Our Triune God | Part I
Ephesians: A Letter to All the Saints • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 46:02
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Introduction
Introduction
Summarize:
In the unification of the Jew and Gentile, we see the fullness of the Triune God revealed
The Trinity teaches us about the character of God
The character of God teaches us how we are obedient to God
The Trinity gives us a model to understand other parts of the Christian life.
Exposition
Exposition
17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
Author: Paul
Audience: All the Saints
Content: Jesus evangelized peace with God to us, the Spirit is given, and we can now approach the throne of the Father.
Context: The whole passage is dealing with the unity of the Jew and Gentile in Christ
Comparison: Acts 10:34-43, Peter preaches the Gospel to the Gentiles,
Explanation of the text
17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
He - Jesus
Preached peace - lit. evangelized peace
far off (Gentile), near (Jew)
18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
The Trinity is on display
Through Jesus
In the Spirit
Before the Father
Application
Application
We are trinitarian in our creation
We are trinitarian in our creation
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
The trinity teaches us that all aspects of God are present in creation.
We are trinitarian in our marriages
We are trinitarian in our marriages
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man.
23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
A complimentarian relationship between equals:
22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
Note the headship
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Note the sacrificial equality
2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Note: The sexual intimacy of a husband and wife are meant to keep one another Holy
Set apart for one another
Set apart for God
4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
What about when the husband does not believe or is immature in belief?
1 Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,
The trinity teaches us to maintain our marriages with subordinate equality.
We are trinitarian in our churches
We are trinitarian in our churches
31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.
Illustration: Wanting to give up
Paul instructed Titus to appoint elders.
5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
Elders are equal, though there is often a first-among-equals. (1 Tim 5:17 “17 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.” )
Elders hold one another accountable. (Ga 2:11 “11 But when Cephas [Peter] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.” )
Why do pastors fail? A lack of accountability. Think of pastors who failed in: Sexual Immorality, Failed Marriages, Misuse of church funds, Abuse of the church members, etc.
Elders as equals fosters a diversity of gifts
Placing a single pastor over an eldership is not a model found in scripture.
As the trinity is three separate entities with no part that is “less-God”, the eldership of the church is meant to be a council of equals with an internal “order”.
We are trinitarian in our missions
We are trinitarian in our missions
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you,
The Word - Son
The Lord - Father
The Honoring - Spirit
We are trinitarian in our salvation
We are trinitarian in our salvation
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Created by the Father
Preached peace by the Son
Sealed by the Spirit
18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.