1:14 to (g-8) Or 'up to,' eis . It is more than 'till,' because it has the inheritance in view. Compare Galatians 3:24 . It may be translated 'for the redemption,' connecting it with 'sealed,' instead of with 'earnest;' thus, 'Ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, (who is the earnest of our inheritance,) for,' &c.
EPHESIANS 1:14 o[ {B} It is difficult to decide whether copyists altered o[j to o[ in order to make it agree with the gender of pneu/ma, or whether o[ became o[j by attraction to the g...
Verse 14. _WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE_] This Holy Spirit, sealing the soul with truth and righteousness, is the _earnest, foretaste_, and _pledge_ of the heavenly inheritance. And he who...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE - On the meaning of this, see the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:22. UNTIL THE REDEMPTION - see the notes at Romans 8:23. The meaning here is, we have the Holy Spirit...
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 ...
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...
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...
THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
It was in Christ, in whom our portion in this scheme was also assigned to us, that it was determined, by the decision of him who controls everything according to the purpose of his good will, that we,...
WHICH... POSSESSION. In parenthesis. THE EARNEST. a pledge. See 2 Corinthians 1:22. The gift of the new nature (spirit) is. pledge of God's future gifts _in th_. _same kind,_ thus differing from any...
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...
_the earnest_ The Gr. word is _arrhabôn_. It appears in the LXX. (only in Genesis 38:17-18; Genesis 38:20); in the later Greek classics (e.g. Aristotle); and in the Latin classics. It is Shemitic (Heb...
Ὅ ἘΣΤΙΝ�, ‘who is the earnest of our inheritance.’ The Spirit is the earnest (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:22); not that the full inheritance can contain anything that is not virtually contained in the gift of...
11–14. The outline of the whole plan is now before us. The details so far as they affect Christians are filled in (Ephesians 1:11-14), first as regards Jewish Christians (Ephesians 1:11-12), then as r...
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....
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...
ΆΡΡΑΒΏΝ (G728) предоплата, залог. Это вклад, служащий гарантией того, что вся сумма буде уплачена. Предоплата здесь является синонимом полной уплаты (_см._ 2 Corinthians 1:22; Abbott; DPL, 263; Lightf...
DISCOURSE: 2094 THE SEALING OF THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1:13. _In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the red...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST, &C.— "In which Holy Spirit you have a certain pledge and token of your being by adoption entitled to the future _inheritance;_ to encourage and animate you under all the difficul...
_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....
(1:14) It is the Holy Spirit "who is the earnest" (down payment) on our inheritance, signifying that all which has been promised to us will be delivered exactly in its proper time. "Until the redempti...
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. EARNEST - the first instalment paid as a pledge that the rest of the purchase...
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...
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...
AN EARNEST = SCOTCH 'ARLES,' is more than a 'pledge'; it is an instalment handed over in advance, as a guarantee that the remainder will follow (2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5). It is part of t...
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...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE. — On the word “earnest” (_arrhabôn_)_,_ a precious gift, as surety for a fuller gift hereafter, see 2 Corinthians 1:22. The word “inheritance” has a correspond...
(2 c.) Ephesians 1:11 form the third part of the Introduction, applying the general truth of election by God’s predestination in Christ, first to the original believers (the Jews), and then to the sub...
[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...
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...
CHAPTER 4 THE FINAL REDEMPTION Ephesians 1:12 WHEN the apostle reaches the "heritage" conferred upon us in Christ (Ephesians 1:11), he is on the boundary between the present and the future. Into tha...
ὅς ἐστιν ἀρραβὼν τῆς κληρονομίας ἡμῶν : _which is an earnest of our inheritance_. So with the RV, rather than “who is the earnest,” etc., of the AV. The reading ὅ is preferred by Lachm., Alf., WH, etc...
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...
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...
The Spirit's Part In Man's Redemption If the "we" of Ephesians 1:11 is the Jews, then, the "you" of Ephesians:1:13 is the Gentiles. They too trusted in Christ once they heard the gospel preached and b...
