Ephesians
For by grace you have been
saved through faith; it is the gift of God (2:8)
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Outline
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Content
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| I. Salutation (1:1-2) |
- Grace and Peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ
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| II. Praise and Thanksgiving (1:3-23) |
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| 1. Praise of God (one
sentence! 3-14) |
- God destined us for adoption as children through
Jesus Christ (1:5)
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| 2. Thanksgiving for you
(again, one sentence!, 15-23) |
- I have heard of your faith and love (1:15)
- That you may know the immeasurable greatness of
his power in us who believe (1:18-19)
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| III. Body
-(2:1-3:21) |
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| 1.Salvation by grace through
faith (2:1-10) |
- God made us alive together with Christ (2:5)
- By grace you have been saved through faith; it is
the gift of God (2:8)
- We are God's "poetry" created for good
works (2:10)
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| 2.Reconciliation through
Christ's death (2:11-22) |
- No longer strangers, but citizens of God's house
(2:19)
- Being built into a dwelling place for God (2:22)
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| 3. Paul's ministry of the
gospel (3:1-21) |
- Servant of the gospel…that Christ may dwell
in your hearts through faith… that you may
know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
(3:7, 17, 19)
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| IV. Exhortation /Instruction (4:1-6:20) |
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| 1. Unity in the Spirit of
the Body of Christ (4:1-16) |
- One body, one Spirit, one hope of your calling,
one Lord, one faith, one baptism (4:4-5)
- In Christ the body grows, building itself in love
(4:15-16)
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| 2. The Old and New Self and
manner of life (4:17-5:20) |
- Put away the old self, and be clothed in the new,
created in the likeness of God (4:23-24)
- We are members of one another (4:25)
- As children be imitators of God and live in love
as Christ loved us (5:1-2)
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| 3. Specific
"household" instructions (5:21-6:9; cf.
Colossians 3:18-4:6) |
- Wives, husbands, children, parents, slaves,
masters
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| 4. The Armor of God
(6:10-17) |
- Put on the whole armor of God so that you may
stand (6:11)
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| 5. Prayer and supplication
in the Spirit (6:18-20) |
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| V. Closing Greetings (6:21-24) |
- Visit of Tychicus (6:21-22
- Peace and Love with faith from God (6:23-24)
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