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EPHESIANS
Chapter 1: Possession/Blessings because of Jesus
Chapter 2: Position in Christ
Chapter 3: Prayer
This is huge!
Paul is saying that these “Gentiles” are now part of the Holy temple in the Lord that, up until now, was only for the Jews!
Paul is talking about being physically in jail but there is a double meaning in his words here.
Physically bound in chains and spiritually slave of righteousness.
Paul had been arrested in Jerusalem and had their attention until the word “Gentile”
“…by the Spirit.”
Referring to...
Reiterating and solidifying what he said at the end of chapter 2
Referring to verse 2
Which again was referring to Acts 22 and Acts 9
Just as he pointed out their past reality of being apart from God, not only because they are Gentiles but because of sin, he points out his past reality…BUT THEN...
Let’s read this whole section and then dive into each verse...
Remember...
I believe he continues to bring up his past to remind them of there’s so that they can look to the future of God’s grace...
It is a common theme of Pauls to point out what God has done in his life through mercy and grace so that they can find mercy and grace.
It should be our common theme too...
“…unsearchable riches of Christ.”
Referring back to...
but is not hidden any more...
“…who created all things.”
“SO THAT” - the purpose statement.
We can bring every mystery to light…God’s grace and how we are now, as Romans says, grafted in, but why?!
First referring back to...
Then!
What?! Wait, we know the mystery that the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places are learning from us?!
All of heaven thronging to know what we know and have been blessed with…God’s grace through Jesus Christ.
This purpose is eternal…there is no timeline.
Eternity is where we’ve been, where we are and where we’re going forever in every direction.
God has had a plan and purpose in Jesus for eternity...
Through that plan we..
We also see the writer of Hebrews say it again...
“…what I am suffering...”
Both prayers in Ephesians (Ephesians 1:15-23 and this one) complement each other.
The first prayer for enlightenment; the second for enablement as we move into action in chapters 4-6.
(Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament).
“family” from the Greek work Patria (patriarch) is closely related to father.
This puts new emphasis on fatherhood...
SO THAT!
What is the purpose of being strengthened with power through His Spirit in our inner being…?
SO THAT…Christ may dwell in our hearts through FAITH…
Then he defines what that dwelling with faith looks like...
“being rooted and grounded in love...” in love = in Christ
Rooted and grounded in love = fullness of God
The power that we just read about!
The riches of the inheritance of His grace through the Spirit that we, as the church, tell the authorities and powers of the heavenly places about!
We have the power not to abuse to call our own but to bring HIM glory only through His body the church and in Christ Jesus (in LOVE) throughout all generations, forever and ever.
AMEN!
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