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| Inductive
Studies in Ephesians with Chris Lang |
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Summer 2000
Outline
1:1 Paul,
an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are at Ephesus
and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ
in the heavenly places,
4 just as he chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world
that we should be holy and blameless before Him.
In love
5 He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ,
according to the kind intention of his will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace
which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace
8 which he lavished on us.
In all wisdom and insight
9 he has made known to us the mystery of his will,
according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him,
10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times,
that is the summing up of all things in Christ,
things in the heavens and things upon earth.
In Him
11 also we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined according to His purpose
who works all things after the counsel of His will,
12 to the end that we
who were the first to hope in Christ,
should be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also,
after listening to the message of truth,
the gospel of your salvation,
having also believed,
you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance
with a view to the redemption of God’s own people,
to the praise of his glory.
15 For this reason I
having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus among you
and your love toward all the saints,
16 do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.
17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your heart may be enlightened,
so that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you,
what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,
19 and what is the surpassing greatness of his power toward us who believe,
these are in accordance with the strength of His might.
20
which He brought about in Christ when he raised him from the dead
and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion,
and above every name that is named,
not only in this age but also in the age to come.
22 And he has put all things under his feet
and gave Him as head over all things to the church,
23 which is His body,
the fullness of Him who fills all in all.
2:1 and you were dead in your trespasses and sins
2 in which you formerly walked,
according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air,
of the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience.
3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh,
indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind,
and were by nature children of wrath,
even as the rest.
4 But God,
being rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which he loved us
5 even when we were dead in our transgressions,
made us alive together with Christ
by grace you have been saved
6 and raised us up with Him
and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that in the ages to come he might show the surpassing riches of His grace
in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith,
and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God—
9 not the result of works,
that no one may boast.
10 For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand
that we should walk in them.
11 Therefore, remember that formerly you,
the Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called "Uncircumcision" by the so-called "Circumcision"
which is performed in the flesh by human hands—
12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ,
excluded from the commonwealth of Israel,
and strangers to the covenants of promise,
having no hope
and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you
who formerly were far off
have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For He Himself is our peace;
who made both groups into one
and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity,
which is the law of commandments contained in ordinances,
that in Himself He might make the two into one new man,
thus establishing peace,
16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God
through the cross,
by it having put to death the enmity.
17 AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU FAR AWAY
AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR;
18 for through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,
but you are fellow citizens with the saints and are of God’s household ,
20 having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone,
21 in whom the whole building
being fitted together
is growing into a holy temple in the Lord;
22 in whom you also are being built together into a
dwelling of God in the Spirit.
3:1 (For this reason I,)
Paul,
the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace
which was given to me for you;
3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery,
as I wrote before in brief.
4 By referring to this,
when you read you can understand my insight into
the mystery of Christ,
5 which in other generations not made known to men,
as now been revealed to His holy As, prophets in Spirit;
6 to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs
and fellow members of the body,
and fellow partakers of the promise in C through the gospel,
7 of which I was made a minister,
according to the gift of God's grace
which given to me accord to working His power.
8 To me,
the very least of all saints,
this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles
unfathomable riches of Christ,
9 and to bring to light the administration mystery
which for ages has been hidden in God
who created all things;
10 so that the manifold wisdom of God
might now be known through the
church to the rulers and authorities
in the heavenly places.
11 This was in accordance with the eternal
purpose carried out in CJ our Lord,
12 in whom we have boldness and
confident access through faith in Him
13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf,
for they are your glory.
14 For this reason (purpose)
I bow my knees before the Father,
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,
16 that He would grant you,
according to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
and that you,
being rooted and grounded in love,
18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth
and length and height and depth,
19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him
who is able to do more (super) abundantly beyond all that
we ask or think,
according to the power that works within us,
21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all
generations forever and ever. Amen.
4:1 Therefore I,
the prisoner of the Lord,
implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which called,
2 with all humility and gentleness,
with patience,
showing tolerance for one another in love,
3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in…peace.
(Unity)
4 There is one body and one Spirit,
just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all
who is over all and through all and in all.
(Diversity)
7 But to each…grace given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
8 Therefore it says,
"WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A
HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
9 (Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it
mean except that He also had descended into the
lower parts of the earth?
10 He who descended is Himself also He who
ascended far above all the heavens,
so that He might fill all things.)
11 And He gave some as apostles,
and some as prophets,
and some as evangelists,
and some as pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service,
to the building up of the body of Christ;
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith,
and the knowledge of Son of God, to a mature man,
to the measure of stature belongs to fullness of Christ.
