Christians are clearly identified as saints in scripture. It was written to encourage believers to walk as fruitful followers of christ. Lord, you have given to us a rightmodel for obedient biblicalchristian living. At the end, however, the churchits relationship to christ and among the membersbecomes the focus. Praise to god for the revelation of his eternal counsels of recovering mercy, ephesians 1. Ephesians 1 commentary ironsides notes on selected books. Feel free to use, copy and modify these free bible study questions as needed.
Ephesians 1 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole. Ephesians and colossians have a number of parallels. Outline of ephesians chapters 1 3 our position in christ what we are before god 1. Ephesians 1 niv bible paul, an apostle of christ jesus by. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others, ephesians 1. The key personalities of ephesians are the apostle paul and tychicus.
John eadie, commentary on the epistle to the ephesians, p. There is not one exhortation in the first three chapters. Here we have yet another letter from the apostle paul. The apostles thanksgivings and praises to god for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing ephesians. However, the similarities between ephesians and colossians have led most scholars to. Ephesians 1 paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the. Constables notes on ephesians 2020 edition for some interpreters, the reference in 2 timothy 4. Though they function together in the salvation process, they are specifically not the same qualities. You may remember him from such new testament letters as romans and 1 corinthians. For this epistle is not directed to the ephesians only, but likewise to all the other churches. The book of ephesians is a prison epistle letter written while in prison. Verse 4 states that god chose us to be holy and blameless, and verse 5 adds, he destined us for adoption as his children.
For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, paul ministered to the church at ephesus acts 18. Later in this book, we will see that salvation came to the gentiles. Lloydjones stood staunchly for fundamentals of the christian faith, and also knew how to help people see the relation of verses to practical living. Ephesians chapter 1 barnes notes on the new testament. Though they function together in the salvation process, they. Ephesians 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary by albert barnes, a dedicated student of the bible, continues to be very popular even today. The situation of ephesus, and the character of its people.
Ephesians 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. God predestined us unto sonship through jesus christ. I offer the following commentary and summary for ephesians in this article. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of god not by works, so that no one can boast. It tells us why we are able to have it and what we must do to maintain it. Ephesians 1 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes.
Two significant prayers of paul are found in this book eph 1. A prayer of the apostle, expressing his earnest desire that the ephesians might avail themselves fully of all the advantages of this eternal purpose of mercy, ephesians 1. E phesians is one of the most encouraging books in the new testament. The subject of this paragraph begins with the father and shifts to the son. Verse 1 christ has chosen us to sit with him in the heavenly places 2. Bible summary ephesians 1 ephesians bible book summary. As an opera has an overture, setting the tone for all the melodies that will follow, so ephesians 1. Ephesians christ and the church click chart to enlarge charts from jensens survey of the nt used by permission. In ancient greek the language paul originally wrote in, ephesians 1. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him learn more about desiring god. We will study chapters 1 through 3, thus completing the exposition of this book begun several years ago with chapters 4 through 6 messages which are already available in print. The apostles thanksgivings and praises to god for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing ephesians v. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the.
He was called barjonah because his father was named jonah. The book of ephesians is almost certainly one of four epistles that paul wrote during his first imprisonment. Book of ephesians overview insight for living ministries. Introduction to ephesians bible exposition commentary. Ephesians and colossians were probably composed at the same time in rome. Many of pauls letters open with thanksgiving for the faith or spiritual gifts of the recipient community e. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the.
I hope that, as we begin this doctrinal portion of ephesians, your heart. This time, pauls writing to the church in ephesus and, boy, does he have a lot to say. To the saints who are at ephesus and in all the adjacent places. Ephesians chapter 1 matthew henry complete commentary. The apostles thanksgivings and praises to god for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing ephesians, ver. The letter to the ephesians pillar new testament commentary by peter t. Ephesians includes both a thanksgiving for the community 1. Peter was originally introduced to jesus by his brother andrew, who had been a follower of john the baptist. A verse by verse inductive and exegetical bible study series into the book of ephesians. Ephesians 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise. If these notes are helpful you can download the entire ephesians ebook study guide to use on any device or print the entire series. But these must have been for ever hidden from us, if god had not made them known by his written word, preached gospel, and spirit of truth.
Ephesians bears much the same relation to colossians that romans does to galatians, a fuller treatment of the same general theme in a more detached and impersonal manner. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of ephesians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. You can find the best commentary on ephesians for you using the tools on the right side. The purpose of the book of ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. All peoples can be united through christ as every person who believes in him will be part of his one big family. The apostles thanksgivings and praises to god for his inestimable blessings bestowed on the believing ephesians, ephesians 1.
God is praised in these verses for having chosen and adopted the church as gods own people. Ephesians chapter 1 barnes notes on the new testament on. Ephesians 1 commentary new testament matthew henry. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others, ver. Ephesians chapter 1 matthew henry complete commentary on.
Ephesians 1 commentary albert barnes notes on the whole bible. Ephesians 1 paul, an apostle of christ jesus by the bible. We turn now to the epistle of paul to the ephesians, one of the greatest letters of the new testament. Paul also notes in this letter that god gives a spirit of wisdom ephesians 1. The introduction to the whole epistle, which is much the same as in others v. Commentary on the book of ephesians by matthew henry new. Best ephesians commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. Praise be to the god and father of our lord jesus christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in christ. The others were philippians, colossians, and philemon. Notes regarding peter peter was also called simon matthew 10. His earnest prayers to god in their behalf, ephesians 1. Ephesians and colossians summary the epistle to the ephesians. This epistle purports to have been written to the saints in ephesus, and to the faithful in christ jesus, though, as we shall see, the fact of its having been directed to the church at ephesus has been called in question.
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