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Verse Ephesians 1:4. _ACCORDING AS HE HATH CHOSEN US IN HIM_] As he
has decreed from the beginning of the world, and has kept in view from
the commencement of the _religious system of the Jews_, (whi...
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ACCORDING AS - The importance of this verse will render proper a
somewhat minute examination of the words and phrases of which it is
composed. The general sense of the passage is, that these blessings...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE MASTERWORK OF GOD (1-3)
1. The Godhead at Work
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Ephesians 1:1)_
2. The great doxology (Ephesians 1:3)
3. The work of the Father ...
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A PARAGRAPH OF PRAISE. God, who is also the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, is thanked for the blessings embracing every form of spiritual
riches bestowed through their mystical relationship to Chris...
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
blessed us with all the spiritual blessings which are only to be found
in heaven, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of th...
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
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This is a letter from Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the
will of God, to God's consecrated people who live in Ephesus and who
are faithful in Jesus Christ. Grace be to you and peace from Go...
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ACCORDING. Even.
HATH CHOSEN. chose out. Greek. _eklegomai._ Compare Acts 1:2.
BEFORE. App-104.
FOUNDATION. App-146.
WORLD. App-129. Compare 2 Timothy 1:9.
WITHOUT BLAME. Greek. _amomos._ Here;...
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Ascription of Praise, in view of the Election and Redemption of the
Saints
3. _Blessed_be _the God_, &c. The same Benediction occurs (verbatim in
the Greek, nearly so in A. V.), 2 Corinthians 1:3; 1 P...
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_According as he hath chosen_, &c. Better, ACCORDING AS HE CHOSE, &c.
The time-reference is the same as just above; to the Divine premundane
deed of purpose. "_Chosen_": out of mankind. See Romans 8:3...
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ἘΝ�, with preceding sentence (LP vg boh goth Ambst Pelag
Cassiod); joined with Ephesians 1:5 (lat-vet syr-vg Orig Chrys Hier).
4. ΚΑΘῺΣ ἘΞΕΛΈΞΑΤΟ ἩΜΑ͂Σ ἘΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ι.
This blessing corresponds both in it...
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1–14.
The title in its earliest form is simplest: πρὸς
Ἐφεσίους (אABK); with ἄρχεται prefixed (DEFG). The
fuller title (τοῦ ἁγίου� L) Παύλου
ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς Ἐφεσίους occurs in LP....
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Ephesians 1:3-14. AN ASCRIPTION OF BLESSING TO GOD
The Epistle opens with an act of adoration in view of the eternal
purpose of God now made known to men. The stages in the revelation of
that purpose...
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ΚΑΘΏΣ (G2531) подобно тому как, поэтому.
Здесь это слово сочетает в себе идеи
сравнения и причины (Schlier; BD, 236).
ΈΞΕΛΈΞΑΤΟ (G1586) _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΚΛΈΓΩ
выбирать, избирать. Слово вкл...
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DISCOURSE: 2092
THANKS TO GOD FOR HIS SOVEREIGN GRACE AND MERCY
Ephesians 1:3. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly plac...
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IN HIM— That is, _in Christ._ See the preceding verse, which,
together with this, makes up the following sense: "As it was in
consideration of Christ alone that God heretofore, before the
foundation o...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 1:1-14)
Greeting; Ephesians 1:1-2.
1.
By Paul. Ephesians 1:1.
2.
To the saints at Ephesus.
3.
To the faithful in Christ Jesus....
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(1:4) "For He chose us..." (Thank you Father for not leaving it up to
me) identifies the Father as the One who made the choice to claim us
individually as His own. The middle voice verb says that the...
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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
HATH CHOSEN US, [ exelexato (G1586)] - 'chose us out for Himse...
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1 The title "Christ Jesus" is the token of His exaltation; "Jesus
Christ" refers us to His humiliation. "Christ Jesus" is used by Paul,
especially in his later ministries. The words "in Ephesus" seem...
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THANKSGIVING FOR BLESSINGS AND PRAYER FOR WISDOM
1, 2. The salutation. I. In the Salutations to the Colossians and to
Philemon, written at the same time, 'Timothy the brother' is coupled
with St. Paul...
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In history God selected the Jews first, and then the Gentiles; but the
selection of both was made in eternity, independently of time, and
through Christ. IN LOVE] man's love to God and his fellows, no...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
The *apostle Paul wrote this letter when he was in a prison in Rome.
