1:11; $$ Thessalonians

1:1,)

". 2a ?od e ?LOR$'$E in the (1) HURH and in (,) HR$%T

E%U% (3:,1)

4. 'o,s 'REAT REDE)PTION PLAN 'I*ES HI) 'LOR-.

h. The HURH as the L$2AI o" His Plan shos ?od7s >$%O2

and0 thee"oe0 4iCes Him 4lo (&ote Ephesians 3:1-0 11).

i. &OTE othe #OIOLO?$E% (>ods o" Paise) in Romans 1+:,5,8;

ude ,*0 ,; $ Timoth 1:180 ut %HORTER O&E% in Philippians

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*:,-; $ Pete *:11; ReCelation 1:+.

. #TO ?O BE THE ?LOR=G 2a this ?LOR= e 4iCen #unto all

4eneations O' THE A?E O' THE A?E% ('oeCe and eCe) (3:,1).

RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISCIPLES

THE RESPONSE OF THE DISCIPLE TO HIS SAL*ATION

(Ephesian !"#$!%&

$. The L$'E o" the $%$PLE in the HURH0 THE BO= O' HR$%T (Ephesians *:151+).

A. The &EE "o U&$T= in the BO= O' HR$%T (Ephesians *:15+).

1. $" e HOO%E to e #$& HR$%T0 e haCe RE%O&%$B$L$T$E%G

,. The od0 #THERE'ORE (*:1) is a O&LU%$O& to hat Paul has said.

The statement0 #$0 thee"oe0 EIHORT =OU. is the same in ?ee/ as

Paul7s %TATE2E&T in Romans 1,:1. He is statin4 a O&LU%$O& "om

hat has een tau4ht PRE6$OU%L= $& BOTH HAPTER%G

3. $n the '$R%T THREE HAPTER% O' EPHE%$A&%0 Paul has tau4ht mu!h aout

?O7% %AL6AT$O& #$& HR$%TG On the asis o" that ?REAT

%AL6AT$O&0 he ill no #EIHORT them to L$6E $& HAR2O&= >$TH

THAT 2E%%A?EG

*. BEAU%E O' HR$%T0 Paul as a #PR$%O&ER #in the Lod (Ephesians *:1).

. Paul #UR?E0 he #PLEAE ( parakaleo) ith them to L$6E $& HAR2O&=

>$TH THE #ALL$&? O' THE LOR. %ee this also in olossians 1:1-;

$ Thessalonians ,:1,; and Philippians 1:,8. The od0 # parakaleo in its

oot meanin4 su44ests to #!all to one7s side0 #summon (A. and ?. pa4e +,,).

$t means to #BE?0 to #UR?E0 to #EIHORT.

a. $' A PER%O& AEPT% TH$% ?REAT #ALL$&?0 HE 2U%T L$6E

$& HAR2O&= >$TH THAT ALL$&?G

. is!iples 2U%T L$6E $& A 2A&&ER #>ORTH= O'

(1) The LOR (olossians 1:1-).

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(,) >ORTH= o" the ?O%PEL (Philippians 1:,8).

(3) >ORTH= o" #=OUR ALL$&? (Ephesians *:1).

!. The od0 #>ALAL$TH U%G

Let us e PAT$E&T ith othes ($$ Pete 3:@).

d. #'ORBEAR$&? 555 (anechomai). #Puttin4 up ith. $t means to

#E&URE0 #BEAR >$TH (A. and ?. pa4e +). %tud

Philippians *:.

e. OseCe an EIELLE&T E%R$PT$O& o" the ods Paul used aoCe0

and HO> the A& BE E2O&%TRATE.

(1) #HU2$L$T= 555 #$ ma e on4.

(,) #?E&TLE&E%% 555 #$7m illin4 to listen and !han4e

(3) #PAT$E&E 555 #$ ill 4iCe ou time to thin/ it thou4h

(*) #BEAR$&? >$TH 555 #$ ill put up ith ou eCen hen e

disa4ee

() #EA?ER&E%% 555 (#?iCin4 ili4en!e). #$ eall ant this to

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A!ts ,:3+539; Romans 1*:90 @; Philippians ,:@511; $ Pete 3:10 et!.).

e. O&E #'A$TH 555 The od0 #'A$TH is used in BOTH an OBET$6E

and %UBET$6E %E&%E in %!iptue. $n the #Oe!tiCe sense it

means the #BO= O' TRUTH that e elieCe (ude 3; Ephesians

*:130 et!.. $n the #%ue!tiCe sense it e"es to ou TRU%T $&0 and

O22$T2E&T to esus (Ephesians ,:9; 3:18). >eed "eels that0

in this passa4e0 it means #THE BO= O' TRUTH ?od has eCealed(>eed0 pa4e 19). Bu!e "eels that #'A$TH hee is #TRU%T.

". O&E #BAPT$%2 555 $n the "ist !entu0 thee as &O NUE%T$O& OR

OUBT aout the meanin4 o" BAPT$%2

(1) $t as an $22ER%$O& $& >ATER (A!ts 9:353@; Romans

+:15*; olossians ,:110 1,).

(,) A"te the 2E%%A?E aout HR$%T A% LOR >A% #BEL$E6E0

and people REPE&TE A& >ERE BAPT$E0 the ould e

'OR?$6E& thou4h esus7 lood and ould e!eiCe the 4i"t o" the

HOL= %P$R$T (A!ts ,:3+539).

4. O&E #?O A& 'ATHER (Ephesians *:+).

(1) &OTE the #A%E&$&? ORER o" the #?OHEA in this

%!iptue: 'ist0 the #O&E %P$R$T (*:*). Then0 the #O&E

LOR0 (*:)0 and "inall0 the #O&E ?O and 'ATHER (*:+).

&OTE AL%O the #%P$R$T..HR$%T.. 'ATHER in3:1+51@.

(,) A& $&TERE%T$&? THOU?HT: The O&E ?O sent the O&E

LOR to the eath. A"te He died0 as esue!ted0 and as!ended0

He sent the O&E %P$R$T ho eCealed the O&E 'A$TH. >hen

people a!!ept the O&E 'A$TH0 and oe the O&E BAPT$%20 the

ae added to the O&E BO=0 and haCe the O&E HOPEG

(3) ?od is #O6ER ALL0 #THROU?H ALL0 and #$& ALLG ?od

the 'athe is %upemeG %ee also Romans 11:3+.

