"Oh God, help John not to drink anymore. (ed. If you knew. We might talk about such a person as the strong, quiet type. Yet many do not manage to preserve this balance. It signifies my relationship with Him. (3-6) The work of God the Father. that we should be holy and without blame before him in love ( Ephesians 1:4 ): Oh God, help me . Speaking the truth in love is a Godly thing. Making mention of you. But, God, I don't know how. He is thanking God for the spiritual blessings.And he is going to spend the first three chapters of Ephesians sort of enumerating these spiritual blessings that we have in and through Jesus Christ. Man, you're grinding at it constantly. And the church began to be blessed and grow.The church has been emphasizing much too long what you ought to be doing for God, the Bible doesn't emphasize that. He says, "I've been waiting for this. With this therefore we may answer the messengers of the nations, that the Lord hath founded Zion. He has become an alcoholic. 3. Well then again I say, it's tough, but you can't blame God. Oh, if you only knew what the hope is for those that God has called to be His children. After Satan has stripped him of everything, he lay on the ground naked, destitute, and he said, "Naked I came into the world, naked I am going out. He has seated Him there in the heavenly places, far above, a name above every name that is named. Ephesians 1:16. Ephesians 4:1-16NKJ I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in .read more. And you find this reoccurring throughout the entire epistle. Truth spoken in love stands a chance of being heard, whereas truth spoken without love is almost certain to be rejected. Terrible to put zeros in there. He sits at the Father's right hand in the heavenly places, &c., Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 1:21. Verses 1-16 (especially verse 1) set the tone for the rest of this letter. I never brought them into the walk in the Spirit, in the life of the Spirit, into growth and maturity in the Word.One day God changed my ministry. Now Paul uses that imagery to picture Christ’s triumphal procession with freed prisoners in tow. "Yes, but you never served Me." I have been cruising around the world. Paul wrote to the Christians who lived in each of these towns (4:16). In like manner, the church cannot grow strong if the individual members are not working in harmony. And not living as God would have him to live upon the world. Alexander the Great became curious, what in the world does he have in those sacks that he is trying so hard to carry them on? Study Notes on Ephesians Page #6 Introductory Thoughts about Commentaries Only the Scriptures provide an infallible, authoritatively inspired revelation of God's will for man (2 Timothy 3:16,17). Ephesians 6:16 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ephesians 6:16, NIV: "In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Ephesians 6:16, ESV: "In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;" . Can't change my message now. that he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him ( Ephesians 1:10 ): God's intention of bringing the whole universe together again into obedience and in subjection to Jesus Christ. It is a Hebraism. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others ( v. 1, v. 2 ). The . Exhortations to mutual forbearance and union. What would it entail to “walk worthily of the calling with which you were called”? That you might be faithful, obedient children in which the Father can take pride. If He is Lord, then I am the doulos, I am the slave, I am the bond slave. First of all, Paul did not cease to give thanks for his converts. Or, it is the down payment.I put an ad in the paper. But it can't be an empty confession, because many people come in that day saying, "Lord, Lord open to us." That is because you don't know the whole calling of the believer. Ephesians 5:1-6 is about walking in love. And it is a desirable thing to know what this hope of our calling is, to have such an acquaintance with the immense privileges of God's people, and the expectations they have from God, and with respect to the heavenly world, as to be quickened thereby to the utmost diligence and patience in the Christian course. The sons of God were presenting themselves to God. 1. Found inside – Page 61927:66 ; Eph . 4:30 ) , authentication and approval ( John 6:27 ) , certification of genuineness ( John 3:33 ) , and identification of ownership ( 2 Cor . 