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Verse 17. _THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS_] Jesus Christ, as _man_ and
_mediator_, has the _Father_ for his God and Father: and it is in
reference to this that he himself says: _I ascend unto my Fathe...
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THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - The God who has sent the Lord
Jesus into the world, and appointed him as the Mediator between
himself and man. The particular reason why Paul here speaks of him...
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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 PRAYER. The writer, who has been informed (by letter?)
of the Christian faith and love of his correspondents, reciprocates
their thanksgiving and prayers (Ephesians 1:15 f.); he beseech...
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It is because I have heard of your faith in Jesus Christ, and your
love to all God's consecrated people, that I never cease to give
thanks for you, as I remember you in my prayers. It is the aim of my...
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THE PURPOSE OF GOD (Ephesians 1:1-14)...
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THAT. In order that. Greek. _hina_.
FATHER OF GLORY. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:8.
FATHER. See App-98.
UNTO. to.
THE SPIRIT. a spirit. App-101.
REVELATION. App-106.
KNOWLEDGE. App-132....
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Prayer, that the Saints may fully realize their Divine privileges and
prospects in Christ
15. _Wherefore_, &c.. The Apostle now passes from the adoring view of
Divine Redemption to prayer that its tre...
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_the God of our Lord Jesus Christ_ Cp. the Saviour's own words on the
Cross, "Eli, Eli" (Matthew 27:46); and after Resurrection (John
20:17), "I ascend unto … my God." See also John 4:22. The Father i...
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Ephesians 1:15 to Ephesians 2:10. THANKSGIVING PASSING INTO PRAYER FOR
SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
This section corresponds to the section of thanksgiving which in all
St Paul’s Epistles except Gal., 1 Tim. and...
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ἽΝΑ. See Moulton, _Proleg._ p. 206.
Ὁ ΘΕῸΣ ΤΟΥ͂ ΚΥΡΊΟΥ ἩΜΩ͂Ν Ἰ. Χ. Cf. on
Ephesians 1:3.
Ὁ ΠΑΤῊΡ ΤΗ͂Σ ΔΌΞΗΣ. The Father from whom comes every
manifestation of the Divine presence in the world, whethe...
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DISCOURSE: 2095
THE SPIRIT’S INFLUENCES AS A SPIRIT OF WISDOM
Ephesians 1:15. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the
Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks fo...
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THE FATHER OF GLORY,— A Hebrew expression, which cannot well be
changed, since it signifies his being glorious in himself,—the
fountain whence all glory is derived—and to whom all glory is to be
given...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 1:15-23)
B.
Paul's prayer for his readers-' enlightenment. Ephesians 1:15-23.
1.
Basis of the prayer. Ephesians 1:15.
a.
The
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Effective PrayerThe Spirit of wisdom and revelation, i.e.
"information" in order that they "may know God the Father better."
That "the eyes of your heart" (a euphemism for ones "mind") may be
"enlight...
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
A fit prayer for all. "I also," corresponding to "ye also,...
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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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Cp. 2Es 14:22-25....
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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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[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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THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. — See John 20:17, “I ascend unto
My Father and your Father; and to My God and your God.” It has been
noted that, while on the cross, our Lord, in the cry, “My God, wh...
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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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CHAPTER 5
FOR THE EYES OF THE HEART
Ephesians 1:15
"BECAUSE of this": because you have heard the glad tidings, and
believing it have been sealed with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13).
"I too": I you...
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SECOND SECTION OF THE EPISTLE: in which the writer expresses his own
feelings and desires towards the Ephesians, and in doing so leads them
to the highest conception both of Christ's own supremacy and...
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ἵνα ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ
Χριστοῦ : _that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ_. In the
parallel passage in Colossians 1:9 the ἵνα is preceded immediately
by αἰτούμενοι, and has the reduced or sub-...
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WHAT THE HEART MAY RECEIVE
Ephesians 1:15
It is well to go over the successive links of this golden chain when
we are in our secret chamber, appropriating them one by one and asking
whether we have r...
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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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A Prayer For Further Understanding
The prayer Paul started in the previous two verses is continued in
1:17. Lipscomb notes God is often referred to as the God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3:6;...