B. 6AR$OU% #?$'T% and RE%PO&%$B$L$T$E% $& O&E BO= (Ephesians *:8511).

1. Thou4h #?RAE0 EAH PART O' THE #BO= HA% A #?$'T (*:8)

O&%$ER that the od0 #?RAE and the od0 #?$'T !ome "om the

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same ?ee/ od0 #charis (4a!e) and #charisma (4i"t).

,. A& $2PORTA&T THOU?HT: i""eent #?$'T% in the #BO= o" hist

O &OT E%TRO= U&$T=. But0 the !an PRO2OTE U&$T=G

(Romans 1,:*58; $ ointhians 1,:1,5,8).

3. Ea!h dis!iple should use >HATE6ER ?$'T HE HA% TO %ER6E OTHER%

($ Pete *:1-0 11).

*. >hen a hen E%U% A%E&E0 $& H$% 6$TOR=0 #HE LE H$% APT$6E%

$& TR$U2PHG (Ephesians *:9).

e. HE AL%O #?A6E ?$'T% TO 2E&G

. PAUL applied this to HR$%T (Ephesians *:@0 1-).

a. The O&E >HO A%E&E AL%O E%E&EG (*:@) %ee this also in

ohn 3:13.

. The O&E >HO E%E&E AL%O A%E&E (*:1-)

!. The #LO>ER PART% O' THE EARTH ma e spea/in4 o" E%U%7

$&AR&AT$O& (ohn 1:1*; Philippians ,:80 9; Hees ,:1*)

HoeCe0 some ites thin/ that Paul is spea/in4 aout esus7

edemption and ule that #penetates eCen the ealm o" death..

and the #poes o" the undeold (>eed0 pa4e 1+1). &eCetheless0

E%U% HA% ?A$&E THE 6$TOR=G Bu!e a4ees0 pa4e 93.

+. O&%$ER TH$%: This passa4e shos THE PRE5EI$%TE&E O' HR$%TG

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1:18).

9. The Lod ?A6E %O2E %PE$'$ #?$'T% and #2$&$%TR$E% ithin the

#BO= (Ephesians *:11).

a. APO%TLE% 555 One ho as #%E&T OUTG

(1) The od #apostle is used in BOTH a ?E&ERAL and a%PE$'$ sense. The 1, apostles had a #spe!i"i! minist0

ith #spe!i"i! Kuali"i!ations. &ote A!ts 1:,10 ,,.

(,) HoeCe0 ith a #4eneal meanin40 the od #apostle !an e

used "o #2E%%E&?ER% ho ae #%E&T OUT

!on4e4ations "o a !etain minist ($$ ointhians 9:,3).

(3) The 1,APO%TLE% ee #$&%P$RE the HOL= %P$R$T

(ohn 1*:,+; 1+:13).

(*) The #T>EL6E ee #E=E >$T&E%%E% o" esus0 in!ludin4

His RE%URRET$O& (A!ts ,10 ,,; ,:3,0 et!.).

() The ee the '$R%T amon4 othe leades ($ ointhians 1,:,9)

(+) The ee a #'OU&AT$O& e!ause o" thei messa4e

(Ephesians ,:,-5,,).

. #PROPHET% 555 #%po/esmen "o ?od

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$T >A% TO #EA%EG ($ ointhians 13:951-).

!. #E6A&?EL$%T% 555 Po!laimes o" #?OO &E>%

(1) The ods0 #E6A&?EL$%T0 #E6A&?EL$E0 and #?O%PEL

ae all "om the same oot od in ?ee/ hi!h means to

#announ!e somethin4 4ood.

(,) #E6A&?EL$%T% !ould e #PREAHER% ho taCelled.

HoeCe0 PH$L$P (A!ts ,1:9)0 and T$2OTH= ($$ Timoth *:)

>OR$TH EI$%T$&? HURHE%.

(3) The 2$&$%TR= o" the #E6A&?EL$%T is an #O&5?O$&?

>ORH$H >$LL &E6ER EA%E (2atthe ,9:,-).

d. #TEAH$&? PA%TOR%

(1) The ?ee/ !onstu!tion #L$&AR THE ENU$PP$&? O'

THE %A$&T%0 U&TO >OR< O' 2$&$%TR= (%eCi!e).

3. The 6ERB "om o" #ENU$PP$&? (katartismos) is "ound in a nume o"

%!iptues (A. and ?. pa4es *180 *19).

a. $t is used "o #TEAH$&? o ein4 #'ULL= TRA$&E (Lu/e +:*-)

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d. $t means to #'OR20 2OL0 o %HAPE su!h as the #>ORL% >ERE

PREPARE. (Hees 11:3).

e. $t also means to #ENU$P ith E6ER=TH$&? ?OO (Hees 13:,1)

(et!.).

*. /UESTION: ARE 'OSPEL PREACHERS DOIN' THIS TODA- IN THECONRE'ATIONS 0HERE THE- PREACHJ Please dis!uss this.

. THO%E ho ae to e #ENU$PPE ae #%A$&T%0 those #%A&T$'$E0 those

ho ae #%ET APART "o ?od7s o/ (%ee Ephesians 1:1; 1:190 et!.)

+. The od0 #%ER6$E o #2$&$%TR= (diakonia)0 oi4inall meant

TABLE %ER6$&? su!h as a #>A$TER in a RE%TAURA&T ould do.

&OTE the B$BL$AL U%A?E o" this od:

a. $t e"es to #PRO6$$&? 'OO (Lu/e 9:3). The #>A$TER% at

the >E$&? 'EA%T ae #diakonoi (ohn ,:).

. #>A$T$&? O& TABLE% (A!ts +:,).

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esus ill e %$&LE%%G ($ ohn 1:851-).

. Thee"oe0 the Lod7s #BO= should e !omposed o" 2A&= 2E2BER%

ho ae !ontinuall 2ATUR$&? in thei 'A$TH and LE?E

(Read Ephesians 3:190 1@ !on!enin4 ein4 #"illed up).

!. #The ima4e hee is o" the !hu!h as a !opoate pesonalit hose Caious

pats0 hen o/in4 popel0 !ontiute to its !ompleteness (#"ullnesso" hist) (>eed0 pa4e 1+3).