1:22 ; Rev. 7 : 2 ; 9 : 4 ) . God is the One who seals , Christ is the sphere in ... What was the particular subject of his prayers, he mentions in the following verses. The Bible emphasizes what God has done for you. If you knew who was going to win the ball game. We have no part nor lot in the matter, any further than we claim it by faith and prayer. Outline of Ephesians Chapters 1 - 3 Our position in Christ (What we are before God) 1:1-23 The believers as God's child 2:1-18 The believer as a member of God's body 2:19-3:21 The believer as God's building Chapters 4 - 6 Our practice of Christ (How we are to act before men) 4:1-6:9 A worthy walk 6:10-24 A continual conflict Observe, Even the best of . Oh, how glorious, the forgiveness of my sins according to the riches of His grace. The only part that lets you out is the "of Ephesus." You would never have a fear of death. I don't even know if you have to think when you have that advantage. We have come to the last part of this chapter, which consists of Paul's earnest prayer to God in behalf of these Ephesians. I really never had assurance of my salvation until I discovered the grace of God. he who gives, let him do it with liberality; If you only knew what God has in store for His children. What a glorious universe that is going to be.You know, this world wouldn't be a bad place if it weren't for sin. The man loves good; hates evil. The hope which Jesus' calling awakened, is eternal life in Heaven after the death of the born again. International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Lessons Series) for . according to the good pleasure of his will ( Ephesians 1:5 ). Special Assignment: Study a Bible dictionary or similar book about the city of Ephesus. (Matthew 22:37-40; Mark 12:29b-31; see also Luke 10:27). I grew up on that kind of a diet. Or better yet, you could go to the racetracks with this kind of knowledge. If you only knew the hope of your calling. . The word shepherd was used metaphorically in both Old and New Testaments to speak of caring leadership (Psalm 23; John 10). Found inside – Page 103Paul often mentioned that he prayed continually for others (Eph. 1:16; Phil. 1:4; Col. ... As the rest of the prayer indicates, Paul's petition for the Ephesian believers was bold, confident, and inclusive. "We can only attain to "the full stature of Christ" by following Jesus' example of selfless love and sacrificial service to others. Oh thank God for His purposes. Ephesians 2. You would be stupid if you did. or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: It is a difficult thing to bring a soul to believe in Christ, and to venture its all upon his righteousness, and upon the hope of eternal life. As they got strong and healthy, they started to reproduce. Answer the following questions on chap. I ought to be doing more for God, I ought to be doing this for God, and the other thing for God, all I ought to be doing for God. Paul talked about a man who was “caught up into the third heaven” (2 Corinthians 12:2). HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK" 232; Psalms 103:1-22 , Version I.; 219; and the Doxology. 6:21-24 Final greeting. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. He has taken all of my sin, and He has paid the price and the penalty, and He is going to present me in His righteousness. The recipients of the letter should make "every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit … Continue reading "Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16" Assignments on Ephesians 1 Please read the whole book of Ephesians at least once as we study chapter 1. "In Rev 4:11 the elders declare to God, "Thou art worthy to receive glory and honor: for thou hast created all things, and for Your good pleasure they are and were created." I want in. He values you so highly that He gave His life to redeem you, to purchase you. The Beatitudes are a series of reversals (Matthew 5:1-12). 10He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things. He is drinking. “that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error“ (v. 14). Truly, if we know ourselves to be one with Christ, and know the privileges which come to us through that blessed gate, we may indeed extol him with all our heart and soul. by I Gordon. Now God didn't choose me after I decided to clean up my act and live for Him. Appreciate that." He is talking about His inheritance, and this to me is a mystery. The key word for verses 4-6 is “one.” These verses continue the emphasis on unity begun in verse 3. and to the faithful in Christ Jesus ( Ephesians 1:1 ): So this letter is to you.In this first verse he introduces, really, the sort of the underlying tone of the whole epistle, and it is in the words "in Christ Jesus." All of this is what God has done for you. If you only knew how much God treasured you, you would never treat yourself cheaply again. Unity, faith, and knowledge of the If a person is really walking after the Spirit and is interested in things of the Spirit, he is going to be thanking God for the spiritual blessings. It provides a theological rationale for the behavior that is required of the church. Now, I have no acceptance before God in myself. I don't know what you do at racetracks. Found inside – Page 535“Grace” is a Christian adaptation of a common Greek form of greeting (see discussions on John 4:1–3; Eph. 1:2). ... The meaning of both is informed by the added words, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Because I was under a work relationship with God, trying so hard, and I never had peace. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. The word katartismos means to complete or to perfect or to make ready. All resulting because of the initial rebellion against God. And we are born into a spiritual conflict, and even within us we experience the conflict of the good that I would, I often do not do, and that which I would not do, I find myself doing. 1. The key phrase is 'in Christ.'