phesians 1:15-18
I. “The Fruit of Salvation” Ephesians 1:3-14; 6, 12, 14; Php 1:11 Ephesians 1:15-16 John 13:34-35 Galatians 5:22-25; 1 Jn 3:1-2; 2 Cor 4:3-6; Eph 6:10-20 Philippians 4:6-9; Col 4:2; Eph 3:10; 5:16; 1 Pe 1:13; Jd 20 Romans 8:26-27; Mk 13:33; 1 Tim 2:1-4 II. “Prayer for Illumination” Ephesians 1:16-18a; Ro 15:5-6; 1 Col 1:9-12; Rev 3:17-18 Acts 26:18; Eph 4:4-6; 1 Tim 2:5; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Col 1:26-28; Php 3:15; Ja 3:15-18 Romans 16:25-27; Eph 3:5-10; Is 64:4; Matt 25:34; James 1:12; Pro 20:27; Ro 8:15; 1 Jn 4:4; 1 Cor 1:17-18 Romans 8:7-8; Pro 28:5; Jn 15:15-17 Ephesians 1:18a Hebrews 1:3; Eph 1:3-14; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Ro 8:29-30; 1 Cor 15:49; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2 Cor 4:4,6,11; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Php 3:21; 2 Peter 1:4; 2 Cor 4:6 III. “The Riches of His Inheritance” Ephesians 1:18b, c; 2 Cor 4:6 Ephesians 1:3-14; 2 Cor 3:18 Ephesians 1:6,12,14,18 Greek Word Study: Faith: ‘pistis’: moral conviction (of religious Truth); reliance upon Christ for Salvation, constancy in such profession. Love: ‘agape’: from ‘agapao’: love, affection, benevolence; N. from ‘agapao’, to love; the effect or proof of love, benevolence, benefit conferred. (Eph 1:15) syn: ‘philia’: friendship based on common interests (Christ). Give Thanks: ‘eucharisteo’: the giving of thanks, an expression of gratitude to God, as an act of worship. Gratitude, Thanksgiving. Father: ‘pater’: father, in a special sense, God. God the Father, watching over them with paternal love and care, thus in NT God is called Father: a) claimed improperly by unsaved (Jn 9:41-42); b) properly ascribed to all those who are saved. (Matt 6:4, 6,8,14,15,18; Ro 1:7; 8:15; 1 Cor 1:3; 2 Cor 6:8) Spirit: ‘pneuma’: Of the Spirit of God. In the NT referred to as “the Spirit of God”, “the Holy Spirit”, in an absolute sense as “the Spirit”. Wisdom: ‘sophia’: Spiritual wisdom; in respect to divine things, wisdom, knowledge, insight, deep understanding represented everywhere as a divine gift, including with idea of practical application. Sophia stands for Divine Wisdom: the ability to regulate ones relationship with God. (Eph 1:17) Revelation: apokalupsis: from apokalupto; to reveal, used metaphorically in NT: as the removal of the veil of ignorance and darkness by communication of Light and Knowledge. (Eph 1:17) Knowledge: ‘epignosis’: ep-i-no-sis’: Full discernment, to become fully acquainted with. N. from epignosko; the act of coming to a full knowledge of what is known in NT about God, Christ, Divine Things. (Eph 1:17) Eyes: ‘opthalmos’: the eye; (by imp) vision; used met. In Eph 1:18: the faculty of knowing. Heart: ‘kardia’: N. meaning heart; in NT used only fig. in Eph 1:18: the seat of intellect, understanding Enlightened: ‘photizo’: from ‘phos’ to shed rays of light, enlighten; to impart spiritual light (Eph 1:18) Know: ‘eido’: properly to see; to know; to understand and to be sure of the force and meaning of something which has a definite meaning. (Eph 1:18)
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