“Spiritual Fitness” | March 20, 2022

I.        “Spiritual Fitness”
Ephesians 4:11-14
Ephesians 4:15-16; 1 Jn 3:18; [Eph 4:25]; 2:21; 1:22
Psalm 119; 19; 2Ti 3:16-17; Heb 4:11-13 

1Timothy 4:7-11; Heb 5:14; 1Ti 6:7; Ps 37:4, 9, 11; 84:11
Psalm 112:1-2; 145:17-19; Pr 19:20-23; 22:4; Mt 6:33;
1 Peter 3:9; 1Ti 2:3-4; Jn 4:42

Colossians 3:14-17; Eph 2:16; 4:2-3; 5:2; Heb 6:1;
Jn 15:3-4; Col 4:6; 1Co 10:31
James 1:19-25; Col 2;19; Eph 4:7

1 Corinthians 3:4-7
1 Corinthians 12:12-20; [John 7:37-39]; 1Co 12:11, 28; 
Romans 12:1-3

Ephesians 4:16 [NASB95- New American Standard Bible]

Ephesians 4:16 [NLT – New Living Translation]
Colossians 2:19; 2 Ti 3:17; Heb 13:20-21
1 John 3:16-18; Jn 15:13; [Php2:17]; Dt 15:7; Eph 4:15

1 Corinthians 13
2 Corinthians 4:6; 1Co 2:12-16

Greek Word Study
Children: ‘nepios’: an infant, an immature Christian; metaph-orically: a babe, one unlearned, implying censure (Eph 4:14, Hb 5:13)
Speaking the truth: ‘aletheuo’: from ‘alethes’ (true, be real, be true, truth). To be true (in doctrine and profession): - speak the truth. To act truly, To speak the Truth, Be sincere. (Eph 4:15; Gal 4:16)
To grow up: ‘auxano’: to grow; i.e. enlarge (lit or fig, active or passive): - grow (up); (continue to) increase.
In every way: ‘pas’: all, any, every, the whole: - all ways
Head: ‘kephale’: N. meaning head; one to whom others are subordinate; Figuratively, of Christ in relation to His Church which is His Body, and its members are His members. (Eph 1:22; 4:15; 5:23…)
Body: ‘soma’: N. meaning body, an organized whole made up of parts and members. Spoken figuratively for a body, meaning a whole, aggregate, collective mass, as spoken of the Christians Church, the whole body of Christians, collectively, of which Christ is the Head. (Eph 1:23; 2:16; 4:4, 12, 16; 5:23, 30)
Joined: ‘sunarmologeo’: to render close-jointed together, i.e. organize compactly: - to be joined together.
Held Together: ‘sumbibazo’: from sun (together) and bibazo (to force; causative, by reduplication (from base of ‘baino’ to walk)); to drive together, i.e. unite (in association or affection): Knit together
Joint: ‘haphe’: from ‘haptomai’ (to attach oneself, to connect); ligament (as fastening): - joint.
Supplies: ‘epichoregia’: from ‘epichoregeo’ (to fully supply, fig. to contribute): - Contribution. [In Greek text, NASB95 text]
Makes: ‘poieo’; to make, to produce, to bring about, to cause; spoken of a state or condition, or of things intangible and incorporeal, and generally of such things as are produced by an inward act of the mind or will; to cause, to bring about. (Eph 4:16)
Grow; ‘auxesis’; from ‘auxano’ (to grow up): - growth
Building up: ‘oikodome’: a structure; Noun from oikodomos, (n.f.) builder, which is from oikos (house) and dumeo (to build). A building up; the act of building. In NT only metaphorically: a building up in the faith, edification, advancement in the divine life, spoken of the Christian Church and its members. (Eph 4:12, 16, 29)
Synergy: root: ‘sunergeo’: (to be a fellow worker i.e. cooperate: - be active with; work together): - Dictionary definition: “The interaction of elements that, when combined, produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual contributions”.