. He notes the Ephesians' faith and love (1:15), and now describes his prayer for them. It may be understood of the glorious inheritance in or among the saints in heaven, where God does, as it were, lay forth all his riches, to make them happy and glorious, and where all that the saints are in possession of is transcendently glorious, as the knowledge that can be attained of this upon earth is very desirable, and must be exceedingly entertaining and delightful. Ephesians 4:1-16. You will never find the reversed order. "And oh, I was determined to live for Jesus, but sin began to weave its web and I got all tangled in the web of sin and I fell again. We make him a saint. Wherein he has abounded [that is, His grace has abounded] toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself ( Ephesians 1:8-9 ): Again, the good pleasure of God, the purposes of God. The apostle's thanksgivings and praises to God for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing Ephesians ( v. 3-14 ). “and gave gifts to men’“ (v. 8c). Now, if you were writing this epistle, take out the name Paul, and insert your name and then, whatever it is that you are: Jim, a service station attendant by the will of God. He does it all according to His own will. I knew everybody by first name. Now, if you could, do you think you would go there and pick out a ticket of losers? CONCLUSION A. But you can find out whether or not He chose you by just accepting Jesus Christ. "No, no. It was necessary that the Ephesians should understand that they had entered upon the proper course. “Therefore he says, ‘When he ascended on high’“ (v. 8a). These verses contain a number … Continue reading "Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16" You remember when Job was there accusing before God, the saints. Someone may say, "Wait a minute! I give it to You." The lowliness, humility, patience, and love that Paul urged in verse 2 will make it possible to “keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”. 15-23. And I look around at this weary world, and I see it in this conflict, and I see the tragic byproducts of the conflict. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. If you only knew what the exceeding greatness of the power of the Spirit of God. And one peculiar proof and specimen of wisdom is now given (in Eph 5:16) (Ephesians 5 Commentary) John MacArthur - Every believer is responsible to walk wisely. I should be in the ministry. Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”. "In whom also we have this glorious inheritance,". 1 Paul, a an apostle of . It was a gift to Christ, considered as a Mediator, to be advanced to such dominion and headship, and to have such a mystical body prepared for him: and it was a gift to the church, to be provided with a head endued with so much power and authority. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him ( Ephesians 1:17 ): One of the most important things that any of us can possess is the true knowledge of God. "Doctor, I have this dizziness and these reoccurring headaches. I appreciate that choice. “to the work of serving” (diakonia)” (v. 12b). God never did call me to be an evangelist, and my endeavor to be an evangelist was totally futile, frustrating, defeating. I owed a debt I could not pay. The fact that God foreknows those that are going to be saved and chooses them does not preclude any man from coming, because the scripture says, "Whosoever will, may come and drink of the water of life freely" ( Revelation 22:17 ). But I didn't. Ephesians 4:17-32 contains instructions about walking in purity. And someone now has come along and paid his debt for him, has redeemed him. Ephesians 1:16 KJV. Klesis (calling) means a call or an invitation. You see, if there is any question in it, you can answer the question tonight. But I am glad that God gave me the opportunity to choose the one that I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I guess you just can't make it." Always feeling guilty because I was failing to be or to do all that I ought to be doing for God. A church will grow where there is unity and love and the saints are doing the work of the ministry! That isn't fair that God should choose. “but speaking truth in love“ (agape) (v. 15a). Found inside – Page 629... 12b - 19 1 : 196 ( Psalm 24 ) Ephesians 1 : 3-14 II : 303 Mark 6 : 14-29 III : 216 Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Samuel 3 : 1-10 , ( 11-20 ) 1 : 172 ( Psalm 139 : 1-6 , 13-18 ) 2 Corinthians 4 : 5-12 II : 247 Mark 2 : 23-3 : 6 III ... And with that rebellion against the will of God there came a second government in the universe. On the third day he rose again. That you should stand before Him holy and without blame. And then they would crate them, and then they would put their seal on the crate. