for--that is, "because of His great love." The baby was dead. You are walking according to the course of the cosmos.”. I know the Psalm, but you know the Shepperd.” And that’s the difference. Let’s look at verse 2. There are the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21. And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,. In Luke chapter 6, verse 33, Jesus said, “If you do good to them who do good to you what thanks do you have? the law of commandments contained in--Greek, "the law of the commandments (consisting) in ordinances." The apostles take the precedency ( Luke 10:24 ). We’re talking about the works that are the result of salvation. That’s the only way. Even more than that, life, life. Paul and his Jewish countrymen, though outwardly more seemly than the Gentiles ( Acts 26:4 Acts 26:5 Acts 26:18 ), had been essentially like them in living to the unrenewed flesh, without the Spirit of God. When we look upon a corpse, it gives an awful feeling. Mental suggestions and purposes (independent of God), as distinguished from the blind impulses of "the flesh." We’ll give you the praise. We are complete in him, and the wonders of all that God gives us are here delineated explicitly in this wonderful letter. So man is dead. John MacArthur. 1. And we are targets for God's wrath, and it is to us that he comes and pours out his love. Man’s trouble is he is dead. There are the works of darkness in Romans 13 and Ephesians 5. He’s a sitting duck. I’m a wonderful father, love my wife, love my kids, take care of things. If you’re a Christian, you are already seated in the heavenlies. . Log In of God--THE FATHER; as JESUS CHRIST appears in Ephesians 2:20 , and THE SPIRIT in Ephesians 2:22 . Now remember that the book of Ephesians is concerned with what it means to be in Christ, what it means to be one with Jesus Christ, what it means to be a part of his body the church of which he is the head, what it means to have been master-planned into the body from before the world began. It does not mean – when we saw a person is a sinner, it does not mean that they’re all the same level of vile, rotten, degraded, corrupt, decaying sinners. There’s only one way I could ever have a relationship with her, and that would be if she offered me unconditional and free what? We were raised with him, and God's power has already been displayed on our behalf. He lives according to the world’s standards, the world’s values in his own time. ADDRESS AND SALUTATION.. Ephesians 1:1. You say, “What do you mean? That’s his first illustration. . Listen, nobody would ever deny that and that’s very wonderful; I mean that’s a good way to be. What sin? That’s what he says. And when he finished, there wasn’t any applause but there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. . Home >> Bible Studies >> Ephesians Studies >> Ephesians 2:11-22 These small group studies of Ephesians contain outlines, cross-references, Bible study discussion questions, and applications. We’d boast, and then who’d get the glory? The repetition implies the joy with which both alike would dwell again and again upon the welcome word "peace." But that is not what we learn in Ephesians, is it? All right. But a mighty purification of the air will be effected by Christ's coming" [AUBERLEN], for Satan shall be bound ( Revelation 12:12 Revelation 12:13 Revelation 12:15 Revelation 12:17 , Revelation 20:2 Revelation 20:3 ). Nothing else matters, the law is satisfied. The in here in the Greek is what is called a locative of sphere. But if we viewed things aright, we should be far more affected by the thought of a dead soul, a lost, fallen spirit. We’re talking about concepts. foreigners--rather, "sojourners"; opposed to "members of the household," as "strangers" is to "fellow citizens." He had the power to save you, and the manifestation of that power in your good works is to his glory. It speaks more of the ideological world of sin, the conceptual world of evil, the system of Satan, the system which he generates. Man doesn’t just break his laws; he sins against his love. That’s my home; that’s my dominion. He is promoting concepts. I always think of the junior teacher who had a little kid and he was teaching about the creative power of God, and God made this and God made this and God made us and so forth. Do you mean you’re in heaven? And it’s not of works, because if it was we would all do what? May they know what they have in having Christ.” And in order to illustrate that, he says, “It is the power that was so powerful it unlocked the chains of death and set Christ free and drew him right up to an exalted place at the right hand of God.” That’s the power. What do I do to be saved? We are God's masterpiece, and he has designed from before eternity to conform us to Christ, to mold us unto good works. It doesn’t come to you by communion, keeping the Ten Commandments, living by the Sermon on the Mount, giving to charity, believing in God, being a good neighbor, living a respectable life. Each guide includes extensive commentary, detailed observations on over arching themes, and probing questions to help you study the Word of God with direction from John MacArthur. That’s living. He said, “I’ll do it.” And the actor began and his intonation was flawless and his diction was masterful and he handled the 23rd Psalm with dignity and grace and beauty from beginning to end. You’re doing what the world dictates. Jesus did it. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. Now you say, “But hamartia in the sense of missing the mark, what do you mean by that?” Now watch. Salvation is from sin, by love, into life, with purpose. Do you know why God saved you? Outline Salutation (1:1, 2) And you felt God at work and you knew Christ, and there was an immediate brotherhood with other Christians. You will find that you will want to lay down this commentary and shout praise to our King for His great salvation in Jesus Christ. far off--the Jewish description of the Gentiles. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Verse 8. And he’s floating around in the atmosphere for sure and fighting the holy angels and flying around doing his thing with his demons, but there’s more to it than that. So his own glory is at stake, and he will never diminish his own glory. NET RSV ASV YLT DBY ... Ephesians (No. ) The Platonists believed the soul passed through perpetual changes, now happy, and then again miserable; the Stoics, that it existed no longer than till the time of the general burning up of all things. Verse 6, “and hath raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.” Now this is so good. First thing he says, “You are not only dead before you’re a Christian, but you are functioning as a death walker doing sins and trespasses according to the course of the world.” In other words, you are a victim of the spirit of the age. Listen, God's power is at work in your life shaping you, molding you into the image of Jesus Christ. That’s humanism. Stock No: WW23582. We ask ourselves often the question what does it mean to be saved? We are the vilest, sinful, godless, ungrateful, unworthy, unholy, destitute, degraded, depraved humans walking around engulfed in sins and trespasses serving the prince of the power of a system of ideology that drowns us. sometimes--Greek, "aforetime." Here an additional thought is added to the image; the Church has the growth of a living organism, not the mere increase of a building. This is the sexy 70s. I’ve got better things for you to do.” And so it is that man is in a state of death walking. A famous actor was there and everybody was asking him to recite famous pieces and he had an unlimited repertoire and he kept doing it. Emphatical. BENGEL and ALFORD refer the meaning solely to these ( Ephesians 3:5 , 4:11 ). “But God.” Great words, huh? 15. You live by faith every day of life. The plan is in 1; how you get in it is in chapter 2. It is talking about the sphere in which we live. Now, therefore--rather, "So then" [ALFORD]. From sin, by love, into life, with purpose, through faith. Acts 26:23 is strictly parallel; after His resurrection "He showed light to the people ('them that were nigh') and to the Gentiles ('you that were afar off')," by His Spirit in His ministers (compare 1 Peter 3:19 ). “For all have sinned,” – even kai there – “come short of the,” – what? 11. Compare Article IX, Church of England Common Prayer Book. We don’t do a sin and then die; we’re born dead, that’s why we sin. What do I do to be saved? Proud member And you don’t reach the standard which is the glory of God. that we should walk in them--not "be saved" by them. As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. built up a spiritual house." God, who is rich--Greek "(as) being rich in mercy." Are you the reverend?” And I said, “Yes.” He said, “Come, please. Now if he’s gonna tell us about God's power, God's power is best demonstrated in resurrection. And in Luke 11:13, Jesus said this: “If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask?” In other words, he says, “You know there are people who give good gifts to their children.” “What kind of people are those, Lord?” Evil. . You are not living to the glory of God. A different Greek word (aneu) would be required to express, "Christ was not present with you" [TITTMANN]. That’s total depravity. And he reaches out to love those of us who are dead in sin. The plural implies the several renewals of the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and with the whole people at Sinai [ALFORD]. are--Greek, "have been." Join John MacArthur as he explains each verse in a way that is both doctrinally precise and intensely practical. through--Greek, "in the Spirit." An incidental proof of the doctrine of original sin. All my services go up to there. And soon the ambulance arrived, and they were unable to do anything. The "raising up" presupposes previous quickening of Jesus in the tomb, and of us in the grave of our sins. Thus he appropriately shows regard to the claims of the Jews and Gentiles: "the prophets" representing the old Jewish dispensation, "the apostles" the new. Why?” Verse 7, here’s the purpose. Wouldn’t it be funny if there was an unlucky lane with a hole in it every day and somebody just went through you know? So don’t ever think you don’t have any resources. You say, “I’m not much of a masterpiece.” Well you’re getting there. A man does not kill and thus he is a murderer. So my behavioral sins are simply what is left when I can’t make it to God's standard. But this, though incidentally alluded to, was but a symbol of the partition itself, namely, "the enmity" between "both" and God ( Ephesians 2:15 ), the real cause of separation from God, and so the mediate cause of their separation from one another. Jesus put the two concepts together, physical death and spiritual death together in the eighth chapter of Matthew when he called a certain man to be his disciple and follow him and the man said, “Well I’ll follow you, but first let me go home and bury my father.” And Jesus said in Matthew 8:22, “Let the dead bury their dead.” And he put them both together, “Let the spiritually dead bury the physically dead. Oh, there’s another good one. GOD'S LOVE AND GRACE IN QUICKENING US, ONCE DEAD, THROUGH CHRIST. Gentiles in the flesh--that is, Gentiles in respect to circumcision. 9. You don’t have any idea what’s in there. Paul shows that even the Jews, who boasted of their birth from Abraham, were by natural birth equally children of wrath as the Gentiles, whom the Jews despised on account of their birth from idolaters ( Romans 3:9 , 5:12-14 ). 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