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EPHESIANS 4:6 pa/sin {A}
The Textus Receptus, following a few minuscules and patristic
witnesses (489 Chrysostom Theodoret _al_), adds u`mi/n; other
witnesses (D F G K L Y 181 326 917 920 itd, g vg s...
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Verse Ephesians 4:6. _ONE GOD_] The fountain of all being,
self-existent and eternal; and _Father of all_, both Jews and
Gentiles, because he is the Father of the spirits of all flesh.
_WHO_ IS _ABOV...
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ONE GOD - The same God; therefore there should be unity. Were there
many gods to be worshipped, there could be no more hope of unity than
there is among the worshippers of Mammon and Bacchus, and the...
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II. THE PRACTICAL MANIFESTATION IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER (4-6)
1. Walking worthy of the Calling
CHAPTER 4:1-6
_ 1. The walk in lowliness and meekness (Ephesians 4:1)_
2. Keeping the unity of th...
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GOD'S CALLING INVOLVES A UNITY OF LIFE. The writer, appealing to his
imprisonment, beseeches his readers to walk in a fashion worthy of
their calling, _i.e._ in humility, gentleness, and forbearance,...
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So then, I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to behave yourselves in
a way that is worthy of the calling with which you are called. I urge
you to behave with all humility, and gentleness, and patien...
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Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTION (Ephesians 4:1-10)
With this chapter the second part of the letter begins. In Ephesians
1:1-23;...
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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called with
one hope of your calling. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, a...
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GOD. App-98.
FATHER. App-98. Note the seven occurances of "one"; body, Spirit,
hope, Lord, faith, baptism. God and Father; three on either side of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
THROUGH. App-104.Ephesians 4...
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_one God and Father of all_ The ultimate Source of spiritual unity.
Baptism seals faith, faith unites to the Lord Christ, Christ reveals
the Father as "the only true God" (John 17:3), with Whom He, on...
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ΕἾΣ ΘΕῸΣ ΚΑῚ ΠΑΤῊΡ ΠΆΝΤΩΝ, Ὁ ἙΠῚ
ΠΆΝΤΩΝ ΚΑῚ ΔΙᾺ ΠΆΝΤΩΝ ΚΑῚ ἘΝ ΠΑ͂ΣΙΝ.
The deepest ground of unity, underlying and sustaining both the unity
of love and hope, and the unity of common service of the One...
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ΕΙΣ (G1520) один....
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DISCOURSE: 2107
CHRISTIAN UNITY
Ephesians 4:4. _There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are
called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all, who...
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ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, &C.— Though God may be stiled the Father
of all things universally, who is above, through, and in them all, as
he created and upholds them, and has supreme dominion over the...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 4:1-16)
II.
Duties. Ephesians 4:1-32; Ephesians 5:1-33; E
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One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in
you all.
ABOVE, [ epi (G1909)] - 'over all' (Romans 9:5). The 'one God over
all' (in His sovereignty and His grace) is the crown...
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Summary of the Present Grace
2 The present secret administration of which there is no hint in any
Scriptures before this epistle was penned, consists essentially of
three separate items, all of w...
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UNITY OF THE NEW LIFE. RULES FOR THE NEW LIFE
The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical
exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support
exhortation.
1-6...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 4
What Paul taught in Chapter s 1-3 was first about God and his Son
Jesus Christ. Then it was about th...
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ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL. — Necessarily, through the Son, we pass
to the Father (as the Lord Himself invariably teaches us to do), since
He is (to use the old Greek expression) “the fount of Deity.”...
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(1) Ephesians 4:1, although cast in a hortatory form contain the final
summary of the great doctrine of the Epistle — the UNITY OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH — in words which have all the glowing freedom of...
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CHAPTER 16
THE EXHORTATION ON CHURCH LIFE. CHAPTER 4:1-16
THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITIES
Ephesians 4:1
This Encyclical of St. Paul to the Churches of Asia is the most formal
and deliberate of his writings...
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With the fourth chapter begins the second main division of the
Epistle. As in others of Paul's Epistles the doctrinal statement is
followed by the practical enforcement of duty. Doctrinal
consideratio...
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εἶς Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ πάντων : _one God and
Father of all_. This supreme name, Θεὸς or ὁ Θεὸς καὶ
πατήρ, is used both absolutely (1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians
5:20; James 1:27), and with defining terms...
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KEEPING THE “UNITY OF THE SPIRIT”
Ephesians 4:1
Paul here admonishes lowliness in the presence of another's
excellence; meekness in suffering injury; long-suffering under
provocation; forbearance tow...
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The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the
present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the
earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
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God's Plan For Unity
To have unity, we also must have a plan. The Spirit's message will
cause us to realize there is only one body, or church (Ephesians
1:22-23). There is only one Holy Spirit to give...
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One God and Father of all, who [is] (c) above all, and (d) through
all, and (e) in you all.
(c) Who alone has the chief authority over the Church.
(d) Who alone pours forth his providence, through a...
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(1) В¶ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye
walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, (2) В¶ With all
lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anothe...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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_THE APPEAL FOR UNITY_
‘There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in
one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God
and Father of all, Who is over all, and t...
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week as we studies Chapter 3 of the book of Galatians, Paul
told the Gentiles that they were equal with the Jews in Christ!
1. In fact we are all equal at the Cross!
B. In C...
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6._One God and Father of all. _This is the main argument, from which
all the rest flow. How comes it that we are united by faith, by
baptism, or even by the government of Christ, but because God the
F...
