Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Ephesians 4:3
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit — That mutual union and harmony, which is a fruit of the Spirit. The bond of peace is love.
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit — That mutual union and harmony, which is a fruit of the Spirit. The bond of peace is love.
Verse Ephesians 4:3. _ENDEAVOURING TO KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE_ _BOND OF PEACE._] There can be no doubt that the Church at Ephesus was composed partly of converted _Jews_, as well as _Gent...
THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT - A united spirit, or oneness of spirit. This does not refer to the fact that there is one Holy Spirit; but it refers to unity of affection, of confidence, of love. It means th...
II. THE PRACTICAL MANIFESTATION IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER (4-6) 1. Walking worthy of the Calling CHAPTER 4:1-6 _ 1. The walk in lowliness and meekness (Ephesians 4:1)_ 2. Keeping the unity of th...
GOD'S CALLING INVOLVES A UNITY OF LIFE. The writer, appealing to his imprisonment, beseeches his readers to walk in a fashion worthy of their calling, _i.e._ in humility, gentleness, and forbearance,...
So then, I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to behave yourselves in a way that is worthy of the calling with which you are called. I urge you to behave with all humility, and gentleness, and patien...
Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTION (Ephesians 4:1-10) With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Ephesians 1:1-23;...
So then, I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to behave yourselves in a way that is worthy of the calling with which you are called. I urge you to behave with all humility, and gentleness, and patien...
ENDEAVOURING. Compare 2 Timothy 2:15 (studying). UNITY. Literally oneness. Greek. _henotes._ Only here and Ephesians 4:13. SPIRIT. App-101. BOND. See Acts 8:23. PEACE. the peac
_endeavouring_ R. V., better, GIVING DILIGENCE. The A. V., to a modern reader, suggests (as the Gr. does not) a certain imperfection and precariousness of result. _the unity of the Spirit_ The sacred...
ΣΠΟΥΔΆΖΟΝΤΕΣ ΤΗΡΕΙ͂Ν ΤῊΝ ἙΝΌΤΗΤΑ ΤΟΥ͂ ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΟΣ ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΣΥΝΔΈΣΜΩΙ ΤΗ͂Σ ΕἸΡΉΝΗΣ. The reference here to the unity described in Ephesians 2:14 ff. is unmistakeable. It is the condition of the growth and...
ΣΠΟΥΔΆΖΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΣΠΟΥΔΆΖΩ (G4704) стараться, стремиться, делать все усилия. Part, образа действия, объясняющее, как надо жить, ΤΗΡΕΪΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΤΗΡΈΩ (G5083) хранить, б...
DISCOURSE: 2106 A CONSISTENT WALK ENJOINED Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekn...
_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 4:1-16) II. Duties. Ephesians 4:1-32; Ephesians 5:1-33; E
(4:3,4) Believers are bound by a common "peace" between themselves and between them and God. That peace is the unifying character trait that we all share, whether we realize it or not! One of the work...
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; LOWLINESS, [in classic Greek, tapeinophrosunee (G5012) is meanness of spirit: the Gospel elevated the word to e...
__ Summary of the Present Grace 2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of three separate items, all of w...
4:3 bond (c-13) It is not only 'bond,' but the 'bond-together.' It is not the power of union -- that is the Holy Spirit; but the practically uniting in fact, as amongst men on earth....
UNITY OF THE NEW LIFE. RULES FOR THE NEW LIFE The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation. 1-6...
CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR EPHESIANS _LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_ CHAPTER 4 What Paul taught in Chapter s 1-3 was first about God and his Son Jesus Christ. Then it was about th...
FORBEARING ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE ... — The word rendered “endeavouring” is, in the original, a word expressing “earnestness” of thought and exertion to secure a thing not lightly obtained. (See 2 Timoth...
Ephesians 4:12 return from diversity of functions to singleness of object — viz., the perfecting individual souls in the likeness of Christ, and so building up of the whole Church in unity with Him....
(1) Ephesians 4:1, although cast in a hortatory form contain the final summary of the great doctrine of the Epistle — the UNITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH — in words which have all the glowing freedom of...
CHAPTER 16 THE EXHORTATION ON CHURCH LIFE. CHAPTER 4:1-16 THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITIES Ephesians 4:1 This Encyclical of St. Paul to the Churches of Asia is the most formal and deliberate of his writings...
With the fourth chapter begins the second main division of the Epistle. As in others of Paul's Epistles the doctrinal statement is followed by the practical enforcement of duty. Doctrinal consideratio...
σπουδάζοντες τηρεῖν τὴν ἑνότητα τοῦ πνεύματος : _giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit_. Further description of the mutual forbearance in respect of the _inward effort_ required, but introd...
KEEPING THE “UNITY OF THE SPIRIT” Ephesians 4:1 Paul here admonishes lowliness in the presence of another's excellence; meekness in suffering injury; long-suffering under provocation; forbearance tow...
The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
Walking Worthily Means Walking In Unity Because God had given such great blessings to those in the church and could provide even above what we might ask or think, Paul pleaded with the brethren at Eph...
(3) Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (3) Thirdly he requires perfect agreement, but yet such that is joined with the band of the Holy Spirit....