@. 2ATURE HR$%T$A&% !an $%T$&?U$%H eteen TRUTH and ERROR

(Ephesians *:1*).

a. #2ATURE HR$%T$A&% ae &O LO&?ER #H$LRE&G

. #2ATURE HR$%T$A&% ae &O LO&?ER L$od o" the Lod

($$ ointhians ,:18). Read also Hees 13:@.

(*) Paul had aned the Ephesians eldes aout tea!hin4 #PER6ER%E

tea!hin4s (A!ts ,-:3-). 2A&= =EAR% LATER0 the !hu!h

at EPHE%U% had #TE%TE 'AL%E APO%TLE% and "ound

tul to e 'AL%E (ReCelation ,:10 ,).

1-. 2ATURE $%$PLE% must #L$6E B= THE TRUTH in LO6E (eusalem

Bile) (Ephesians *:1).

a. OseCe the E2PHA%$% on #TRUTH in the oo/ o" Ephesians

(Ephesians *:,10 ,*; :@). 'AL%E TEAH$&? must e met and

O6ERO2E ith #TRUTH (Ephesians +:1*0 18).

. OseCe also the use o" the epession0 #$& LO6E "ound in Ephesians

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(1:*0 ; 3:18; *:,; :,). 2ATURE HR$%T$A&% ill alas

%PEA< >HAT $% #TRUE0 BUT0 THE= >$LL O $T #$& LO6EG

!. 2ATURE HR$%T$A&% ill #?RO> UP in eCe a #$&TO H$20

the #HEA O' THE BO=G

(1) E6ER=TH$&? 'OU%E% O& THE #HEAG (%ee

Ephesians 1:,,).

(,) &OT$E ho E6ER=TH$&? AL%O E&TER% AROU& THE

#HEA in olossians ,:1@.

11. E6ER= 2E2BER is !onne!ted >$TH E6ER= OTHER 2E2BER (*:1+)

a. The ALL EPE& O& EAH OTHER ($ ointhians 1,:,-5,8).

. ALL THE 2E2BER% ARE #&OUR$%HE TO?ETHER and ALL

?RO> TO?ETHER. The ods0 #oined and #/nit ae in a

!onstu!tion that shos a O&T$&UOU% PROE%%. The

O&T$&UE to e #oined and #/nit to4ethe.

!. EAH PART o" the BO= >OR 2A& $& HR$%T (Ephesians *:185,*).

1. &OTE the od0 #THERE'ORE0 in *:18 and *:,. This su44ests a

O&LU%$O& to hat the apostle Paul has U%T TAU?HTG

,. Paul is tea!hin4 that 2E2BER% O' THE LOR7% #BO= must &OT

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Thei #'OOL$%H heat as #AR$LL

($$ ointhians @:8).

*. The ?E&T$LE #ALLOU%&E%% o HAR&E%% podu!ed $2PUR$T= (*:1@)

Eamine $ Pete *:3. The od0 #$2PUR$T= (aselgeia) used hee ma also

e seen in 2a/ 8:,,; ?alatians :1@; Romans 13:13 and $$ ointhians 1,:,1.

. The ?E&T$LE HR$%T$A&% to hom Paul is itin4 2U%T REAL$E that

$22OAL$T= is &OT O2PAT$BLE ith the LOR E%U% HR$%T (*:,-)

a. The $ &OT #LEAR& HR$%T in this aG

. To #LEAR& HR$%T is &OT L$2$TE to a #2E&TAL AEPTA&EG

$t also inColCes a HA&?E O' L$'E%T=LEG #LEAR& o" histG

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(2atthe 11:,@).

!. To #LEAR& HR$%T inColCed thei AEPTA&E and OBE$E&E

o" the #?O%PEL (olossians 1:,30 ,9; ,:+). Thee is a &EE "o

2ATUR$T=0 and O2PLETE&E%%G #>al/ in HimG

+. Paul $ &OT OUBT that the had HEAR and AEPTE HR$%T (*:,1).

He is emphasiFin4 that the $ HEAR and AEPT E%U%. This is asimila phase to his statement0 #$' =OU >ERE RA$%E >$TH HR$%T.

(olossians 3:1). THE= >ERE #RA$%E.G

a. The Lod #$&%TRUT% His people thou4h the pea!hed >od

($ ointhians @:1*).

. &OTE 6ER= LEARL= that #TRUTH $% $& E%U% (ohn 9:310 3,;

1*:+).

8. The 2U%T #PUT O'' the OL %$&'UL #2A&G (Ephesians *:,,).

a. The had #$E to the OL L$'E O' %$&G (olossians ,:1,; 3:1518;

Romans +:15+0 et!.).

. &OTE that this statement is made in the O&TEIT o" #BAPT$%2 $&TO

HR$%TG Thee must e a #EATH to %$& (Romans +:15+).

!. The #OL %EL' is in the po!ess o" #ORRUPT$O& o #EA=G

$t is #%$&AR% EATH (&e En4lish Bile).

d. That #OL 2A& is !haa!teiFed #EE$T'UL LU%T% o

E%$RE% ($$ Pete 1:*). histians haCe es!aped the #!ouption

that is in the old # lust.

9. Paul anted them to haCe a #&E> 2$& (Ephesians *:,30 ,*).

(%tud also Romans 1,:10 ,; 9:8).

a. &OTE A?A$& that BAPT$%2 is in the O&TEIT o" the #&E> %EL'

(Romans +:15*; ?alatians 3:,+0 ,8; olossians 3:0 90 1-0 1,).

. This #&E> &ATURE is in hamon ith the #L$


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(Eamine Lu/e 1:8; Hees 1,:1*).

B. %PE$'$ O22A&% TO THE 2E2BER% O' THE #O&E BO=

(Ephesians *:,53,).

1. The od0 #THERE'ORE a4ain intodu!es the apostle7s inspied ethi!al

!ommands that !ome out o" the tea!hin4 on the #&E> 2A&. (*:,).

a. The %$& o" L=$&? as a &OR2AL AT$6$T= amon4 ?E&T$LE%

(Romans 1:,; olossians 3:@0 1-; Titus 1:1,).

