Ep.3:20: did Paul ask too much of God? Ep.4: did he ask too much of us?

Therefore: advances the previous teaching:from belief to behavior

Prisoner: (not apostle); he suffered for them: from salvation to sacrifice

Beseech you: urge, beg, entreat:from explanation to exhortation

I. Ambition (4:1)

I am saved by grace.What does the Lord want from me?

1. Walk. Constant; progressive

2. Worthy. Ph.1:27; Col.1:10; 1 Th.2:12

Bringing up the other beam of the scales

5 lbs.Calling

Profession

5 lbs.ConductPractice

I am saved by grace.What does the Lord want from me?

1. Walk. Constant; progressive

2. Worthy. Ph.1:27; Col.1:10; 1 Th.2:12

3. Of the calling. 2 Th.2:14

Application: Ep.4:17; 5:2

Pr.22:1Remember who

you are

2 Sm.12Believed truth

Behaved as unbel.

I. Ambition (4:1)

II. Attitude (4:2)

I am saved by grace.How can I walk worthily?

1. Lowliness (humility; opposite of arro-gance). 2 K.5. 1 Co.4:7. Mt.11:29

I am saved by grace.How can I walk worthily?

1. Lowliness (humility; opposite of arrogance). 2 K.5. 1 Co.4:7. Mt.11:29

2. Gentleness (courtesy, consideration, meekness)

Master self, serve others2 Sm.16:5-13

Isa.11

I am saved by grace.How can I walk worthily?

1. Lowliness (humility; opposite of arrogance). 2 K.5.

1 Co.4:7. Mt.11:29

2. Gentleness (courtesy, consideration, meekness)

3. Longsuffering (able to bear up under provocation; reluctant to avenge wrongs)

Mt.18 2 T.4:2

I am saved by grace.How can I walk worthily?

1. Lowliness (humility; opposite of arrogance). 2 K.5. 1 Co.4:7. Mt.11:29

2. Gentleness (courtesy, consideration, meekness)

3. Longsuffering (able to bear up under provocation; reluctant to avenge wrongs)

4. Bearing w. one another (endure, put up with, be patient w.); tolerance

Mt.17:17 1 Co.4:12

I. Ambition (4:1)

III. Actions (4:2-3)

II. Attitude (4:2)

I am saved by grace.How can I do these things?

1. Love (in love)

Rooted, grounded in love, 3:17Speak truth in love, 4:15

Build up in love, 4:16Walk in love, 5:2

I am saved by grace.How can I do these things?

1. Love (in love)

2. Work (3): spare no effort; be zealous / eager, take pains, make every effort

Impliesdifficulty

Impliesdetermination

I am saved by grace.How can I do these things?

1. Love (in love)

2. Work (3): spare no effort; be zealous / eager, take pains, make every effort

3. Keep (3): hold something so as not to give it up or lose it. Ep.2:13-18

Keep (3): hold something…

Unityoneness, harmony

Not enough to avoid division

Preserve unity!Gn.45:24; Lk.18:13

BondCol.2:19, ligamentsBond of peace (the bond that is peace)Ac.21:10-14, Paul

Ep.4: church

I. Ambition (4:1)

IV. Absolutes (4:4-6)

II. Attitude (4:2)

III. Actions (4:2-3)

I am saved by grace.Does God want unity?

One body Ep.1:22-23

1. There is one body (Ep.4:4)2. The body is the church3. Therefore there is one church

I am saved by grace.Does God want unity?

One body Ep.1:22-23

Ep.2:16, reconciled in one body1 Co.12:13, baptized into one body

Not one for Jews, another for Gentiles

Kiwanis Club = Optimist Club?Baptist = Methodist = Presbyterian =

Lutheran = Catholic = Anglican?

One Spirit

Ep.2:18, access

Holy Spirit

JewsActs 2

GentilesActs 10

Ac.15:9

One hope

Ep.1:18, know it “Desire + expectation”

Based on secular literature, akin to “wishful thinking”

Blessed assurance

Col.1:5

Col.1:5

Centered in Christ, T.2:13

Culminates in eternal life, T.1:2

One Lord

Ac.2:36 One who is in a position of authority,

owner, master Twenty-six times in Ephesians

One faith

Ep.6:16, shield

Gracealone

Faithalone

Faith inprayer

H. S.baptism

Worksalone

Ac.26:11; Ro.10:17

One baptism

Ep.5:26, washes (Ac.22:16) Ac.19:1-7

Action in itself did them no good Good intentions did them no good

(done for wrong purpose)

One God & Father of all

“I seek God in my own way” Isa.53:6

Over allNo superior (1:21; 4:10).1 Co.15:27

Through allHis influence

is felt everywhere

In allSpecial union w. His people

(2:21-22)

Most religions ignoresome of these “ones”

1200+ denominations in U.S. alone One teaches x, another y, another z They do not follow one standard What if everyone followed NT?

If everyone followed NT,no denominational . . .

Organization (Ac.14:23) Division (1 Co.1:10; 4:17) Worship (Ep.5:19) Plan of salvation (Ja.2:24)