. It is not that He is the truth. May God grant us so to look at Jesus as to have His image stamped upon us, and in some sort to walk like Him. To a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, : The gifted offices and equipped saints bring the saints to maturity, according to the, of Jesus Himself. With the Spirit we find linked the unity of the body, the essential and real unity produced by the power of the Spirit uniting to Christ all His members: with the Lord, that of faith and of baptism. Now Christ has made Himself man, and began by going as man, led by the Spirit, to meet Satan. He was innocent yet He bore the guilt. Paul spent more time there than any other city about three years. We should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine. We shall not feel the divine sweetness and force of the text unless we can make a personal matter of it by the Holy Ghost.” (Spurgeon), ii. Christ was perfect in both, and absolutely so. (13-16) The desired goal of God’s work through church leadership and equipped saints. Publication details The essay appears in the book ““Tend My Sheep”: The Word of God and Pastoral Ministry, ed. 4) the assembly is presented in its unity as a body, and in the varied functions of its members; that is to say, the positive effect of those counsels in the assembly here below. Instructions for Christian Living - So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. The foundation of this title, whatever may be the divine power that is exercised in it, is this: man was under the power of Satan-miserable condition, the fruit of his sin, a condition to which his self-will had reduced him, but in which (according to the judgment of God who had pronounced on him the sentence of death) he was a slave in body and mind to the enemy who had the power of death-with reservation of the sovereign rights and sovereign grace of God (see chap. It means that we can be happy and content when we are not in control or steering things our way. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Here (chap. Now he brings a call to live rightly, but only, Walk worthy of the calling with which you were called. This is the public profession and recognition of Christ as Lord. They are the work and appointment of Jesus, not men. [4] I have already noticed, that contrast of the new state and the old characterises the Ephesians more than Colossians, where we find more development of life. He overcame him. Now before manifesting in person the power He had gained as man by binding Satan, before displaying it in the blessing of man on earth, He exhibits it in the assembly, His body, by imparting, as He had promised, to men delivered from the enemy's dominion gifts which are the proof of that power. The redemption of the creature has not yet taken place, but ye have been sealed unto that day: respect and cherish this mighty and holy guest who graciously dwells in you. And He is the second Man, the last Adam. It is Christ ascended (He however who had previously descended into the lower parts of the earth) who, as man, has received these gifts of power. Ascended on high, and having taken His place as man at the right hand of God, and filling all things, whatever may be the extent of His glory, Christ has first for His object to fulfil the ways of God in love in gathering souls, and in particular towards the saints and the assembly; to establish the manifestation of the divine nature, and to communicate to the assembly the riches of that grace which the ways of God display, and of which the divine nature is the source. This is basis for God’s distribution of spiritual gifts through His church: , the free, unmerited giving of God. He does this not only to provide for his own needs, but also to. Those who do not mature in this way are targets of deceivers, who are effective precisely because they operate with. Meanwhile, personally exalted as the glorious man, and seated at God's right hand until God shall make His enemies His footstool, He communicates the gifts necessary for the gathering together of those who are to be the companions of His glory, who are the members of His body, and who shall be manifested with Him when His glory shines forth in the midst of this world of darkness. When this happens, it naturally causes the, (both in size and strength), but especially growth for building itself up, i. The idea is to “change into” a different kind of, ii. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. His body, compacted together, increases by the working of His grace in each member, and edifies itself in love. It is our evil nature which is not so, or at least which refuses to be dependent on Him. , who are specifically gifted to preach the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ. There is also one Lord. The Spirit of God, the lordship of Christ, the universal ubiquity of God, even the Father, all tend to bring into unity those connected with each as a divine centre. . That unity is pressed upon them; but it is in order to maintain the realisation, and the manifestation here below, of a unity that belongs to the existence and to the eternal position of the assembly in Christ. The wolf indeed comes and scatters the sheep, but he cannot pluck them out of the Shepherd's hands. Thus also we have seen that, when the apostle speaks of the apostles and prophets, the latter are to him those exclusively of the New Testament, and those who have been made such by Christ after His ascension. No longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, . Now there is a prince of this world, a stranger to God; and, besides participation in the divine nature, there is the Spirit Himself who has been given to us. I would also remark, that these gifts are not here presented as gifts bestowed by the Holy Ghost come down to earth, and distributing to every one according to His will: nor are those gifts spoken of which are tokens of spiritual power suited to act as signs upon those that are outside: but they are ministrations for gathering together and for edification established by Christ as Head of the body by means of gifts with which He endows persons as His choice. Click on the different category headings to find out more. With regard to the third character of unity, it relates to claims that extend to all things, although to the believer it is a closer bond, because He who has a right over all things dwells in believers. God reaches out to bad people to woo them to Himself, and attempts reconciliation with bad people. He implored them to learn the Word, to live the Word, and to press away the polluting influences of the sinful world to which they were formally emotional, intellectual, physical, and spiritual slaves. God’s forgiveness offers complete restoration and honor. A call for unity among God’s people. : We have unity because of what we share in common. . The Book of Ephesians, Chapter 4 - King James Bible , knowing that He is our seal both in the sense of identification and protection. This is not just in the sense of knowing facts, but the ability to set our minds on the right things. Again, this defines the, of maturity. (7-10) The giving of spiritual gifts to the church. He has given gifts unto men. This spiritual power is not exercised in a manner simply divine. The consideration of the community of position and of privilege, enjoyed by all the children of God in the relationships of which we have now been speaking, served to unite them with each other in the sweet enjoyment of this most precious position, leading them also, each one, to rejoice in love at the part which every other member of the body had in this happiness. Paul then explains that he is in prison (One incident of him being in prison is recorded in Acts 16). Now Christ, as the light, put everything precisely in its place-man, Satan, sin, righteousness, holiness, all things, and that in every detail, and in connection with God. Hence the connection between practical godliness, the complete subjugation of the flesh, and the capacity to serve Christ as instruments in the hand of the Holy Ghost, and the vessels of His power. (1) The foundation for all exhortation. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Ephesians 4 reminds us to live a life worthy of the calling we have received in Christ Jesus. It is His body, His assembly, united to Him by the bond of the Holy Ghost to complete this mystical man, to be the bride of this second Man, who fills all in all-a body which, as manifested here below, is set in the midst of a creation that is not yet delivered, and in the presence of enemies that are in the heavenly places, until Christ shall exercise, on the part of God His Father, the power that has been committed to Him as man. [2] The descent into the lower parts of the earth is viewed as from His place as man on earth; not His coming down from heaven to be a man. . He loves, adopts, honors, and associates with those who once wronged Him. Verse 4. These two results are not yet manifested, although the Lord possesses all power in heaven and in earth. [1] To recapitulate, there is, first, one body and one Spirit, one hope of our calling; second, one Lord, with whom are connected one faith and one baptism; third, one God and Father of all, who is above all things, everywhere, and in all Christians. Paul’s idea is that we should work so that we can give. Everything relates to Him. "Truth," the expression of simplicity and integrity of heart, is in connection with "the truth as it is in Jesus," whose life is transparent as the light, as falsehood is in connection with deceitful lusts. We are to walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us a sacrifice to God. This letter is one of Paul’s four Imprisonment Letters. With this precious object of the ministration of grace (namely, for the growth of each member individually unto the measure of the stature of the Head Himself), with the ministration of each member in its place to the edifying itself in love, ends this development of the counsels of God in the union of Christ and the assembly, in its double character of the body of Christ in heaven, and the habitation of the Holy Ghost on earth-truths which cannot be separated, but each of which has its distinctive importance, and which reconcile the certain immutable operations of grace in the Head with the failures of the assembly responsible on the earth. [6] It is God become man; it is Christ, who is the truth, and the measure of all things. has the idea of one’s skin becoming callous and no longer sensitive to pain. We are not created anew according to that which the first Adam was, but according to that which God is: Christ is its manifestation. 