(1) В¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, (2) В¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anothe...
In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
_CHRISTIAN UNITY_ ‘The unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.’ Ephesians 4:3 ‘Ye are one,’ the Apostle would say, ‘one in Christ Jesus, therefore live and walk as one.’ Two points here suggest t...
I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week as we studies Chapter 3 of the book of Galatians, Paul told the Gentiles that they were equal with the Jews in Christ! 1. In fact we are all equal at the Cross! B. In C...
3._Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit. _With good reason does he recommend forbearance, as tending to promote the unity of the Spirit. Innumerable offenses arise daily, which might produce qu...
The faithful were to seek in the dispositions mentioned above to maintain this unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. There are three things in this exhortation: first, to walk worthy of their call...
ENDEAVOURING TO KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT,.... That is, a spiritual union: there is an union between God and his people, and between Christ and his members, and between saints and saints, and the b...
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ver. 3. _The unity of the Spirit_] That is, unanimity; this keeps all together which else will shatter and fall asunder. The daughte...
_With all lowliness_ Or humility of mind, having mean thoughts of yourselves because of your former sinfulness and guilt, depravity, weakness, and misery, and your unworthiness of that mercy which God...
THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE; be united in affection and live in peace, according to the leading of the Holy Spirit. The privileges and blessings graciously bestowed upon believers, la...
ENDEAVORING TO KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE....
APOSTOLIC ADMONITIONS TO UNITY, TO PERFECTION IN KNOWLEDGE, TO HOLINESS, AND TO PEACE. Ephesians 4:1 Paul exhorts to unity:...
RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the Church, the body of Chri...
CHAPTER 4 Even though Paul is a ______________, he still urges us to walk in our __________. This walk must be a ____________ one. What does it mean to walk worthy? Paul gives us some words to consi...
“GIVING DILIGENCE TO KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE” “Giving diligence”: “Earnestly striving” (Alf). “Eager to maintain” (RSV). Every member of the church is under this obligation,...
1-6 Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness,...
THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT; either unity of mind, or spiritual unity, as being wrought by the Spirit, and then he means that unity he spoke of, EPHESIANS 2:14, and EPHESIANS 3:6, whereby is intended the...
Cyprian Treatise I On the Unity of the Church And again, he says, "Forbearing one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."[28] Seventh Council of Carthage...
Ephesians 4:3 endeavoring G4704 (G5723) keep G5083 (G5721) unity G1775 Spirit G4151 in G1722 bond G4886 peace...
‘I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you have been called. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love. Gi...
EXHORTATION TO ONENESS (4:1-16). Paul calls on them therefore now to be as one, and walk worthily of their calling....
I. WALK WORTHY OF THE CALLING IN HUMILITY AND UNITY. This brief section contains the practical theme, exhorting the readers to a walk worthy of their calling (Ephesians 4:1), naming three attendant vi...
Ephesians 4:3. EARNESTLY STRIVING, giving diligence. This is parallel with ‘forbearing,' and describes the humble, longsuffering walk, with reference to the motive of the forbearance, a motive leading...
THE UNITY (την ενοτητα). Late and rare word (from εις, one), in Aristotle and Plutarch, though in N.T. only here and verse Ephesians 4:13.IN THE BOND OF PEACE (εν τω συνδεσμω της ειρηνης). In Colo...
Ephesians 4:3 The Unity of the Spirit. I. What is to be kept: "the unity of the Spirit." That unity may be regarded as twofold. It may be viewed in two lights: as outwardly manifested and as inwardl...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,-_ «You are called to be sons of God, you are called to be one with Chri...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you-_ Paul puts force into the argument by his manner of speaking; you can hear in his words the rattle of his chains. Here is a man who...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anot...
CONTENTS: Walk and service of the believer in Christ. Ministry of gifts of Christ to His Body. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul. CONCLUSION: Considering to what state and condition God has...
Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you_ a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; _that ye walk worthy of the vocation wh...
DO YOUR BEST. "As Christians you all have unity in the _one Spirit_ (1 Corinthians 12:13), and by the peace which grows out of love and that binds you together, do your best to preserve this unity!!!...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:3 PEACE is a BOND that unites believers in Christ. They do not create this UNITY, however; they merely preserve the unity already established by the Lord.
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:1 Unity of the Body of Christ. Paul shows how to apply the truths he has been teaching. There are three subsections: vv. Ephesians 4:1,...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Ephesians 4:1. WALK WORTHY OF THE VOCATION.—They had been called to life in the Spirit, and they must also “walk in the Spirit.” Ephesians 4:2. WITH ALL LOWLINESS.—Th...
EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE. EPHESIANS 4:1 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY
Now Paul begins the fourth chapter again with the reminder that he is a prisoner of the Lord, and I beseech you, [I beg you, I implore you] that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are call...
1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Corinthians 12:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:13;...
Endeavoring [σ π ο υ δ α ζ ο ν τ ε ς]. Not strong enough. Originally the verb means to make haste. So the kindred noun spoudh haste, Mark 6:25; Luke 1:39. Hence diligence. Rev., here, giving diligence...
THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE Ephesians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We are accus...