. histians 2U%T &OT L$EG

. The statement to #%PEA< TRUTH >$TH H$% &E$?HBOR seems to

e"e a!/ to e!haiah 9:1+. This is so impotant also ithin the

BO= o" ou Lod hee ou elationships must e so !loseG

,. >hen O&E $% A&?R=0 #O &OT %$&G (Ephesians *:,+).

a. A&?ER $% &OT &EE%%AR$L= A %$&G esus as A&?R= oCe the

H=POR$%= and #HAR&E%% O' HEART o" the es. BUT0 HE

$ &OT %$&G (Read $$ ointhians :,-0 ,1; $ Pete ,:,10 ,,;

Hees *:1*51+0 et!.).

. A&?ER A& LEA TO %$&G &OTE Ephesians *:31; Romans 1,:1@;

ames 1:1@.

!. #LET &OT THE %U& ?O O>& O& =OUR A&?ER means that the da

o" A&?ER is the %A2E A= hen REO&$L$AT$O& should ta/e

pla!e ith the peson ho is the RE$P$E&T O' O&E7% A&?ER.

(>eed0 pa4e 1+@).

3. O &OT ?$6E THE E6$L A& OPPORTU&$T= TO LEA =OU $&TO %$&G

(Ephesians *:,8).

a. O&%$ER ames *:8. RE%$%T THE E6$LG

. O&T$&UAL A&?ER >$LL #?$6E THE E6$L A 'OOTHOL in the

li"e o" a peson (eusalem Bile)

!. OseCe that Paul !alled Elmas a #%O& O' THE E6$L in A!ts 13:1-.

*. O &OT %TEALG (Ephesians *:,9). This means that the O&E >HO $%

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%TEAL$&? 2U%T %TOP his stealin4G

a. Ea!h one should #LABOR ith thei hands to HELP THO%E >HO

ARE $& &EEG (Romans 1,:13; Titus 3:1*).

. %LA6E% ee &OT TO #P$L'ER 'RO2 THE$R 2A%TER%G

(Titus ,:@0 1-).

!. ALL HR$%T$A&% 2U%T LEAR& TO #HELP OTHER%G (A!ts

11:,853-; $$ ointhians 9:15)

d. Paul >OR$TH H$% HA&% as a #TE&T2AA=% spea/ ?RA$OU% and >HOLE%O2E >OR%

(Ephesians *:,@).

a. >e should AL>A=% %PEA< ods that ill #E$'= o #BU$L UP

and #BE&E'$T #%TRE&?THE&0 #E%TABL$%H (A. and ?.

pa4e +1). %ee this od0 #oikodomen (Edi"i!ation) as it is used

in Romans 1:, and $ ointhians 1*:1,. Let us E&OURA?E

OTHER%G

. The od "o #U&>HOLE%O2E o #E6$L TALORTHLE%% TAL< (2atthe 1:110 19; ames 3:1-).

histians 2U%T A6O$ #U&>HOLE%O2E TALA=% BE ?RA$OU%0 #%EA%O&E >$TH

%ALT (Pleasant to taste) (olossians *:+).

+. #O &OT ?R$E6E the HOL= %P$R$T (Ephesians *:3-).

a. This statement liteall means0 #%TOP ?R$E6$&? the Hol %piit.

. &OTE that this is eCidentl a Kuotation "om $saiah +3:1-.

!. O&%$ER these statements aout the HOL= %P$R$T:

(1) The Hol %piit #TEAHE% (ohn 1*:,+).

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(3) The Hol %piit #$&TEREE% (Romans 9:,+0 ,8).

d. Thou4h >RO&? TAL


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ALAL


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(Ephesians :,0 ,+; ?alatians ,:,-).

. >ALAL< A% H$LRE& O' L$?HT

(Ephesians :9).

,. E6$L TH$&?% should &OT #E6E& BE &A2E amon4 the dis!iples o" esus(Ephesians :3).

a. #&OT BE$&? &A2E ma mean that E6$L TH$&?% should &OT E6E&

BE $%U%%E $& O&6ER%AT$O&G Read Ephesians :1,.

. These #E6$L TH$&?% ae &OT PROPER "o ?od7s #HOL= PEOPLE

(#%aints). A4ain0 see the od0 #%A$&T% used "o histians in

Ephesians 1:19; 3:19; +:190 et!..

!. Paul mentioned THREE E6$L PRAT$E% in Ephesians :3.

(1) %EIUAL $22ORAL$T= ( porneia). This is an %EIUAL

$&TEROUR%E OUT%$E O' B$BL$AL 2ARR$A?E

(olossians 3:; $ ointhians +:@511; ?alatians :1@).

(,) An /ind o" #$2PUR$T=7 (akatharsia) hee the peson is

&OT '$T to !ome into the PRE%E&E O' ?O (Boles0 pa4e

,@8). (Ephesians *:1@; ?alatians :1@).

(3) ?REE (oCetousness) ( pleonexia). $n this O&TEIT0 this

ma mean #?eed "o anothe peson %EIUALL= (Boles0

pa4e ,@8).

d. These E6$L PRAT$E% ae &OT #'$TT$&?0 o #PROPER ( prepei )

"o ?O7% #HOL= PEOPLE (%aints) (:3). &OTE the od

#'$TT$&? in Titus ,:1.

3. Thee ae OTHER %$&% hi!h ae &OT #PROPER "o #%A$&T% (:*0 )

a. #OB%E&$T= (aischrotes) is that hi!h is #%HA2E'UL. $t is

#U?L$&E%% (Andt and ?in4i!h0 pa4e ,*). $t is simila

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pa4e 33). This e"es to the TAL$%E. &OTE: #The "ool has said.. (Psalm 1*:1).

!. #OAR%E E%T$&? ould seem to e OER

E%$RE%.

d. Those ho PRAT$E THE E6$L &OTE ABO6E ae &OT BE$&?

RULE the 'ATHER and E%U% HR$%T. The A&&OT

$&HER$T the e O &OT ho these people mi4ht eG >ee the eal

?&O%T$% ho tau4ht immoalitJ >ee the unelieCin4

?E&T$LE%J >ee the unelieCin4 E>%J >e ae not !etain.

. O&%$ER the emphasis on BE$&? EE$6E in othe %!iptue

(Romans 1+:19; ?alatians +:80 9; olossians ,:*0 9).

!. >hoeCe the ee0 it must e seen that ?O7% >RATH >$LL O2EG

(Romans 1:19; 1,:1@; Hees 3:130 1*).

d. ?O7% >RATH ill !ome on those >HO%E L$'E $% $%OBE$E&TG

(Romans ,:*5@).

