1 We're called to be children of the King. "Dwell" means "to settle down and make oneself at home" ( v. 16-21 This is Paul's second prayer in this epistle. 14 Being on our knees is a symbol of submission and worship. 9-12 God kept His plan for man hidden until He decided to reveal the mystery to His Church ( 1 Peter 1:12). 20-22 Our bodies are now the temples of God. He is the common denominator, making us all equal. 14-15 Christ has made both Jew and Greek into one and has broken down the walls of race, class, occupation, or whatever separates people. God goes before us and prepares the path in which we walk. 10 "Workmanship" comes from the Greek work poiema, which means "handiwork" or "a careful work of art." As the artist seeks to express himself in his work, so God expresses Himself in us. 8-9 Our salvation is a gift of God through faith, not a reward for any works we've done for God wants the glory. 7 God is going to take all eternity to show us how much He loves us. 3 "Conversation" means "manner of living." Before Christ, we followed the tide of the world wherever it took us Satan was in control of our lives. "Course" here comes from the Greek word for weather vane. 2 "Walked" means "meandered." Meandering is aimless sauntering.
A "trespass" is a deliberate sin (transgression). 1 "Sin" means "to miss the mark." It's not necessarily willful sometimes it's an omission. 19-23 What a vast source of power God is, but how little of His power we appropriate in our lives. God values us highly and considers the saints a rich inheritance. 18 Once we know the glory that God has in store for us, the world loses its attraction. We can only have the true knowledge of God as the Holy Spirit reveals Him to us.
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16 It's important that we study Paul's prayer to learn how to pray more effectively. 13-14 After we heard the Gospel and believed, God gave us the Holy Spirit as proof of His intention to complete our redemption. 11 The fifth blessing is that we've been given an inheritance in the Kingdom of God. 9-10 The fourth blessing is that God has made His will known to us: that Christ may be the center of all. 7 The third blessing is that we've been redeemed by the shed blood of Christ and that our sins have been forgiven ( Psalm 32:1). God will not and cannot accept us apart from Jesus. 6 The second blessing is that God has accepted us through Jesus Christ. 4 The first blessing we have in Christ is that we were chosen by God. We need to see our position in Christ, seated with Him in heavenly places, before we can learn to walk the Christian walk. 3 There has to be a work of God in our lives before we can do something for Him. "Christ" is His distinction, for He is the Messiah. 2 Remember that "Lord" is a title, not part of the name of Jesus. 1 The theme of this book is that we are in Christ Jesus ( John 15). EPHESIANS 1: The Believer's Place in ChristĮPHESIANS 1: THE BELIEVER'S PLACE IN CHRIST.
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