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The faithful were to seek in the dispositions mentioned above to
maintain this unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. There are
three things in this exhortation: first, to walk worthy of their
call...
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ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL,.... That there is but one God is the voice
of nature and of revelation; and may be concluded from the perfections
of deity, for there can be but one eternal, infinite, immen...
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The apostle proceeds to remind the believers at Ephesus of some of the
many very powerful considerations which had force enough, if attended
to and laid to heart, to induce them to cultivate and prese...
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IN YOU ALL; by his Spirit to enlighten, comfort, strengthen, sanctify,
and save you. John 14:23; John 17:23....
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ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, WHO IS ABOVE ALL AND THROUGH ALL AND IN YOU
ALL.
Having brought the doctrinal section of his letter to a close, the
apostle bases his admonitions to holiness of life upon th...
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APOSTOLIC ADMONITIONS TO UNITY, TO PERFECTION IN KNOWLEDGE, TO
HOLINESS, AND TO PEACE. Ephesians 4:1
Paul exhorts to unity:...
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RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY
(vs.1-6)
In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic
truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the
Church, the body of Chri...
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CHAPTER 4
Even though Paul is a ______________, he still urges us to walk in our
__________. This walk must be a ____________ one.
What does it mean to walk worthy? Paul gives us some words to
consi...
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“ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, WHO IS OVER ALL, AND THROUGH ALL, AND IN
ALL”
“One God and Father”: Implying. unity of worship. Nothing has
really changed from the first century. Even today we must persu...
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1-6 Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk
as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness,
understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness,...
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ONE GOD; God is here taken personally for the Father, the other two
Persons being before mentioned, EPHESIANS 4:4,5. AND FATHER OF ALL; of
all believers. WHO IS ABOVE ALL; not only in the excellencies...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II
Now, that this God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Paul the
apostle also has declared, [saying,] "There is one God, the Father,
who is above all, and through...
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Ephesians 4:6 one G1520 God G2316 and G2532 Father G3962 all G3956 who
G3588 above G1909 all G3956 and...
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EXHORTATION TO ONENESS (4:1-16).
Paul calls on them therefore now to be as one, and walk worthily of
their calling....
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Ephesians 4:4-6. Meyer gives this analysis of these verses:
‘Objective relations of unity to which the non-observance of the
precept in Ephesians 4:3 would be opposed. These are: (1.) _The Church
itse...
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Ephesians 4:6. ONE GOD. The deepest ground of unity is found the
existence of one God, who has revealed Himself in the redemption of
His people'
AND FATHER OF ALL. This is not equivalent to Creator,...
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II. MOTIVES FOR PRESERVING THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT.
In this passage the leading thought is ‘ the unity of the Spirit; '
the duty of preserving it is not directly enjoined, but motives are
presented:...
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ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL
(εις θεος κα πατηρ παντων). Not a separate God for
each nation or religion. One God for all men. See here the Trinity
again (Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit).WHO IS OVER ALL...
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Ephesians 4:5
I. The Apostle speaks first of one Lord. Those words would have at
once recalled to a Jew the sentence which had been repeated to him
since he could speak: "The Lord thy God is one Lord....
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Ephesians 4:4
Church Unity.
In these words, which unite the passionate enthusiasm of thanksgiving
with the clear-cut precision of a creed, St. Paul draws out to us
explicitly that which is the great...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you
that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all
lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one anot...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you
that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,-_
«You are called to be sons of God, you are called to be one with
Chri...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you-_
Paul puts force into the argument by his manner of speaking; you can
hear in his words the rattle of his chains. Here is a man who...
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CONTENTS: Walk and service of the believer in Christ. Ministry of
gifts of Christ to His Body.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit, God, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Considering to what state and condition God has...
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Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you_ a
pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add
affliction to my bonds; _that ye walk worthy of the vocation wh...
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ONE GOD AND FATHER. Not many "gods," but ONE God for all men, both Jew
and Gentile, whom the Spirit gives the right to call Father (Romans
8:15). WHO IS LORD OF ALL. See 1 Corinthians 15:28. WORKS THR...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:6 OVER ALL... THROUGH ALL... IN ALL.
God is present everywhere (see Psalms 139:7;...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 4:1 Unity of the Body of Christ. Paul
shows how to apply the truths he has been teaching. There are three
subsections: vv. Ephesians 4:1,...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 4:4. ONE BODY … AND IN YOU ALL.—“Seven elements of
unity St. Paul enumerates.… They form a chain stretching from the
Church on earth to the throne and being...
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EXPOSITION
PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE.
EPHESIANS 4:1
CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS; THE CHURCH A BODY
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Now Paul begins the fourth chapter again with the reminder that he is
a
prisoner of the Lord, and I beseech you, [I beg you, I implore you]
that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are call...
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1 Chronicles 29:11; 1 Chronicles 29:12; 1 Corinthians 12:6; 1
Corinthians 8:6;...
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One God and Father. The fundamental ground of unity. Note the climax :
One Church, one Christ, one God.
Above all [ε π ι π α ν τ ω ν]. Rev, over : as ruler.
Through - in [δ ι α - ε ν]. Through, perv...
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THE HIGHER CHRISTIAN LIFE
Ephesians 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner
in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We are
accus...
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One God and Father of all — That believe. Who is above all —
Presiding over all his children, operating through them all by Christ,
and dwelling in all by his Spirit....