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- Chapter 1 - June 10
- First Presbyterian Church
- Rome, Georgia
- June 3 – August 12
- “We should teach what Scripture teaches, even if we don’t completely
understand it”
- C.R. Biggs
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- Paul converted on the Damascus Road
- Spent nearly 3 years in Ephesus
- Fell afoul of local idol industry
- Fell afoul of Jewish hierarchy
- Now in prison where he wrote 4 letters
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- Purpose:
- Reveal the ‘mystery’ of the church
- Promote unity – Jew and Gentile are the same
- Reaffirm the importance of love
- Define what God did and does for us “in Christ”
- Establish something new from the old
- Method:
- Understand doctrine
- Apply it in life
- Celebrate the New Life in Christ
- Praise
- Prayer
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- DOCTRINE: OUR RICHES IN CHRIST (1:3-3:21)
- Salutation
- Our Spiritual Possessions in Christ (1:3-14) as a Psalm
- 1. From the Father (1:4-6)
- 2. From the Son (1:7-12)
- 3. From the Holy Spirit (1:13-14)
- First Prayer: for enlightenment (1:15-23)
- Verses 3 – 14 are one sentence in the Greek as are 15 - 23
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- 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the
saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace and
peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- apostle - (apostolo) a delegate,
messenger, one sent forth with orders
(from the verb apostello - to order (one) to go to a place
appointed)
- saint – (agio) most holy thing
(person), a saint (from agno - exciting reverence, venerable, sacred) ,
different and set apart to God
- faithful – (pisto) – one who trusts in God's promises
- peace (eirene) - a state of
national tranquility
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- That which affords joy, pleasure,
delight
- The sovereign favor of God for
humankind — especially in regards to salvation, irrespective of actions
("deeds"), earned worth, or proven goodness.
- Used 148 times in NT
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- Used 9 times in Ephesians 1:1-14
- Used about 25 times in the entire
epistle
- Used 130 times in NT
- Our study seeks to define these
two words
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- Blessings From The Father
- 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing
in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the
world to be holy and blameless in his sight in love 5he
predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in
accordance with his pleasure and will 6to the praise of his
glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
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- 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing
in Christ.
- praise (eulogeto) – blessed,
praised, to render good words
- blessed (eulogeo) - to praise, to invoke blessings, speak
well of
- every (pa) – all, some of all types
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- 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to
be holy and blameless in his sight in love.
- chose (eklegomai) to pick out by name
- holy (agio) – saintly, set apart for God
- blameless (amomo) – without spot or blemish
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- 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus
Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will 6 to the praise of his
glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
- predestined (proorizo) – to
predetermine
- adoption as sons (uioqesia)
adoption as sons. Used 5 times in the NT. In every case, used to imply
acceptance as children of God.
- his pleasure and will (eudokia)- kind intention, good will, benevolence
- praise (epaino) commendation,
praise
- glory (doxa) – opinion, in NT
always a good opinion worthy of praise
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- Blessings from the Father
- Election
- To be holy
- To be without blemish
- To be His child in full communion
with Him
- Sending Christ
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- 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that
he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And he
made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure,
which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the
times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven
and on earth together under one head, even Christ. 11In him
we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of
him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ,
might be for the praise of his glory 13And you also were
included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation….
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- 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace 8that
he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding
- redemption -(apolutrosi) a releasing effected by payment of ransom as
opposed to agorazo – to buy as slave and keep a slave
- forgiveness (afesi) – pardon of
sins, letting them go as if they had never been committed
- lavished (perisseuo) – since of
overflowing
- understanding (fronesi) –
insight, knowledge of the will of God
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- 9And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to
his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put
into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring
all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
- mystery (musterion) – secret made
known to the godly and kept from the ungodly
- purposed -(protiqemai) - to
display publicly
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- 10to be put into effect when the times will have reached
their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together
under one head, even Christ.
- (NASB) 10with 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 on the earth.
- administration (oikonomia)- the
oversight of other's property
- fullness (pleroma) – that which
has been filled
- times (kairo) – the decisive
epoch waited for
- summing (anakefalaiomai) to sum
up, condense
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- 10…. At the right time he will bring everything in heaven and
on earth together under the authority of Christ.
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- 11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined
according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with
the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the
first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And
you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation….
- chosen (kleroo) to choose by lot
- first to hope (proelpizo) –
pro=before , elpizo=to hope, earlier hope
- praise (epaino) commendation,
praise
- glory (doxa) – opinion, in NT
always a good opinion worthy of praise
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- 13 …. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal,
the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our
inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession to
the praise of his glory.
- deposit (arrabon) (of Hebrew
origin) – a pledge, a partial payment
- redemption -(apolutrosi) a
releasing effected by payment of ransom
- inheritance (kleronomia)
inheritance (from choosing lots)
- possession (peripoiesi) a
lay-away
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- 15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the
Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16I have not
stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
- faith - the expression of the believer's trust in God
- love - the evidence of a proper relationship with other people
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- 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so
that you may know him better.
- spirit (pneuma) - the rational spirit, the power by which the human
being feels, thinks, decides
- know (epignosis) – exact, complete, experiential knowledge (as opposed
to eidenai - to perceive through the senses)
- revelation (apokaluyi)- laying bear, a disclosure of truth, instruction
concerning things before unknown
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- To know God personally is
salvation (John 17:3)
- To know Him increasingly is
sanctification (Phil 3:10)
- To know Him perfectly is
glorification (1 Cor. 13:9-12)
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- 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the
riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his
incomparably great power for us who believe
- eyes (ofqalmo) the eye, metaph.
the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowing
- know (eidenai) - to perceive
through the senses, behold
- power (dunamis) inherent power,
power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature
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- 19 …That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which
he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at
his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule
and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given,
not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And
God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over
everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness
of him who fills everything in every way.
- fills everything (pleroo) – fills
fully so nothing is wanting
- church (ekklesia)- an assembly of
citizens called out from their homes
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- Paul wants the Christian to Know:
- God experientially
- The hope of salvation through election.
- That we are “laid away” for a future with God.
- The great power of God that impacts the believer.
- Said another way:
- Our election looks back to the beginning and
- Our inheritance looks forward to the end times
- That said, God’s power can
surely handle the present !
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- Election
- Predestination
- Adoption
- Grace
- Redemption
- Forgiveness
- Knowledge
- Sealing
- Inheritance
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- Past election
- Present adoption
- Future unification with Christ
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- http://bible.crosswalk.com/InterlinearBible/
- http://www.fpccv.org/
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- If time and inclination permit !
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