8. O &OT #%HARE >$TH THE2 $& THE$R %$&%G (Ephesians :8).

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a. histians 2U%T &OT e #PART&ER% (summetochoi ) ith those

ho PRAT$E THE%E %$&%G

. This od "o #PART&ER% means #A%T$&? O&E7% LOT >$TH

THE2 (A. and ?. pa4e 89+). $t is used in a ?OO sense in

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En4lish Bile tanslates this %!iptue0 (:1-) #2AHAT

>OUL HA6E THE LOR7% APPRO6AL.

!. E%U% AL>A=% #PLEA%E H$% 'ATHERG (ohn 9:,@)

d. OUR 2OT$6AT$O& "o PLEA%$&? THE LOR should e LO6E0

&OT ?U$LT= REAG ($ ohn *:19).

11. The dis!iple o" esus must RU& A>A= "om E6$L and eCen EIPO%E $T

(Ephesians :11).

a. is!iples ae &OT to haCe #'ELLO>%H$P ith the #o/s o"

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#ORRET$O& o" on4 ta/es pla!e0 and0 then0 thee is #L$?HT.

1*. $n :1*0 Paul ma e NUOT$&? "om $saiah +-:1 o ,+:1@ (:1*). &OTE that

Paul had alead dis!ussed ein4 #EA $& %$&0 ut then0 ein4 made

#AL$6E in hist (Ephesians ,:1). One ite su44ests that this Cese ma

e an EARL= H=2& sun4 at BAPT$%2 (>eed0 pa4e 18+).

E. >AL$%O2 (Ephesians :15,1).

1. Paul anted histians to e #>$%E !on!enin4 hat is ?OO0 and

#$&&OE&T !on!enin4 hat is E6$L. &ote Romans 1+:1@.

%tud also 2atthe 1-:1+.

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tanslates0 #easement. Andt and ?in4i!h use the ods0

#EBAUHER=0 $%%$PAT$O&0 PRO'L$?A= (pa4e 11@). Read

also $ Pete *:30 *. This is #LOO%E L$6$&?.

!. >e ememe that the #PRO$?AL %O& ent to a #"a !ount and

asted his inheitan!e in #R$OTOU% L$6$&?. This is a simila

!on!ept and a elated ?ee/ od (Lu/e 1:13.). This is &OT the

a to #U&ER%TA& ?O7% >$LLG

d. Paul u4ed them to e #'$LLE >$TH THE %P$R$T (:19)

(%ee A!ts +:3; 8:; @:18; 13:@). &oti!e also the #%P$R$T5'$LLE

L$'E in ?alatians :,,0 ,3. The #%P$R$T5'$LLE L$'E ill also

e des!ied Paul in the Ceses elo (Ephesians :1@5,1)

+. The O22A& to e #'$LLE >$TH THE %P$R$T is immediatel "olloed

'$6E ?REE< PART$$PLE% that help us to see HO> the #%P$R$T5

'$LLE HR$%T$A& >$LL L$6E (Ephesians :1@5,1).

a. The '$6E PART$$PLE% ARE: (1) #%pea/in40 (,) #%in4in4 (3)

#2a/in4 melod0 (*) #?iCin4 Than/s0 and () #Bein4 sue!t to one

anothe.

. $t is &OTE Ce Kui!/l that the #%P$R$T5'$LLE L$'E is &OT

liCed ALO&E0 B= O&E%EL'0 BUT >$TH ?O7% PEOPLE (:1@)

&oti!e the phase #.TO O&E A&OTHERG >e spea/ #to one

anothe in Psalms0 Hmns0 et!. (Boles0 pa4e 3-9).

8. The THREE T=PE% o" %O&?% 4iCen hee poal ae &OT ?$6E& as thee

!ompletel di""eent tpes o" son4s (:1@) (E6ER0 the od #P%AL2% ( psalmois) ma e"e to the Psalms

o" aCid.

. #H=2&% (humnois) ma e son4s o" PRA$%E TO ?O

!. #%P$R$TUAL %O&?% (hodais pneumatikais) ma e a 4eneal tem

"o son4s ased in the spiitual ealm. Andt and ?in4i!h sas0#%ARE %O&?0 #%O&? O' PRA$%E TO ?O

!. onside also olossians 3:1+.

9. $T $% &OTE $& TH$% %R$PTURE and $& OLO%%$A&% 3:1+0 as ell as

othe %!iptues0 that THERE ARE T>O 'U&A2E&TAL PURPO%E%

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'OR HR$%T$A&% %$&?$&? in the HURH A%%E2BL=:

a. One is to PRA$%E ?OG

. A %EO& PURPO%E is the #E$'$AT$O&0 the #E&OURA?E2E&T

O' OTHER%. Othes need to e #%TRE&?THE&E0 BU$LT UPG

This is also tau4ht in olossians 3:1+. &OTE $ ointhians 1*:30 1,0 ,+.

@. histians #2A TE%TA2E&T0 $T OE% &OT O&TA$& A&=

RE'ERE&E TO A 2EHA&$AL $&%TRU2E&T O' 2U%$.

Thae7s ?ee/ Lei!on states that in the &e Testament0 # psallo

means #to sin4 a hmn0 to !eleate the paises o" ?od in son4

(Thae0 pa4e +8). (Undelinin4 Edito).

. '. '. Bu!e ote that #2Aeed0 pa4e 189).

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THE &A2E O' THE LOR E%U% HR$%T TO ?O0 E6E&

THE 'ATHERG %ee #THROU?H H$2 in olossians 3:18. $T $%

THROU?H E%U% THAT >E ARE%% THE 'ATHERG $n all o"

this0 REO?&$E >HAT E%U% HA% O&E 'OR 2A&$&? %ET$O& (:,,5+:@)

>H$H $% O&ER&E >$TH HOU%EHOL ETH$%

(>eed0 pa4e 189).

. The od0 #hupotasso means #%UBOR$&AT$O&0 #TO BE %UBET

TO %O2EO&E (A. and ?. pa4es 90 9+).

!. $t is used in %!iptue "o #%UBET$O& to RULER% (Romans 13:158;

Titus 3:1).

d. $t is used "o #%UBET$O& o" >$6E% to HU%BA&% (Ephesians

:,,5,*; olossians 3:19; Titus ,:)

e. A4ain0 "o dis!iples to e #%UBET to 2ATURE HR$%T$A&%

($ ointhians 1+:10 1+).