14 As a result, we are no longer to be children,
tossed here and there by waves
and carried about by every wind of doctrine,
by the trickery of men,
by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
15 but
speaking the truth in love, (modifies "grow", How)
we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head,
even Christ,
16 from whom the whole body,
being fitted and held together by every joint supplies,
according to the proper working of each part,
causes the growth of body for the building up self in love.
17 This I say therefore,
And affirm together with the Lord
That you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk,
In the futility of their mind,
18 being darkened in their understanding,
excluded from the life of God
because of the ignorance in them,
because of the hardness of their heart;
19 and they,
having become callous,
have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of
every kind of impurity with greediness.
20 But you did not learn Christ in this way,
21 if indeed you have heard Him (surely)
and have been taught in Him,
just as truth is in Jesus,
22 that,
in reference to your former manner of life, (modifies "old self")
you lay aside the old self,
which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
23 and that you be renewed in the Spirit of your mind,
24 and put on the new self,
which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness
and holiness of the truth.
25 Therefore,
laying aside falsehood,
SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE OF YOU WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,
for we are members of one another.
26 BE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN;
do not let the sun go down on your anger,
27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
2* He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor,
performing with his own hands what is good,
so he will have something to share with one who has need.
29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a
word as is good for edification
according to the need of the moment,
so that it will give grace to those who hear.
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,
by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander be put away
along with all malice.
32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other,
just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
5:1 Therefore be imitators of God,
as beloved children;
2 and walk in love,
just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us,
an offering and a sacrifice to God
as a fragrant aroma.
3 But immorality, impurity or greed must not be named among you,
as is proper among saints;
4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting,
which are not fitting,
but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this you know with certainty,
that no immoral or impure person or covetous man,
who is an idolater,
has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of these things the wrath of God comes...
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them;
8 for you were formerly darkness,
but now you are Light in the Lord;
walk as children of Light
9 (the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness, right., truth),
10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 Do not participate in deeds of darkness, but expose them;
12 for it is disgraceful to speak of things done by them in secret.
13 But all things become visible when exposed by the light,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
14 For this reason it says,
"Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you."
15 Therefore be careful how you walk,
not as unwise men but as wise,
16 making the most of your time,
because the days are evil.
17 So then do not be foolish, but understand the will of Lord is.
18 And do not get drunk with wine,
for that is dissipation,
but be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs,
singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
20 always giving thanks for all things
in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God,
even the Father;
21 be(ing) subject to one another in the fear of Christ.
22 Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife,
as Christ also is the head of the church,
He Himself being the Savior of the body.
24 But as the church is subject to Christ,
so also the wives ought to be to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives,
just as Christ also loved the church
and gave Himself up for her,
26 so that He might sanctify her,
having cleansed her by washing of water w the word,
27 that He might present to Himself the church in her glory,
having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing;
but that she would be holy and blameless.
28 So husbands ought love their wives as their bodies.
He who loves his own wife loves himself;
29 for no one ever hated his own flesh,
but nourishes and cherishes it,
just as Christ also does the church,
30 because we are members of His body.
31 FOR THIS REASON MAN LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER
AND SHALL BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE,
AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.
32 This mystery is great;
but I’m speaking about Christ & church.
33 Nevertheless, each one of you is to love his wife as himself,
and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband.
6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER
(which is the first commandment with a promise),
3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU,
AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH.
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,
but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh,
with fear and trembling,
in the sincerity of your heart,
as to Christ;
6 not by way of eyeservice,
as men-pleasers,
but as slaves of Christ,
doing the will of God from the heart.
7 With good will render service,
as to the Lord,
and not to men,
8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does,
this he will receive back from the Lord,
whether slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same things to them,
and give up threatening,
knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven,
and there is no partiality with Him.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
11 Put on the full armor of God,
so that you will be able to stand firm against schemes of the devil.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers,
against the powers,
against the world forces of this darkness,
against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God,
so that you will be able to resist in the evil day,
and having done everything,
to stand firm.
14 Stand firm therefore,
HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH,
and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLT OF RIGHT.,
15 and having shod YR FEET W/ PREP OF GOSPEL OF PEACE;
16 in addition to all,
taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17 And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION,
and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.
18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit,
and with this in view,
be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for saints,
19 and pray on my behalf,
that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth,
to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains;
that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly,
as I ought to speak.
21* So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus will tell you everything. He is a dear brother and a faithful minister in the Lord.
22* I am sending him to you for this very purpose, to let you know how we are, and to encourage your hearts.
23* Peace be to the whole community, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24* Grace be with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.