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(18) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of (u) glory,
may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the (x)
knowledge of him:
(18) The causes of faith are God the Father enl...
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(15) В¶ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord
Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (16) Cease not to give thanks for
you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17) That the God of...
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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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17._That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. _But what does Paul wish
for the Ephesians? _The spirit of wisdom, _and _the eyes of their
understanding being enlightened. _And did they not possess these?...
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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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THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,.... In what sense God the
Father is the God of Christ, Ephesians 1:3
THE FATHER OF GLORY; or the glorious Father; who is glorious in
himself, in the perfections...
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That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Ver. 17. _The Father of glory_] That is, the glorious Father...
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_Wherefore, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus_ That is, of
your perseverance and increase therein. For the apostle's manner of
speaking does not imply that he received by report an account...
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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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IN THE KNOWLEDGE:
Or, for the acknowledgement...
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“THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER OF GLORY, MAY
GIVE UNTO YOU. SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF
HIM”
“That”: Here is the substance of such prayers. “For despite his...
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15-23 God has laid up spiritual blessings for us in his Son the Lord
Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and fetch them in by prayer.
Even the best Christians need to be prayed for: and while we...
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THAT THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; he is the God of Christ not
according to Christ's Divine nature, but his human, and as Mediator,
in which respect he was subject to the Father. THE FATHER OF GLO...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
From Him also is besought "the spirit of wisdom,"[768]
Tertullian Against Praxeas
Moreover, when the apostle in his epistle prays, "That the God of our
Lord Jesus...
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Ephesians 1:17 that G2443 God G2316 our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424
Christ G5547 Father G3962 glory G1391 give
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‘That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
having the eyes of your heart enlightened.'
He prays to ‘the God...
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Ephesians 1:17. THAT. The word here used means, as a rule,' in order
that,' not ‘so that,' except as the latter is involved in the
former. But, as in later Greek it became equivalent to simple
‘that',...
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2. _Thanksgiving and Supplication for the Church as the Body of
Christ, who is the Head._
The Apostle naturally passes from praise to thanksgiving, on behalf of
the Church, which as naturally becomes...
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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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THE FATHER OF GLORY
(ο πατηρ της δοξης). The God characterized by glory (the
Shekinah, Hebrews 9:5) as in Acts 7:2; 1 Corinthians 2:8; 2 Cor...
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Ephesians 1:15
The Illumination of the Spirit.
I. The Apostle's prayer raises the whole group of questions which are
connected with the two great words "inspiration" and "revelation."
These words rep...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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TO GIVE YOU THE SPIRIT. "I continually ask God who is the source of
our eternal hope to give you the supernormal gifts from the Spirit. He
will make you wise (1 Corinthians 12:8) and reveal God to you...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:17 To name THE FATHER OF GLORY as THE
GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST is not to deny Christ’s deity. Rather,
it affirms Christ’s true humanity. Spirit of wisdom
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 1:15 Paul’s Prayer of Thanksgiving.
This section, like vv. Ephesians 1:3, is a single sentence in the
original Greek. Paul prays that th
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 1:15.—St. Paul is always ready to give a prompt
acknowledgment of all that is best in his readers and to pray for
something better. CEASE NOT TO GIVE THANKS...
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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 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Corinthians 14:6; 1
Corinthians 2:10;...
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God of our Lord Jesus Christ. Compare John 20:17; Matthew 27:46, and
see on ver. 3.
Father of glory [ο π α τ η ρ τ η ς δ ο ξ η ς]. The
Father to whom the glory belongs. Note the article, the glory,
pr...
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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...
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A PRAYER FOR CONVERTS
Ephesians 1:15
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
I want you to allow me to divide up this prayer for you, so that you
may be able to get a bird's-eye view of it all at once.
1. We have two...
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That the Father of that infinite glory which shines in the face of
Christ, from whom also we receive the glorious inheritance, Ephesians
1:18, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation — The sa...
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These words give us. short, but very comprehensive, account of that
affectionate prayer which St. Paul put up to God on the behalf of
these Ephesians, newly converted to Christianity; in which observe...