". But0 also0 "o the =OU&?ER to e #%UBET to the OLER

($ Pete :).

4. BUT0 in this %!iptue0 the apostle tau4ht histians TO BE #%UBET

TO EAH OTHERG (Ephesians :,1).

(1) This su44ests a onde"ul RE%PO&%$B$L$T= toad OUR

BROTHER% A& %$%TER% and a EEP O&ER& "o thei

%P$R$TUAL >EL'AREG

(,) >E &EE EAH OTHER0 >E &EE TO HELP EAH OTHER0

>E &EE TO %ER6E EAH OTHERG ($ ointhians

1,:,-5,; ?alatians :130 et!.).

(3) is!iples ho haCe the #2$& O' HR$%T ill %ER6E THE$R

BROTHER% A& %$%TER% U%T A% E%U% %ER6E U%G

(Philippians ,:59; 2atthe ,-:,-5,9; $$ ointhians *:)

(*) #%UBET$&? OUR%EL6E% to the &EE% o" ou BROTHER%

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ill e done out o" a RE6ERE&E "o HR$%T (:,1).

() This od0 #RE6ERE&E is # phobos0 the od "o #'EAR.

$t is used "o #?OL= 'EAR ($$ ointhians 8:1; A!ts

@:31; $ Pete 1:18). >iCes should #RE%PET thei husands.

$$$. The $%$PLE O' HR$%T in his #O2E%T$ L$'E (Ephesians :,,5+:@).

A. HU%BA&% and >$6E% (Ephesians :,,533)

1. The >$'E should 6ER= >$LL$&?L= #%UB2$T to he husand. >H=J

Be!ause she is %UB2$TT$&? to ?od7s >ill "o the 'A2$L= and the

ROLE% that ?od has assi4ned to HU%BA& and >$'E.

,. The >$'E is &OT $&'ER$ORG (?alatians 3:,9). ?od has odained pati!ula

tas/s "o 2E& and >O2E& in the 'A2$L= ($ ointhians 8:18;

11:3; Titus ,:*0 )

3. The #%UBET$O& o" the oman is #Kuali"ied ust as #%UB2$%%$O& to

the %EULAR ?O6ER&2E&T is #Kuali"ied. A peson ould &OT e in

%UBET$O& i" !ommanded to somethin4 O&TRAR= TO ?O7% >$LL

(A!ts *:1@0 ,-; :,@).

*. #A% TO THE LOR su44ests that #%UBET$O& to the HU%BA& is a

PART o" OBE$E&E TO HR$%T (:,,)

. O&%$ER: #ALL TH$&?% in the HURH ae #%UBET to HR$%Tand HE $% #HEAG (Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3).

+. $n the phsi!al 'A2$L=0 the >$'E is #%UBET to the HU%BA&0 and he is

the #HEA o" the 'A2$L=G (Ephesians :,,0 ,3)

8. E%U% is BOTH #HEA o" the HURH0 and He is #%A6$OR o" His BO=

(Ephesians :,3).

9. A4ain0 the !ompaison o" HR$%T and the %UBET$O& o" the HURH to

H$2 is APPL$E to the >$'E and he esponsiilit to the HU%BA&

(:,*)

@. The HU%BA& should haCe a #%AR$'$$AL LO6E "o his >$'E (:,)

a. The od "o #LO6E in this passa4e is #agape.

. The O22A& "o the HU%BA& to #LO6E H$% >$'E is "ound

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THREE T$2E% in this paa4aph (Ephesians :,0 ,90 33).

! This #agape (LoCe) is a LO6E L$ PRE$OU% THE

HURH REALL= $%:

a. esus is the #%A6$OR o" the BO=0 the HURH (Ephesians :,3)

. esus 4aCe H$2%EL' "o the HURH (Ephesians :,)

!. The HURH as #PURHA%E ith the BLOO o" E%U%

(A!ts ,-:,9)

d. The people in the HURH ae the people in the A%H$&? O' RE?E&ERAT$O& o"

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Titus 3:.

!. The phase0 #>$TH THE >OR o #$& THE >OR (en hremati )

is di""i!ult to intepet. $T 2A= 2EA&:

(1) $t ma mean the ?O%PEL pea!hed BE'ORE the BAPT$%2 o"

a peson (Romans 1-:18).

(,) $t ma mean a %TATE2E&T BE'ORE BAPT$%2 su!h as

#$& THE &A2E O' THE 'ATHER0 %O& A& HOL= %P$R$T

(2atthe ,9:1@).

(3) $t !ould possil e"e to a O&'E%%$O& o" "aith in esus BE'ORE

BAPT$%2 (Romans 1-:@).

(*) $t !ould mean ?od7s PRO2$%E to the one ein4 BAPT$E su!h

as the PRO2$%E% in A!ts ,:39. >eed su44ests that one o"

these LA%T T>O $% 2ORE L$eed0 pa4e 19-).

13. AT THE E& O' T$2E0 hist ants the !hu!h PRE%E&TE in #%plendo

>$THOUT #%POT OR #>R$&$6E%#A% THE$R O>& BO$E% (Ephesians :,9).

a. Paul is &OT %A=$&? that the HU%BA& should e 4uilt o" #%EL'5

EIALTAT$O& o #AOR$&? H$2%EL'. The 2A& ill

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>$'EG

. This points out the 6ER= LO%E RELAT$O&%H$P that HU%BA&% and

>$6E% %HOUL HA6E. &OTE ?enesis ,:,30 ,* and the epessions0

#BO&E O' 2= BO&E.0 #LEA6E0 and #O&E 'LE%HG

1. A 2A& ill #&OUR$%H (ektrephei) and #HER$%HE% (thalpei ) H$% O>&

'LE%H (:,@). This is the a that HR$%T 'EEL% O&ER&$&? THEHURHG To #&OUR$%H and #HER$%H is to ARE 'OR and

PROTETG

a. The od "o #BR$&? THE2 UP in Ephesians +:* !on!enin4 !hilden

is the %A2E >OR as the od0 #&OUR$%HE% hee (Baue0 pa4e

,*+).

. The od0 #HER$%HE% (thalpo) liteall means to #AR2

(Baue0 pa4e 3-). &ote also $ Thessalonians ,:8 hee it is

tanslated0 #TE&ERL= ARE% 'OR.