2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:. But it is the image of God in Him, of which we are now speaking. It is that. The older King James Version puts it like this: even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Glorious truth, which belongs at the same time to the union of the divine and human natures in the Person of Christ, and to the work of redemption accomplished by suffering on the cross! This passage forms the hinge between the theological statement of Ephesians 1-3 and the exhortatory material that follows (4:17-6:20). This shews the immense privileges of grace. Only we are called on to maintain it practically. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. You can also change some of your preferences. There is certainly enough room in the language of the original Hebrew to. We can perhaps see a purpose God has in preventing a structural unity of the church right now, to keep misdirected efforts of the church (such as ambitions for political power) from fulfillment. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Summary of Ephesians 3 & 4. These solemn truths enter also as principles into these exhortations. This means a living, abiding knowledge of Jesus will keep us from the kind of sinful conduct Paul speaks of. I gave them to you just now, and prayed you to get the sweetness of them; here they are again! # 4:8 Psalm 68:18. Running his race as man towards the object of his heavenly calling, in which he follows after Christ ascended on high: he is running the heavenward race; the excellency of Christ to be won there, his motive-that is not the Ephesian aspect. If we treat others as God treats us, we fulfill every thing Paul told us to do in this chapter. This summary of the book of Ephesians provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Ephesians. Keith G. Condie (London: Latimer Trust, 2016). A body can only function properly if it tells itself the truth. It is in contrast to the old man, who is the person inherited from Adam and who instinctively rebels against God. The union of hearts in the bond of peace, which the apostle desires, is for the public maintenance of this unity; not that there might be patience with one another when that has disappeared, Christians contenting themselves with its absence. I would put them into the good man’s mouth. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. do not speak in the same authority as the first century prophets brought God’s foundational word spoke (Ephesians 2:20). iii. The truth is the right and perfect expression of that which a thing is (and, in an absolute way, of that which all things are), and of the relations in which it stands to other things, or in which all things stand towards each other. i. The new man knows how to let go of his. It is the new heavenly man who, being the exalted Head in heaven, forms His body on the earth. With regard to the Spirit, His presence unites the body-is the bond between all the members of the body: none but the members of the body-and they, as such-are seen here. What are the two aspects of Christian doctrine does Paul contrast in Ephesians Chapter 4, verses 4 through 13? Be imitators of God: beautiful and magnificent privilege! Sometimes they speak in a predictive sense, but not necessarily so, and they are always subject to the discernment and judgment of the church leadership (1 Corinthians 14:29). Now this, “He ascended”; what does it mean, : In this, Paul demonstrated how the words, in Psalm 68:18 had reference to the resurrection of Jesus, speaking first of His rising from, described in 1 Peter 3:19 and 4:6. For, so to speak, we may love up and love down. We see in Him the manifestation of God, and that in contrast with the old man. Nor can anything be more blessed than the pattern of life here given to the Christian, founded on our being a new creation. is the foundation of this worthy walk. The Book Of Ephesians is a letter from Paul to Christians at Ephesus. God keeps reaching out to man for reconciliation even when man rejects Him again and again. would be built up (expanded and strengthened). This gives us an assurance of forgiveness – that it is for Christ’s sake. This free Bible study guide will help you understand what you're reading. A divine principle brings in the desire of doing good to others, to their body and their soul. (4-6) The description of the unity of the Church. “It is the historical fact of Christ once for all putting away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, which is alluded to.” (Moule), © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . "The man," said God, "is become as one of us, to know good and evil." He gave Himself for us, and to God. But it is more than this. These are the two elements of our state, the new man created after God, and the presence of the Holy Spirit of God; and He is emphatically here called the Spirit of God, as in connection with God's character. [7] In detail we shall find these characteristic features: truthfulness, the absence of all anger that has the nature of hatred (lying and hatred are the two characteristics of the enemy); practical righteousness connected with labour according to the will of God (man's true position); and the absence of corruption. But we are light in the Lord. (2) From this general description of the regeneration of the soul out of the death of sin, in the Lord Jesus Christ, St. Paul now passes on to deal with special moral duties (Ephesians 4:25-30)—the casting out of falsehood, wrath, dishonesty, and impurity, which are the four typical sins forbidden in the four general Commandments of the Second Table—the Ninth, the Sixth, the Eighth, and the Seventh. Hereafter He will be manifested in judgment; and already, here below, He has gone through all the experiences of a man, understanding thus how