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2011-01-29 13:30:11

2011-04-25 09:39:06

Kernel : Christians must continue to be sanctified and enlightened by the Holy Spirit post-conversion. Sermon divisions : between 3-8. Maximum: The nature of their faith and love could be divided into (2) two sermons, the fact of the Spirit's enlightening work would be (1) one sermon, the (3) three different things that Paul wants us to know via the enlightening, and (2) two different sermons regarding God's power on display in Christ's resurrection and ascension and then regarding the church as Christ's fullness. Minimum : (1) The nature of faith and love, (2) the enlightening and content of the enlightening, (3) and a combo sermon about the implications of God's power in Christ and the church. Questions: 1) Why the "riches of His [God's] glorious inheritance in the saints?" The other two are for the Ephesians themselves, but why would Paul mention essentially what God gets out of the deal? (18c) Initial reaction: Paul wants the saints to know what God's stake is in them. His glory is on the line in them, and just like their inheritance is in Him, His is in them. He's wrapped up His purposes inseparably in the church. 1a) What is His glorious inheritance? (18c) In the near context, we have the same word for "our inheritance" in verse 11 and 14. The Holy Spirit is the downpayment of our inheritance. How does this relate to His inheritance in us? This is parallel to Ephesians 3:10; the church is God's lens to declare His own glory to the universe. Even to angels! 2) Why is Christ given "to" the church, instead of as head "over" the church, as in the preceding clause? (v 22b) I don't think this is referring to him being given to us as in "possession." He gave Him as head to the church... with the prepositional phrase "over all things" modifying the giving. So, He is head. It is a giving. So it's grace that He is our head. Think about this in light of 1 Corinthians and other Pauline letters. All measure of grace comes to us via way of the head. Perhaps here the nuance is more that He is sovereign and reigning over all things, as opposed to His being the lifeline, so to speak. 2a) What does the prepositional phrase "over all things" mean, especially as it relates to the church? Initial reaction: it reinforces that He is over all things, as well as given to us as grace. Christ is ours, and He is Lord, as has just been detailed in the previous several verses. This is parallel to Romans 8:31-39... we are more than conquerers through Christ, who is over all the things that may oppose us. Interesting... many of the same things that in this passage that Christ is said to be "over," are said to be ineffectual in their opposition to our faith in the Romans passage. 3) In what way is the church Christ's fullness? (v 23) The church is Christ's body on earth. Thus it is "spilling over" into the world with His truth and grace.

10000000066365 66365 Notes 2011-01-29 13:30:11 2011-04-25 09:39:06 Kernel : Christians must continue to be sanctified and enlightened by the Holy Spirit post-conversion. Sermon divisions : between 3-8. Maximum: The nature of their faith and love could be divided into (2) two sermons, the fact of the Spirit's enlightening work would be (1) one sermon, the (3) three different things that Paul wants us to know via the enlightening, and (2) two different sermons regarding God's power on display in Christ's resurrection and ascension and then regarding the church as Christ's fullness. Minimum : (1) The nature of faith and love, (2) the enlightening and content of the enlightening, (3) and a combo sermon about the implications of God's power in Christ and the church. Questions: 1) Why the "riches of His [God's] glorious inheritance in the saints?" The other two are for the Ephesians themselves, but why would Paul mention essentially what God gets out of the deal? (18c) Initial reaction: Paul wants the saints to know what God's stake is in them. His glory is on the line in them, and just like their inheritance is in Him, His is in them. He's wrapped up His purposes inseparably in the church. 1a) What is His glorious inheritance? (18c) In the near context, we have the same word for "our inheritance" in verse 11 and 14. The Holy Spirit is the downpayment of our inheritance. How does this relate to His inheritance in us? This is parallel to Ephesians 3:10; the church is God's lens to declare His own glory to the universe. Even to angels! 2) Why is Christ given "to" the church, instead of as head "over" the church, as in the preceding clause? (v 22b) I don't think this is referring to him being given to us as in "possession." He gave Him as head to the church... with the prepositional phrase "over all things" modifying the giving. So, He is head. It is a giving. So it's grace that He is our head. Think about this in light of 1 Corinthians and other Pauline letters. All measure of grace comes to us via way of the head. Perhaps here the nuance is more that He is sovereign and reigning over all things, as opposed to His being the lifeline, so to speak. 2a) What does the prepositional phrase "over all things" mean, especially as it relates to the church? Initial reaction: it reinforces that He is over all things, as well as given to us as grace. Christ is ours, and He is Lord, as has just been detailed in the previous several verses. This is parallel to Romans 8:31-39... we are more than conquerers through Christ, who is over all the things that may oppose us. Interesting... many of the same things that in this passage that Christ is said to be "over," are said to be ineffectual in their opposition to our faith in the Romans passage. 3) In what way is the church Christ's fullness? (v 23) The church is Christ's body on earth. Thus it is "spilling over" into the world with His truth and grace. notes