!. hist OE% THE %A2E TH$&? "o the HURH. HE #&OUR$%HE%

A& #HER$%HE%G

1+. This LO%E&E%% and TE&ER ARE is also seen in :3-. #>E ARE

2E2BER% O' H$% BO=G (Ephesians 1:,,0 ,3; *:1151+; $ ointhians

1,:1,5,8)

18. Paul then NUOTE ?enesis ,:,* (:31). The HU%BA& #LEA6E% to his>$'E. The ae #O&E 'LE%H0 shain4 BO$E%0 2$&0 'UTURE HOPE%0

A%P$RAT$O&%0 et!. The od0 #LEA6E liteall means #TO ?$6E

TO?ETHER.

19. THE%E ?REAT TEAH$&?% O' PAUL inColCed a #?REAT 2=%TER=

(Ephesians :3,).

a. BUT0 PAUL >A% %PEA$LL "o an

#$EAL 2ARR$A?E as a #'ORE%HAO>$&? o" the

RELAT$O&%H$P O' HR$%T to the HURHJ

!. $' OUR 2ARR$A?E $% R$?HT $& ?O7% %$?HT0 $T >$LL HELP U%

TO %EE >HAT THE RELAT$O&%H$P %HOUL BE BET>EE&

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HR$%T A& H$% HURHG

1@. '$&ALL=0 Paul de a O&LU%$O& as he made an APPL$AT$O& to

the RELAT$O&%H$P o" HU%BA& and >$'E (Ephesians :33).

a. E6ER= HU%BA& should haCe a #%EL'5?$6$&? LO6E (agapato)

"o H$% >$'E a LO6E L$$6E%0 the 2ORE THE=

>$LL BE RE%PETEG The 2ORE that >$6E% RE%PET

thei HU%BA&%0 the 2ORE THE= >$LL BE LO6EG

B. PARE&T% and THE$R H$LRE& (Ephesians +:15*).

1. Thee ae man #ETH$AL L$%T% that spea/ o" the histian7s BEHA6$OR

in &e Testament %!iptues (Ephesians :,,5+:@; olossians 3:195*:1;

$ Pete ,:1953:8; Titus ,:151-; $ Timoth +:10 ,).

,. $n this tet0 H$LRE& 2U%T OBE= THE$R PARE&T% (+:1). Read also

olossians 3:,-. Ou elationship to hist E2A&% oedien!e to paents.

a. esus OBE=E H$% PARE&T% (Lu/e ,:1).

. OBE$E&E TO PARE&T% $% #R$?HTG $t is O22A&E o" ?od.

Eamine the eKuiement "o the HO&OR$&? o" paents in the Old

Testament (Eodus ,-:1,; euteonom :1+).

!. OBE$E&E TO PARE&T% is #>ELL5PLEA%$&? to the Lod

d. $%OBE$E&E to PARE&T% is "ound in lists o" TERR$BLE %$&%

(Romans 1:3-; $$ Timoth 3:,).

3. O&%$ER that thee ae 'OUR REA%O&% in these Ceses 'OR H$LRE&TO OBE= THE$R PARE&T%: (Boles0 pa4e 3,*).

a. $t is #$& THE LOR

. $t is #R$?HT

!. $t as a O22A& in the Old Testament also

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d. Thee as a #PRO2$%E !onne!ted ith the O22A&

*. Thee as TERR$BLE PU&$%H2E&T "o H$LRE& ho $%OBE=E

thei PARE&T% in the nation o" $%RAEL (euteonom ,1:195,1).

. O&%$ER that0 in the TE& O22A&2E&T%0 HO&OR$&? PARE&T%

is the O&L= O22A& that had a PRO2$%E atta!hed to it

(Ephesians +:,0 3). (Eodus ,-:1518; euteonom :15,1).

a. $n the Old Testament0 this PRO2$%E as !onne!ted ith L$6$&? $&

PRO2$%E LA& O' A&AA& (euteonom :1+).

. TOA=0 thee is &O PRO2$%E o" LA&0 o R$HE%G HoeCe0

OBE$E&T H$LRE& !an matue to e %UE%%'UL0

PROUT$6E AULT%.

+. Paents %HOUL &OT #EIA%PERATE thei !hilden (+:*). The od

#EIA%PERATE ( parorgizete) means0 #ena4e0 #ma/e an4

(Baue0 pa4e +,@). Read also olossians 3:,1.

a. The od0 #$%$PL$&E o #&URTURE ( paideia) is a eauti"ul

od that means the entie #TRA$&$&? o" the !hild.

(1) $t is used "o #EUAT$O& o #instu!tion) (A!ts 8:,,).

(,) $t is used "o #ORRET$O& o" on4 doin4 ($$ Timoth ,:,).

(3) $t is used "o #$%$PL$&E o #PU&$%H2E&T (Hees 1,:@).

(*) $t is also used to e"e to the entie #TRA$&$&? o" a peson

($$ Timoth 3:1+ D #Tainin4 in i4hteousness).

. The od0 #A2O&$T$O& (nouthesia) !an mean #$&%TRUT$O&

o #>AR&$&? (A. and ?. pa4e *+). Read Titus 3:1- hee this

last meanin4 is oseCed.

. %LA6E% and thei 2A%TER% (Ephesians +:5@). Eamine also olossians 3:,,5*:1;

$ Timoth +:10 ,; Titus ,:@0 1-; $ Pete ,:19).

1. $t has een estimated that as man as O&E TH$R o" the population o" the it

o" RO2E in the "ist !entu ee %LA6E%. Poal0 a la4e potion o"

the memes o" the HURH ee %LA6E% at that time.

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,. histian %LA6E% needed to ealiFe that the ee #'REE $& HR$%T0

($ ointhians 8:,,; ?alatians :1)0 ut the still had RE%PO&%$B$L$T$E%

toad thei #2A%TER%.

3. The ?ee/ od "o #2A%TER% is #kurioi 0 (+:) the od "o #LOR in

man %!iptues. Thus0 the od0 #LOR e"eed to the #O>&ER O' A

%LA6EG

a. Paul spo/e o" the #LOR7% BO&5%ER6A&T OR #%LA6E (doulos)

($$ Timoth ,:,*). Timoth as the #%LA6E o" his #2A%TER0

the LOR esus hist.

. O&%$ER that E%U% is ou #O>&ER0 OUR #LOR as seen in

the "olloin4 %!iptues: (A!ts ,:3+; 1-:3+; Romans 1*:90 @;

Philippians ,:@511; $$ ointhians *:; $ Pete 3:1).