He wrote it to people i...
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ACCORDING AS (_i.e., inasmuch as_) HE HATH CHOSEN US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. — Again it should be, _He chose us for
Himself._ The eternal election of God is inseparably connected wi...
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[1.
Introduction to the Epistle (Ephesians 1:1).
(1) SALUTATION (Ephesians 1:1).
(2) THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR —
(_a_)
_The election of the whole Church before the world began, by the
predestinating...
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CHAPTER 2
THE ETERNAL PURPOSE
Ephesians 1:3
WE enter this epistle through magnificent gateway. The introductory
Act of Praise, extending from verse 3 to 14, Ephesians 1:3 is one of
the most sublime...
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καθώς : _even as_. Not “because,” but “according as,”
“in conformity with the fact that”. _Cf._ καθότι, which is
used in the NT only by Luke and means both “according as” and
“because”; and the Attic...
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DOXOLOGY, OR ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE TO GOD FOR THE BLESSINGS OF HIS LOVE
AND GRACE. This extends over six verses, in one magnificent sentence
intricately yet skilfully constructed, throbbing in each cla...
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OUR RICHES IN CHRIST
Ephesians 1:1
This has been called the “Epistle of _In-ness,_ ”because it is so
full of the preposition _in. Saints_ are flesh and blood like
ourselves, and _we_ may be saints. T...
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The theme of this letter is pre-eminently of the Church as the medium
for the accomplishment of the divine purpose. Those addressed are
described as "saints," and as "the faithful in Christ Jesus." Th...
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Spiritual Blessings Are In Christ
We owe God thanksgiving and praise because of all the spiritual
blessings we have in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. The expression
"in the heavenly places" occurs fo...
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(6) According as he hath chosen us in (d) him before the foundation of
the world, (7) that we (e) should (f) be holy and without blame (g)
before him in love:
(6) He declares the efficient cause, or...
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As by his eternal decree, according to the _purpose of his good will
and pleasure, he hath made choice of us to be his adoptive sons, and
predestinated us to be saved and glorified by the merits and g...
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(3) В¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ: (4) According as he hath chosen us in him before the
found...
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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...
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The Chosen
I. INTRODUCTION
A. A Little History!
1. Written approx. 61 AD by the Apostle Paul during his Roman
imprisonment.
2. There are several indications that this was a "circular" letter
writt...
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4._According as he hath chosen us. _The foundation and first cause,
both of our calling and of all the benefits which we receive from God,
is here declared to be his eternal election. If the reason is...
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The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ, having chosen us
in Him. Chapter 1 unfolds (Ephesians 1:4-7) these blessings,...
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ACCORDING AS HE HATH CHOSEN US IN HIM,.... This choice cannot be
understood of a national one, as Israel of old were chosen by the
Lord; for the persons the apostle writes to were not a nation; nor
do...
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According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the
world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Ver. 4. _He hath chosen us in him_] Christ was mediator therefor...
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_Blessed be God, who hath blessed us_ God's blessing us is his
bestowing spiritual and heavenly blessings upon us. Our blessing God
is the paying him our solemn and grateful acknowledgments, both on
a...
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THAT WE SHOULD BE HOLY; he has not chosen us on the ground that we, of
ourselves, make ourselves holy, but purposed that we should be made
holy by the power of his Spirit.
IN LOVE; referring, accordin...
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ACCORDING AS HE HATH CHOSEN US IN HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE
WORLD, THAT WE SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLAME BEFORE HIM IN LOVE;...
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Doxology to God for the blessings of His love and grace:...
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SALUTATION
(vs.1-2)
As an apostle of Jesus Christ, Paul writes this epistle as an
authoritative communication from God. Indeed, his apostleship is "by
the will of God." Nothing of his own or of any...
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CHAPTER 1
The author of this letter is ___________. He is an apostle. The word
apostle means ____________________. He states that he is not an
apostle by his own choice. He is an apostle by the will o...
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“EVEN AS HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, THAT
WE SHOULD BE HOLY AND WITHOUT BLEMISH BEFORE HIM IN LOVE”
“Even as”: “The first stanza now turns to the past. It traces
these bless...
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3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with
which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so.
This was from the choice of them in Christ, before the foundatio...