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the (t) redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. (t) Full and perfect....
_The redemption of acquisition; [4] i.e. in order to the acquired possession, or to the obtaining of that glory which Christ, by redeeming us, hath acquired for us. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Acquisit...
(11) In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: (12) That we should be to the praise of...
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...
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...
14._Which is the earnest _(115) _of our inheritance. _This phrase is twice used by Paul in another Epistle. (2 Corinthians 1:22.) The metaphor is taken from bargains, in which, when a pledge has been...
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,...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE,.... The incorruptible and never fading one in heaven, or the heavenly kingdom; this is the Father's gift, his bequest, and belongs only to children; it comes t...
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Ver. 14. _Which is the earnest_] Not the pawn, but the earnest, _Quia pignus re...
_In whom ye_, Gentiles, _also trusted_ Believed and hoped for eternal life; _after ye heard the word of truth_ The word which reveals and attests most important truth, the _faithful saying_, (1 Timoth...
EARNEST; pledge or first-fruit of heavenly felicity. REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION; complete salvation of his ransomed people. The reception of the Holy Spirit, and the blessedness which he...
How the plan of God is carried out in the individual cases is nest shown by the apostle:...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE, UNTIL THE REDEMPTION OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION, UNTO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY. In Christ God has brought together the sum total of all believers, united them...
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...
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...
“WHICH IS AN EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE, UNTO THE REDEMPTION OF GOD'S OWN POSSESSION, UNTO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY” “Which is”: The Holy Spirit. “AN EARNEST”:. pledge, or part of the purchase-money o...
9-14 Blessings were made known to believers, by the Lord's showing to them the mystery of his sovereign will, and the method of redemption and salvation. But these must have been for ever hidden from...
WHICH IS THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE: the Spirit, given to and dwelling in believers by his gifts and graces, is the earnest or pledge whereby their inheritance is secured to them; as men are secur...
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh "earnest; "[416]...
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‘In whom you also, (having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation), in whom you also, having believed, were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is an earnest of our inherita...
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...
Ephesians 1:14. WHICH IS AN EARNEST, _i.e._, the Holy Spirit ‘Earnest' is a part of the purchase-money paid as a pledge of full payment afterwards. The present gift of the Spirit is such a pledge of f...
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...
AN EARNEST (αρραβων). See 2 Corinthians 1:22 for discussion of αρραβων. Here "of promise" (της επαγγελιας) is added to the Holy Spirit to show that Gentiles are also included in God's promise of sa...
Ephesians 1:11 The Holy Spirit the Seal of God's Heritage and the Earnest of our Inheritance. I. In the early Church the access of the Spirit of God to a man was commonly associated with the mysterio...
Ephesians 1:13 I. The character of the inheritance. The teaching of the passage is that heaven is likest the selectest moments of devotion that a Christian has on earth. If you want to know most reall...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE SPIRIT IS THE GUARANTEE. "What God has promised his people is not complete until our bodies are changed (Philippians 3:20-21). The (indwelling) Spirit that each Christian receives (John 7:37-39; A...
EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:1 Introduction. Paul greets the believers in Ephesus (vv. Ephesians 1:1) and offers praise to God (vv....
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...
_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, “...
EXPOSITION EPHESIANS 1:1, EPHESIANS 1:2 ADDRESS AND SALUTATION. EPHESIANS 1:1...
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...
1 Peter 2:9; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Acts 20:28;...
Earnest. See on 2 Corinthians 1:22. Unto the redemption, etc. Construe with ye were sealed. Of the purchased possession [τ η ς π ε ρ ι π ο ι η σ ε ω ς]. See on peculiar, 1 Peter 2:9. The word origina...
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN EPHESIANS Ephesians 1:13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are distinct lines of teaching relative to the Holy Spirit in several of Paul's Epistles. The Book of Ephesians has seven outstan...
Who, thus sealing us, is an earnest — Both a pledge and a foretaste of our inheritance. Till the redemption of the purchased possession — Till the church, which he has purchased with his own blood, sh...