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Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, ἀκούσας τὴν καθ’ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,...

Because of this I also, when I heard of the according to you faith in the Lord Jesus and the love toward all the saints,

οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν

I do not stop giving thanks for you,

μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,

making mention (of you) upon the prayers of me

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ἵνα ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ,

(with the purpose that) the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give to you (a) spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the ( relational ) knowledge of him

πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν

having enlightened the eyes of your heart

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εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ,

(with the purpose ) to know what is the hope of his calling,

τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις,

( and ) what is the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας

and what (is) the surpassing greatness of his power toward us, the believers,

κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ ἣν ἐνήργηκεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ

according to the working of his mighty strength which he worked in the Christ,

ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν

raising him from (the) dead,

καὶ καθίσας αὐτὸν

and seating him

ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου

at his right hand in the heavenly places far above all rulers and authorities and powers and dominions and every name that is named,

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οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ

not only in this age,

ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι·

but also in the coming (age)

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καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ,

and he put all things under his feet,

καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ,

and gave him (as) head over all things to the church ,

ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου.

which is his body, the fullness of one (who) is filling the all in all

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10000000066365 66365 Arc 2011-01-29 13:30:11 2014-06-09 15:30:39 editing Ephesians 1 15 1 23 Ephesians 1:15-23 49 NT tisch mine i426351 i426352 i426334 Διὰ τοῦτο κἀγώ, ἀκούσας τὴν καθ’ ὑμᾶς πίστιν ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τὴν ἀγάπην τὴν εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,... Because of this I also, when I heard of the according to you faith in the Lord Jesus and the love toward all the saints, i426353 i426335 οὐ παύομαι εὐχαριστῶν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν I do not stop giving thanks for you, i426336 μνείαν ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου, making mention (of you) upon the prayers of me actionmanner 1 inference 2 i426354 i426355 i426337 ἵνα ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῆς δόξης, δώῃ ὑμῖν πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεως ἐν ἐπιγνώσει αὐτοῦ, (with the purpose that) the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, might give to you (a) spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the ( relational ) knowledge of him i426338 πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ὑμῶν having enlightened the eyes of your heart ground 1 i426356 i426339 εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, (with the purpose ) to know what is the hope of his calling, i426340 τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις, ( and ) what is the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, i426357 i426358 i426341 καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας and what (is) the surpassing greatness of his power toward us, the believers, i426342 κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ ἣν ἐνήργηκεν ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ according to the working of his mighty strength which he worked in the Christ, ground 1 i426359 i426343 ἐγείρας αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν raising him from (the) dead, i426360 i426361 i426344 καὶ καθίσας αὐτὸν and seating him i426345 ἐν δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ὑπεράνω πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας καὶ δυνάμεως καὶ κυριότητος καὶ παντὸς ὀνόματος ὀνομαζομένου at his right hand in the heavenly places far above all rulers and authorities and powers and dominions and every name that is named, locative 1 i426362 i426346 οὐ μόνον ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ not only in this age, i426347 ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι· but also in the coming (age) negativepositive 2 temporal 1 i426348 καὶ πάντα ὑπέταξεν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, and he put all things under his feet, i426363 i426349 καὶ αὐτὸν ἔδωκεν κεφαλὴν ὑπὲρ πάντα τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, and gave him (as) head over all things to the church , i426350 ἥτις ἐστὶν τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ, τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ τὰ πάντα ἐν πᾶσιν πληρουμένου. which is his body, the fullness of one (who) is filling the all in all ideaexplanation 1 ideaexplanation 1 series actionpurpose 2 actionpurpose 2 1 1 1 tisch 25 mine 25 a 50 discourse