Ephesians: Concepts to Remember
1) 1:2,
The relationship between grace, peace and God. Compare Romans 5:1-2.
2) 1:4a, The
relationship between choosing and foreknowledge.
3) 1:9a,
Church Age privilege: knowledge.
4) 1:9b,
Jesus Christ = kindness of God.
5) 1:13a;
The relationship between listening, believing and salvation.
6) 1:13b;
Sealing, service and salvation.
7) 1:15-19a,
Good to better through learning.
8) 1:19b-23,
Christ: the strength of God.
9) 2:1, Dead
in sin.
10) 2:3b, Natural
sinners.
11) 2:5,
Provision of eternal life by grace.
12) 2:8,
Provision of the gift of salvation.
13) 2:9, No
human additions.
14) 2:10,
God has a plan for you.
15) 2:13,
Far to nearby blood: 1 Peter 1:17-19; Hebrews 9-10; Romans 3:25 and 5:8-10.
16) 3:8-10,
Christ: God’s wisdom and
beyond.
17) 3:16,
Vision and volition: Know your strength--the Holy Spirit.
18) 3:17a,
The relationship between Christ’s comfort and your faith.
19) 3:19,
Knowledge leads to full relationship.
20) 3:21,
The glory summary.
21) 4:1;
Walk worthy, walk called.
4:1; Conclusion: Walk worthy in all
circumstances.
4:1;
God is calling: Walk the walk.
22) 4:2-3;
Eight aspects of the Christian walk: Team oriented. Compare One in verses 4-6.
4:2-3;
The walk: Humble, gentle, patient, forbearing, loving, diligent, unified and
peaceful.
23) 4:8, The
Victor’s
booty
and gifts. Compare Psalm 68:11-18, the
scattering of Kings.
24) 4:11-12,
The equipping gifts.
25) 4:12,
Equipped to work, to build.
4:12,
Equipped to serve the Church.
26) 4:13,
Attain to: Unity, maturity and measuring up.
27) 4:14a,
Learn to speak with spiritual maturity. Children = nepios
= by a word = only able to
speak a word at a time.
28) 4:15-16,
Teaching goal: Prepared individuals for the whole.
29) 4:17-19,
Gentile walk: Mental, volitional problems leading to actions.
30)
4:17b-19a, Six mental volitional problems.
31) 4:19b,
One big action: Every kind of impurity.
32) 4:20-21,
Learn Christ: Improve.
33) 4:22-24,
Learn old self new self improvement.
34) 4:23,
New thinking: Spiritual.
35) 4:24,
New potential: Spiritual.
36) 4:25,
Learn to speak truth. Compare 29-31.
4:25,
Impersonal truth.
37) 4:29,
Learn about sins of the tongue.
38) 4:29b,
Needs: Edifying words of grace.
4:29b,
Impersonal grace speaking.
39) 4:30a,
Learn: Sin sorrows the Holy Spirit.
40) 4:30b,
Secure: Sealed in the Holy Spirit.
41) 4:31;
Learn about mental attitude sins, overt sins and sins of the tongue.
42) 5:3-4,
Proper talk: Of thanks not sins.
43) 5:5-8,
Stop acting like an unbeliever.
44) 5:17,
God’s
universal
will: Walk wise (v. 15), time: waste not (v. 16).
45) 5:19-21,
Filled with the Holy Spirit results: 1)
Spiritual communication
- verse 19a. 2) Spiritual happiness -
verse
19b.
3) Thankfulness - verse 20. 4) Spiritual authority orientation -
verse 21.
46) 5:22,
Authority orientation: Do it for God.
47) 5:28-29;
Lead in love, nourishing and cherishing.
48) 6:1a,
Learn to listen.
49) 6:1b,
Learn: Do it for God.
50) 6:1c,
Learn to do right.
51) 6:2-3,
Learn the blessing of authority orientation.
52) 6:5,
Authority orientation for Christ.
53) 6:6b,
Authority oriented = the will of God.
54) 6:8,
Authority orientation and eternal reward.
6:8,
Eternal reward and the work place.
55) 6:9a,
Masters: Earn eternal profits.
56) 6:9b,
Masters: No power lust management.
57) 6:9c,
Masters: God is not impressed by your position.
6:9c,
God receives hearts not faces. Compare 5b and 6b.
58) 6:10, Be
empowered by God’s limitless power (omnipotence).
59) 6:11a,
Prepare for spiritual battle.
60) 6:11b,
Stand firm in the battle.
61) 6:12,
Spiritual battle: The big picture. Spiritual
vision.
6:12, Spiritual battle with the systems
of angels. Compare Job 1.
62) 6:13a,
Arm yourselves for spiritual battle.
63) 6:13b,
Stay armed.
64) 6:14-18,
How to stand firm: Truth, righteousness, Gospel, faith, salvation, the
Word of God and prayer.
65) 6:14,
Centered on truth and righteousness.
66) 6:15,
The Gospel: Battlefield mobility, dangerous wherever you go.
67) 6:16,
The faith perimeter.
68) 6:17a,
The saved secure brain.
69) 6:17b,
Attack angels with the sword word.
70) 6:18,
Angelic warriors pray.
71) 6:18a,
Power for prayer.
72) 6:18b,
Alert prayer.
73) 6:19,
Prayer for open mouths and the Gospel.
74) 6:20,
Ambassadors: Bold speaking representatives.