“This promises to be a great resource for churches seeking to know the Word of God more fully.” — Carl R. Trueman
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul elaborates on, in a most wonderful way, the God-given, Christ-secured, Holy Spirit-applied privileges of the Christian life. Here, perhaps more than anywhere else in the New Testament, we are brought face to face with the “unsearchable riches of Christ” (3:8). Step by adoring step, Paul introduces us to the spiritual blessings that are the predestined, blood-bought privileges of all who have put their self-abandoning trust in Jesus Christ. His letter to the Ephesians is a spiritual Mount Everest, turning us away from ourselves and placing the spotlight of God’s great salvation wholly on Christ.
Contents
- Paul’s greeting (1:1-2)
- So great a salvation (1:3-7)
- God’s ultimate plan (1:8-10)
- Spirit-sealed inheritance (1:11-14)
- Prayer for the church (1:15-19)
- The power that resides in the church (1:20-23)
- What we all once were (2:1-3)
- ‘But God’ (2:4-7)
- Amazing grace (2:8-10)
- Transforming unity (2:11-16)
- The preaching Jesus (2:17-18)
- No longer strangers (2:19-22)
- Revealed mystery (3:1-6)
- Unsearchable riches of Christ (3:7-13)
- Prayer for strength (3:14-19)
- Inevitable doxology (3:20-21)
- Unity of the Spirit (4:1-6)
- Christ’s gifts (4:7-11)
- Perfect manhood (4:12-16)
- New life in Christ (4:17-24)
- Living the life (4:25-32)
- Be like God (5:1-2)
- Live differently (5:3-16)
- Filled with the Spirit (5:17-21)
- Wives and husbands (5:22-24)
- Husbands and wives (5:25-33)
- Children and parents (6:1-3)
- Fathers and children (6:4)
- Bondservants and masters (6:5-9)
- The enemy (6:10-12)
- The whole armour of God (6:13-18)
- Praying in the Spirit (6:18-20)
- Greetings and grace (6:21-24)
Ian Hamilton is minister to Cambridge Presbyterian Church in Cambridge England and author of The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy.