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Ephesians
13
Articles in this Series
The book of Ephesians is the epistle that unfolds the great truth of ‘the mystery’, which, as we shall see, has been hid in God from ages and generations. It was given to the apostle Paul to reveal th…
It is evident from verses 15-23 of chapter 1 that we find the apostle Paul in supplication, as he is ‘praying home’ the ministry that he has just revealed. The desire of Paul is that the believers wil…
Ephesians chapter 1 unfolds the power of God. As we consider chapter 2 we are brought face-to-face with the grace of God. The chapter divides into two definite sections in which we find: what we are …
Having looked at the section of chapter 2 which states that we are dead to God, we now proceed to the section that shows we are distant from God. Once again, Paul is taken up with the position that Ge…
We have before us a parenthetic chapter which is in keeping with the age in which we are found. This chapter could easily be removed and the reading from chapter 2 verse 22 would continue in chapter 4…
As we come to Paul’s supplications we find that there is intimacy with the throne of heaven. All is achieved through the person of the Lord Jesus, for it is both in Him and through Him that we can app…
Chapter 4 verses 1-16 The epistle now turns to what is practical. If we have seen doctrinal truth in chapters 1-3, where our wealth is set before us, now we have the desire of God that we live out the…
Having seen that chapter 4 brings before us the desire of the Lord for unity among the saints and having provided what is necessary to see that unity carried out among us, we now see verses that manif…
The sanctifying influence of love As we approach this fifth chapter, it is good to glance over the supreme interest of the Lord in the church seen in it. It is formed of believers in the Lord Jesus wh…
Maturity in life, 5. 15-21 The first three verses of this section have a close connection with those that have gone before. Since we are now ‘light in the Lord’, 5. 8, and our life is to expose the ev…
The submission of the wife, a submission of love, vv. 22-24 This submission is seen in a twofold way: 1) Personal, v. 22a She is in submission to ‘her own husband’. This is not church ground, where sh…
Stand against the adversary Having appreciated our heavenly calling in chapters 1 to 3, and something of our earthly conduct that continues from chapter 4 to verse 9 of this chapter, we will then be c…
Praying saints, vv. 18-20 Our dependability – praying always, v. 18 The section begins with our need to be strong in the Lord; it now ends with our dependence upon the Lord. As the soldier would be de…
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