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. You notice I dedicated my last book to those people way back when. Intellectual understanding is one thing, but it is also important that we use this knowledge to come into intimate relationship with God. He doesn't really love You; he just loves the perks he is receiving. being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his own will ( Ephesians 1:11 ): God doesn't have to ask counselor advice of anybody. He had everything going for him, his whole life in front of him. if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; "Thanks be unto God who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings," and he takes three chapters now to tell you all that God has done for you. He only knows in advance that which you are going to choose.We were chosen before the foundation of the world. This epistle like all of Paul's epistles, is divided into two parts. I should be doing more for You. We could not stop to explain his words; that were to spoil their mystic poetry. It could all be solved if we would just start living as God asks us to live.But one day, thank God, one day Satan is to be cast into Gehenna, and all of those that have chosen to rebel with him, they will be cast into outer darkness, beyond the farthest galaxy, out into the abysmal darkness beyond the light of any of the universe. He has laid up these spiritual blessings for us in the hands of his Son, the Lord Jesus; but then he has appointed us to draw them out, and fetch them in, by prayer. This therefore comes in to the honour of Christ, as Mediator, that the church is his fulness. He gives thanks for spiritual blessings, and prays for further supplies of them; for God will for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them. They shall stand. At the end of the introduction, the author includes a detailed bibliography . My boy." Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; they ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward, who believe; according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things in the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance ( Ephesians 1:11 ), Incorruptible, undefiled, fades not away, reserved in heaven for you. Found inside15. The word “excluded” is the same word translated “separated” in 4:18 and “alienated” in Colossians 1:21, the only other times the word occurs in the New Testament. 16. Not all occurrences of “now” (nun and nuni) have this meaning, ... Whatever God has called you to be and equipped you to be is God's highest calling for your life. He said, “Whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant” (Matthew 20:26; see also Matthew 23:11). or service, let us give ourselves to service; Bible Lesson Forum) below. The same power that supports the world support the church; and we are sure he loves his church, for it is his body (Ephesians 1:23; Ephesians 1:23), his mystical body, and he will care for it. As I quit beating the sheep and started feeding the sheep, the sheep started getting strong. Found inside – Page 94It is possible to see all of Ephesians 1—3 as an exposition of God's saving power. The intercessory prayer report and doxology merely confirm what the letter has already stated. God has gathered the elect into the heavenly regions with ... You never served Me." Christ became their life. I see the struggles. Ephesians 4:1-16. He waxes warm, and rises to an enthusiasm of eloquence. What is the context of Ephesians 2:8-9? That we should be to the praise of his glory, because of our trust in Jesus Christ ( Ephesians 1:12 ). I sold too quickly. And I find myself in this conflict of good and evil. In its original context, this psalm celebrated victory over God’s enemies—and a triumphal procession bringing the spoils of victory, including prisoners, up Mount Zion to the temple, the dwelling place of God. If you want wisdom, we are told how today in Ephesians 5:15-17. All of a sudden it wasn't nearly as heavy, "Great, now it's mine, wow. In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul focused on the believer's growth within a local congregation—with "one another" (Eph. He moved from benediction to intercession. As an opera has an overture, setting the tone for all the melodies that will follow, so Ephesians 1:3-14 sets the tone for the rest of Ephesians. Ephesians 2:14-22 Christ our Reconciler. The opposite temptation is to avoid conflict by avoiding difficult conversations. It's not a special category for super Christians. Found insideBut over time, it can become a kind of incantation, with us fearful that this evening we let one of those names slip. Paul writes often that he "makes mention" or 'remembers' his brethren in regular prayer (Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16 ... A government that is in antagonism to the first government, in rebellion against the first government, and thus, the beginning of this struggle within the universe of the good against the evil.And we have come into time, born on this planet Earth, which happens to be sort of the center of the conflict. We are Christ’s body (1 Corinthians 12:27), and Christ is the head of the body. They would put it on the ships, and then the ships would sail to Puteoli, which was the port for Rome in those days. He is above all things, material and spiritual, now and for ever (19-21). Half of the problem was that I didn't know how. 1, 2. What was the particular subject of his prayers, he mentions in the following verses. I have been skin-diving in some fabulously, beautiful places. And I think that it is appropriate. Commentary, Ephesians 4:1-16, Susan Hylen, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009. I can't get close to him. Grace and peace, coupled together, over and over throughout the New Testament. 