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God blesseth us with all spiritual blessings ACCORDING AS HE HATH
CHOSEN US; election being the fountain from whence those blessings
come, so that God doeth nothing for us in carrying on the work of o...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI
For it were no longer seemly that the friend of God, whom "God hath
fore-ordained before the foundation of the world"[131]
Tertullian On the Apparel of Women B...
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Ephesians 1:4 as G2531 chose G1586 (G5668) us G2248 in G1722 Him G846
before G4253 foundation G2602 world...
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‘Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that
we should be holy and without blemish before him in love, having
foreordained us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, to himse...
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I. _Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ._
Ephesians 1:3-14 form but one sentence, so heaped up in thought and so
involved in construction as to well-nigh baffle all attempts at exact
analysis. Th...
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I. THE CHURCH CHOSEN IN CHRIST, THE HEAD OF THE BODY.
This chapter is made up of two parts: the _first_ (Ephesians 1:3-14),
an ascription of praise for spiritual blessings in Christ; the
_second_ (Eph...
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Ephesians 1:4. EVEN AS. The blessing corresponds with the choice.
‘These spiritual blessings are conferred upon us, not merely because
God chose us, but they are given in perfect harmony with His eter...
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EVEN AS HE CHOSE US IN HIM
(καθως εξελεξατο ημας εν αυτω). First aorist
middle indicative of εκλεγω, to pick out, to choose. Definitive
statement of God's elective grace concerning believers in
Chr...
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Ephesians 1:3
I. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." These
words recall the joy and triumph of the ancient Psalms. They read as
if Paul was intending to write a song of happy tha...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,_
He was not made an apostle by man, neither did he take the office upon
himself, but he was made an apostle by the will of God.
E...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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Ephesians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints, which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ
Jesus: Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from...
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We frequently read this chapter and the whole of this Epistle because
it has been well remarked that the Epistle to the Ephesians is a body
of divinity in miniature. Here all the great doctrines of th...
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The Epistle to the Ephesians is a complete Body of Divinity. In the
first chapter you have the doctrines of the gospel; in the next, you
have the experience of the Christians; and before the Epistle i...
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In this chapter, we see what Paul, writing under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit, has to say about the possessions and privileges of
believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:1. Paul, an apo...
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CONTENTS: Believer's position in grace. The prayer for knowledge and
power.
CHARACTERS: Christ, God, Holy Spirit, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The believer is vitally united to Jesus Christ by the
indwelling S...
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Ephesians 1:4. _According as he hath chosen us in him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy, and without blame
before him in_ _love._ What words of consolation! The full soul of t...
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_According as He hath chosen us before the foundation of the world._
ELECTION
I. Let us consider the cause, fountain, origin of the blessings of
salvation--“according as He hath chosen as.” The bless...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:1 Introduction. Paul greets the
believers in Ephesus (vv. Ephesians 1:1) and offers praise to God (vv....
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:3 In the original Greek, this section
is one long, elegant sentence. Paul shows that the triune God began
and completed reconciliation and redemption of the world for the...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:4 HE CHOSE US IN HIM BEFORE THE
FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. God’s decision to redeem believers from sin
and death was planned all along “in Christ.” holy and blameless be
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 1:3. BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER.—The Hebrew form for
“hallowing the Name” was, “The Holy One, blessed be He.” The
Prayer Book version of Psalm c. gives, “...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2
ADDRESS AND SALUTATION.
EPHESIANS 1:1...
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Let's turn in our Bibles to Ephesians.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God (Ephesians 1:1),
Now, if you were writing this epistle, take out the name Paul, and
insert your name and the...
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1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 John 4:16; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 1:20; 1 Peter
2:9;
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Even as [κ α θ ω ς]. Explaining blessed us, in ver. 3. His
blessing is in conformity with the fact that He chose.
Chose [ε ξ ε λ ε ξ α τ ο]. Middle voice, for himself.
In Him. As the head and repres...
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CHRIST THE ALL IN ALL
Ephesians 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We cannot call Ephesians the Epistle of Paul. It was written by the
Holy Ghost through Paul. The Holy Ghost came to take the things of
Christ,...
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As he hath chosen us — Both Jews and gentiles, whom he foreknew as
believing in Christ, 1 Peter 1:2....
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Our apostle having in the former verse offered up. very solemn
thanksgiving to God, for blessing the Ephesians with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly things in Christ, he comes in this verse to
disc...