grace adapts itself to our wants, and displaying it now, according to that knowledge, even as hereafter He will exercise judgment with a knowledge of man, not only divine, but which, having gone through this world in holiness, will leave the hearts of men without excuse and without escape. Huge spiritual corporations are, as a whole, the strongholds of tyranny and the refuges of abuse; and it is only a matter of time when they shall break to pieces.” (Spurgeon). The victory is complete. He gives us the right, as under His jurisdiction, of acting in His holy war, moved by the same principles of love as Himself. But he treats … There are three things in this exhortation: first, to walk worthy of their calling; second, the spirit in which they were to do so; third, diligence in maintaining the unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. Moreover, while insisting upon these three great relationships in which all Christians are placed, as being in their nature the foundations of unity, and the motives of its maintenance, these relationships extend successively in breadth. In the minds of many it still does; but it is a glorious Christian virtue (Philippians 2:1-10). Get hold of that grand truth, and hold it, though all the devils in hell roar at thee. We don’t walk worthy. He can no longer be innocent. The older King James Version puts it like this: even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you, . We cannot exercise faith, nor enjoy hope, nor express christian life in any form whatever, without having the same faith and the same hope as the rest, without giving expression to that which exists in the rest. The primary call is to unity. We are called, as in the position of dear children, to shew our Father's ways. Truth displays the real relation of all things with each other in connection with the centre of all things, which is God revealed now in Christ. Ephesians 4:14 B) Responsibility 1. Chapter 3 is the especial development of the mystery in that which concerned the Gentiles in Paul's administration of it on earth. All Rights Reserved. : Some think that because Paul says there is. We can neglect holiness and grieve the, Spirit. And so complete was the victory of man in Him, so entire our deliverance, that (exalted Himself as man to the right hand of God's throne-He who had been under death) He has rescued us from the enemy's yoke, and uses the privilege which His position and His glory give Him to make those who were captives before, the vessels of His power for the deliverance of others also. , who are special ambassadors of God’s work, though not in the same authoritative sense of the first century apostles. : When we really understand how much God did for us, we will naturally want to serve and obey Him out of gratitude. He has led the adversary captive. What a complete and glorious work is that which the Lord has accomplished for us, and of which the communication of these gifts is the precious testimony! Walk in Unity. this unity – we do not create it. For this chapter does not speak of the more direct signs of the Spirit's power, such as tongues, miracles-such as are usually termed miraculous gifts. God has given us apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to prepare God’s people for works of service so the body of Christ may be built up and obtain the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. You can check these in your browser security settings. As to His personal power, He was able to drive him out everywhere, and to deliver man. We are called on, then, as His dear children to imitate God. 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. and so forth). He is holy. Fundamentally, Paul says that for the Christian, there must be a break with the past. He is thus comparable to the all-pervading spirit energizing and preserving the human frame. : Paul described four offices (not five, as in the commonly yet erroneously termed “five-fold ministry”). Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. (CHAPS 1-3) THE DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH -- OUR WEALTH -- OUR SPIRITUAL POSITION IN CHRIST : The gifted offices and equipped saints result in stability, being firmly planted on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Ephesians 2:20). Paul speaks of were either atheists or they believed in gods who were themselves immoral. # 4:9 Or the depths of the earth. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. 3. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Speaking the truth in love Ephesians 4:15b 3. (2 Corinthians 5:17) created in us at conversion. God puts His trust in us and invites us to work with Him as co-laborers when He forgives us. : This giving happened (as described prophetically in Psalm 68:18) when Jesus, to heaven. As Christians, we have a proper way and place to, . We cannot say we are love, for love is sovereign goodness in God; we walk in it, like Christ. He bears with us for a long time though we sorely provoke Him. Deceit Ephesians 4:15a 2. Paul did not request, nor did he expect perfection any more than Jesus did; Jesus provided for confession, repentance, and forgiveness for good reason. Here, having received these gifts as the Head of the body, Christ is the channel of their communication to others. [3] Verse 11 gives special and permanent gifts; verse 16, what every joint supplies in its place. But, on the other hand, the fact that Christ was exalted to be in heaven the Head over all things, brought in a difference which appertained to this supremacy of Christ-a supremacy exercised with divine sovereignty and wisdom. Even here the apostle does not lose sight of the oneness of the body; we are to speak the truth, because we are members one of another. In Jesus we share one. Exhortations to a walk befitting such a position follow, in order that the glory of God in us and by us, and His grace towards us, may be identified in our full blessing. His faithfulness is glorified in our unfaithfulness without excusing it. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. "For us" was divine love; "to God" is perfection of object and motive. (live) in a different way than the world around us does. (Read all of Ephesians 4) The faithful were to seek-in the dispositions mentioned above-to maintain this unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. is sin that flaunts itself, throwing off all restraint and having no sense of shame or fear; is a broad word, mostly with reference to sexual impropriety. It is that they are filled with things that lead to nothing.” (Vaughan), iii. is literally “to exert himself to the point of exhaustion.” This is the kind of working heart God commands those who used to steal to have. They are out there like land minds that the mature can avoid. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. There flows from this Head, by means of its members, the grace needed to accomplish the work of assimilation to Himself. It is the person created according to the image of Jesus Christ and instinctively righteous and holy. There is one Spirit, but there is one body. Here again Christ is the pattern. : The repetition of this idea shows that putting on the new man has a strong aspect of, is in Jesus… and be renewed in the spirit of your, i. Paul begins this section of Ephesians by once again mentioning that he is a prisoner because of his service to Christ. I need not say how truly we find here the picture of the life of Christ, as in the preceding remarks it was the putting off of the spirit of the enemy and of the old man. In verses 4 through 6 he says we are of the same Father, faith etc. The Holy Spirit of God by which we are sealed to the day of redemption dwells in us: we are not to grieve Him. But an important truth is connected with this fact. [4] between the ignorance of a heart that is blind, and a stranger to the life of God, and consequently walking in the vanity of its own understanding, that is, according to the desires of a heart given up to the impulses of the flesh without God-the contrast, I say, between this state, and that of having learnt Christ, as the truth is in Jesus (which is the expression of the life of God in man, God Himself manifested in the flesh), the having put off this old man, which is corrupt itself according to its deceitful lusts, and put on this new man, Christ. 9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions. Three things here characterise Him-a man ascended on high-a man who has led captive him who held man in captivity-a man who has received for men, delivered from that enemy, the gifts of God, which bear witness to this exaltation of man in Christ, and serve as a means for the deliverance of others. Our worthlessness enhances the love but, on the other hand, an affection and a motive have their worth from the object (and with Christ that was God Himself), self wholly given up. . Chapter 1 had laid open to us the thoughts of God; chapter 2 the fulfilment, in power, of His thoughts with regard to the redeemed-Jews or Gentiles, all dead in their sins-to form them into the assembly. but which flows naturally from the truth that we are made partakers of His nature, and that His Spirit dwells in us. We may remark, that the three spheres of unity presented in these three verses have not the same extent. That is the truth. Ephesians 4:11-13 Bible Study Questions. always had a bad association to it. I. "Unto every one of us is given grace [gift] according to the measure of the gift of Christ" (that is to say, as Christ sees fit to bestow). The circle of unity enlarges each time. i. For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, Ephesians 3:21 "to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus" Ephesians 4:1 "walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called" BASIC OUTLINE (1:1-2) SALUTATION -- THE APOSTLE PAUL WRITES TO THE SAINTS. When such things do emerge, he is able to deal with them in a manner glorifying to God. The Christian was to grow up according to all that was revealed in Christ, and to be ever increasing in likeness to his Head; using love and truth for his own soul-the two things of which Christ is the perfect expression. By the fall the knowledge of good and evil entered into man. “God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven thee. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. In ascending to heaven He has placed victorious man above all things, and has led captive all the power that previously had dominion over man. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. Our Christian life must go beyond head knowledge, but it must absolutely include head knowledge and influence our whole manner of thinking. i. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. The breath of life in his nostrils was breathed into him by God, and he was responsible for obedience to God in a thing wherein neither good nor evil was to be known, but simply a commandment. 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