*. %LA6E% must OBE= #2A%TER% (O>&ER%0 #LOR%) (Ephesians +:)

a. #>$TH 'EAR A& TRE2BL$&? su44est an #A&I$OU%&E%%

TO O R$?HT in the seCi!e o" the #O>&ER (>eed0 pa4e 19*).

. %LA6E% must e #'A$TH'UL to 2astes ust as the ae to HR$%TG

!. #%$&?LE&E%% O' HEART means &OT to haCe $6$E LO=ALT=

Eamine olossians 3:,,0 ,3.

. %ER6$&? 2A%TER% "aith"ull is O$&? THE >$LL O' ?O (Ephesians +:+)..

a. %LA6E% must haCe a H$?H 2OT$6AT$O&G

(1) The %ER6E #A% TO HR$%T (+:)

(,) The %ER6E #A% %LA6E% O' HR$%T (+:+)

(3) The %ER6E #A% TO THE LOR (+:8)

. The ae to %ER6E #not a o" ee seCi!e as men5pleases.

#OBE= THE2 &OT O&L= TO >$& THE$R 'A6OR >H%E&

THE$R E=E $% O& =OU. (Boles0 pa4e 3,@). Read also

olossians 3:,,)

!. The %HOUL %ER6E #'RO2 THE HEARTG The tet liteall sas0

#OUT O' THE %OULG (ek psuches). The ill do this #A% %LA6E%

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O' HR$%T (&ote $ ointhians 8:,-5,,).

+. The should %ER6E #>HOLEHEARTEL= >$TH #?OO >$LLG This is

liteall #>$TH A ?OO 2$&. (A. and ?. pa4e 3,3). The ae

seCin4 A% $' THE= ARE %ER6$&? THE LOR A& &OT 2A&G

A ?OO NUE%T$O& TO $%U%%: $' THE$R 2A%TER% ARE PA?A&%0

>HAT %HOUL THE= OJ Please $%U%% thisG

8. The LOR >$LL RE>AR hethe the %ER6A&T is a %LA6E o 'REE

(+:9). >$TH THE LOR0 THERE $% &O $%T$&T$O& (?alatians 3:,9).

THE= ARE %LA6E% O' HR$%TG (olossians 3:,*). Read also 2atthe

:1,).

9. 2A%TER% must do THE SA)E. (Ephesians +:@).

a. 2A%TER% should &OT #THREATE&G (Andt and ?in4i!h0 pa4e 9,).

The should #%TOP THREATE&$&?G &ote this od in A!ts *:18

hee it is tanslated0 #>AR&.

. These 2A%TER% must RE2E2BER that #THE$R 2A%TER is in

HEA6E& (olossians *:1).

!. Thei 2A%TER $& HEA6E& shos &O PART$AL$T= (A!ts 1-:3*;

?alatians ,:+).

0OULD THIS TEACHIN' APPL- TO E)PLO-ERS AND E)PLO-EES TODA-?

$6. The %P$R$TUAL >AR'ARE o" the dis!iple o" hist (Ephesians +:1-5,*).

A. The E&E2= that must e O&'RO&TE (Ephesians +:1-51,).

1. Be"oe eaminin4 this se!tion0 PLEA%E REA $$ ointhians 1-:15. Ou

eapons ae &OT phsi!al0 &OT AR&AL >EAPO&%

,. Thee is a ?REAT %P$R$TUAL BATTLE that is RA?$&? in this old0 a

BATTLE BET>EE& ?OO A& E6$L (Romans 13:1,; $ Thessalonians

:*0 0 9; $ Timoth +:1,; $$ Timoth ,:3; ReCelation ,:1-).

3. The dis!iple o" the Lod must e #2AE %TRO&? so that he !an #'$?HT

THE ?OO '$?HT O' 'A$TH (Ephesians +:1-)

*. ?O poCides the %TRE&?TH and PO>ER "o the ?REAT BATTLEG epend

on HimG (Ephesians 1:1@; 3:,-0 ,1; $$ ointhians +:8; Philippians *:13;

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$$ Timoth ,:1).. The phase #$& THE LOR stesses a4ain the thou4ht

!on!enin4 #$& HR$%T0 and #$& H$% BO= (Ephesians *:10 1+).

. The #AR2OR O' ?O ill PROTET a4ainst the #%HE2E% o" %atan

(Ephesians +:11).

a. $n the Old Testament0 ?O is pi!tued as a #>ARR$OR. An eample

o" this is $saiah *,:13.

. The #>HOLE AR2OR0 THE #'ULL ENU$P2E&T pote!ts the

histian "om the #%HE2E% o" the eCil.

(1) The od0 # panoplia e"es to the 'ULL0 O2PLETE AR2OR

o" the %OL$ER. >e 4et the En4lish od0 #PA&OPL=

"om this ?REE< od. This od e"es to a #HEA6=

AR2E %OL$ER (A. and ?. pa4e +1,).

(,) The attle is a4ainst the #>$LE% o #%HE2E% o" the eCil.

The od "o #>$LE% is #methodeias hi!h means

#s!hemin40 !a"tiness (A. and ?. pa4e --).

OseCe #EE$T'UL %HE2$&? in Ephesians *:1*.

(3) The ?ee/ od "o #E6$L is #diabolos hi!h a!tuall

means #%LA&ERER (A. and ?. pa4e 191).

onsult $ Timoth 3:8; $$ Timoth ,:,+; $ Pete :9;

($$ ointhians 11:1* "o "uthe des!iptions o" %atan.

+. The %TRU??LE0 the BATTLE is &OT PH=%$AL0 BUT %P$R$TUAL

(Ephesians +:1,).

a. The %TRU??LE is &OT A?A$&%T #'LE%H and #BLOO. &ote

$$ ointhians 1-:35 a4ain.

. O&%$ER ho %ATA& is des!ied in di""eent %!iptues (ohn 1,:31;

1*:3-; 1+:11; The #ule o" this old0 $$ ointhians *:*0 the #4od

o" this old).

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onsult the "olloin4 %!iptues a4ain that mention #heaCenl pla!es0

o0 the #heaCenlies. (Ephesians 1:30 1-0 ,-; ,:+; 3:1-; *:1-).

Thee is the %P$R$TUAL REAL2 hee "elloship it

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