A FUNDAMENTAL WESLEYAN COMMENTARY ON EPHESIANS by Vic Reasoner, Church Government Read by Irv Risch

Commentary on Ephesians: • A FUNDAMENTAL WESLEYAN COMMENTARY By Vic Reasoner For the Flipbook version, go to https://designrr.page/?id=493513&token=594605934&type=FP&h=5222 OUTLINE of EPHESIANS Greetings from Paul 1:1-2 I. Praise for spiritual blessings 1:3-14 A. The plan of God 1:3-5 1. God willed to bless us with every spiritual blessing 1:3 2. God chose to make us holy and blameless in his sight 1:4 3. God determined to adopt us into his family 1:5 B. The purchase of Christ 1:6-12 1. God gave his Son for us a. We have redemption through his blood b. We have the forgiveness of sins c. We have all wisdom and understanding 2. God gave us to his Son a. The mystery of God b. The reconciliation of all in Christ C. The promise of the Spirit 1:13-14 1. He is the promised Spirit 2. He is the seal of God 3. He is the guarantee II. Prayer for spiritual wisdom 1:15-23 A. Thanksgiving 1. Paul was thankful for their faith in the Lord Jesus 2. Paul was thankful for their love for all the saints B. Illumination 1. To see the hope of our calling 2. To see the riches of his glorious inheritance 3. To see the power of his mighty strength in us who believe a. Resurrection power b. Headship authority III. Salvation 2:1-10 A. Dead in sin 2:1-3 231. We are powerless to break the bondage of sin 2. We live according to the spirit of the age 3. We are manipulated by the devil 4. We are governed by our sinful nature 5. We are under the wrath of God B. Raised to life 2:4-7 1. We were co-made alive with Christ 2. We were co-raised with Christ 3. We were co-seated with Christ C. Grace, faith, works 2:8-10 1. We are saved by grace 2. Grace leads to faith 3. Faith produces good works IV. Incorporation 2:11-22 A. Separated from Christ 1. Alienated from the commonwealth of Israel 2. Strangers to the covenants of promise 3. Separated from hope 4. Separated from God B. Belonging through the blood 2:11-13 1. We have redemption through the blood 1:7 2. We have reconciliation through the blood 2:13 3. We have a new relationship through the blood C. The broken wall 2:14-18 1. Discrimination was based on man-made distinctions. 2. The point of hostility was the observance of Jewish ceremonial law. 3. Christ is our point of unity destroying divisions through the cross. 4. His purpose is a brand-new creation; a new race D. God’s blueprint for the church 2:19-22 1. The foundation of the apostles and prophets 2. The cornerstone Jesus Christ 3. The superstructure V. The mystery of the church and the stewardship of Paul 3:1-13 A. Revelation imparted to Paul 3:1-6 B. Proclaiming the mystery 3:7-13 1. Preaching the sufficiency of Christ 242. Preaching the eternal purpose of God VI. Paul’s prayer for perfection 3:14-21 A. Every believer should reflect the love of Christ B. The church should reflect the glory of God VII. Guarding our unity 4:1-16 A. The Trinity as the basis of our unity 1-6 B. The ministry of spiritual gifts, the benefit of our unity 7-12 C. The maturity of the body, the result of our unity 13-16 VIII. Reprogramming our mind 4:17-24 A. The old life 17-19 B. The new life 20-32 IX. Walking in the Spirit 5:1-20 A. Walking in love 1-7 B. Walking in light 8-14 C. Maintaining the fullness of the Spirit 5:15-21 X. Unity in the home and society 5:22-6:9 A. The wife’s role 22-24 B. The husband’s role 25-33 C. The sanctification of the church 26-27 D. The role of children 6:1-4 E. Social holiness 6:5-9 XI. Spiritual warfare 6:10-20 A. Satan’s strategies 10-12 B. The armor of God 13-17 C. The weapon of prayer 18-20 Final greetings 6:21-24 A. Tychicus, courier of encouragement 21-22 B. The apostolic benediction 23-24