4:2) in "the whole body" (Eph. Found inside – Page xi295 Galatians 5 : 1 , 13-25 YEARC Sixth Sunday after Pentecost 299 Galatians 6 : ( 1-6 ) , 7-16 YEARC Seventh Sunday after Pentecost 303 Ephesians 1 : 3-14 YEARS A , B , C Second Sunday after Christmas 303 Ephesians 1 : 3-14 YEAR B ... And you will find the phrases, "in Him," "by whom," "in whom," "through whom," "through Him," and all of these things that you are and have through and in Jesus Christ. The Father loves the Son, and hath given ALL things into his hands. This body is decaying; it is going to pieces, but I have a redeemed spirit, and I am waiting for the redemption of the body. We have problems because we can't think with that capacity, or with that advantage. 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. That is an impossibility for the natural man. You cannot know God by searching. He wants them to have true wisdom, based on a proper knowledge of God and a clear understanding of all the riches that are theirs through Christ, both in this world and in the next (15-18).In addition Paul wants these converts to know the real power of God in their lives. 16 But I say, v walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify w the desires of the flesh. What a tragedy his life was snuffed out so early." 2. Oh, hey did you notice that one fellow Job? It was the sealing of the merchandise. Let us endeavour then, by reading, contemplation, and prayer, to know as much of heaven as we can, that we may be desiring and longing to be there. If Paul wasn’t the author, as some scholars believe, the book was probably written in the last third of the first century by someone close to Paul. In Jude we read, "Now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory, with exceeding joy" ( Jude 1:24 ). When the fullness of time, the cycle is complete, and God brings it all back together in one in Christ. (Read Ephesians 1:9-14) Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. What a blessing, what a glorious blessing that God should choose me to spend eternity with Him. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and there is no sound saving knowledge but what comes from him; and therefore to him we must look for it, who is the God of our Lord Jesus Christ (see Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 1:3) and the Father of glory. Making mention of you in my prayers - Paul was far distant from them, and expected to see them no more. That the eyes of your understanding [once I have come to understand God] being enlightened; that then I might know what is the hope of his calling ( Ephesians 1:18 ). we have got two chapters to go and I am just plotting. so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, Here it is, you were chosen before the foundation of the world.". I'm not my own to do with me what I want to do with me. Cease not to give thanks — The apostle intimates, so fully satisfied was he of the genuineness of their conversion, and of their steadiness since their conversion, that it was to him a continual cause of thanksgiving to God, who had brought them into that state of salvation; and of prayer, that they might be preserved blameless to the end. "Oh no, no, I will buy it. That is, when the whole cycle is complete and the history of man has concluded. This book will guide readers, in the most intimate way possible, before God's throne of grace...giving them a renewed passion and appreciation for their Lord. We have an inheritance, incorruptible, undefiled, fades not away. Though this cannot prove the truth of the gospel to another who knows nothing of the matter (there the resurrection of Christ is the proof), yet to be able to speak experimentally, as the Samaritans, "We have heard him ourselves, we have felt a mighty change in our hearts," will make us able to say, with the fullest satisfaction, Now we believe, and are sure, that this is the Christ, the Son of God. L.G. The primary call is to unity. The Father hath put all things under his feet (Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 1:22), according to the promise, Psalms 110:1. We believers might see things very differently, but we have one Godly Father whom we worship and who directs our lives. making mention of you in my prayers; which shows the apostle to be a praying person, and that he was constant at the throne of grace, where he prayed for others as well as for himself; and it points out the time and way, when, and in which he gave thanks to God for them; and is mentioned, not only to testify his great affection for them, but also to excite them, by his example, to the practice of those duties themselves. But if that bothers you, Paul goes ahead and includes you in the rest of it there. That God will just bring back to your heart and your mind what you are to Him, how valuable you are to Him, how important you are to Him, how much He loves you, how much He has made available to you, how much He has done for you, just because He loves you with such exceeding great love. How could he be a king if he had not a kingdom? 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