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Verse 12. _THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST_] Not only were
not _Christians_, but had no knowledge of the _Christ_ or _Messiah_,
and no title to the blessings which were to proceed from him....
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YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST - You were without the knowledge of the
Messiah. You had not heard of him; of course you had not embraced him.
You were living without any of the hopes and consolations which yo...
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3. THE MYSTERY MADE KNOWN
Chapter S 2:11-3:21
_ 1. The condition of the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:11)_
2. But now in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:13)
3. The new and great relationship (Ephesians 2
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THE GENTILE IS NOW ONE WITH THE JEW IN GOD'S NEW MAN, AND AN INTEGRAL
PART OF GOD'S TEMPLE. Those who, like the readers, were once Gentiles,
are especially bound to remember the condition from which t...
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So then remember, that once, as far as human descent goes, you were
Gentiles; you were called the uncircumcision by those who laid claim
to that circumcision which is a physical thing, and a thing pro...
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So then remember, that once, as far as human descent goes, you were
Gentiles; you were called the uncircumcision by those who laid claim
to that circumcision which is a physical thing, and a thing pro...
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THE CHRISTLESS LIFE AND THE GRACE OF GOD (Ephesians 2:1-10)...
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WITHOUT. apart from.
BEING ALIENS. having been estranged from. Greek. _apallotrioo._ Only
here; Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21.
COMMONWEALTH. polity. Greek. _politeia._ Only here and Acts 22:28
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_at that time_ Strictly, AT THAT OCCASION. The Gr. word habitually
marks _limited_periods; though this must not always be pressed. Here
possibly there is a suggestion of the _transient_period of exclu...
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Ephesians 2:15. ΚΑΤΑΡΓΉΣΑΣ אAB &c. καταρτίσας D*.
Ephesians 2:21. ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΟἸΚΟΔΟΜῊ א*BDG _al_ Clem Orig
Chrys. πᾶσα ἡ οἰκ. א*ACP _al mult_.
Ephesians 3:5. Τ. ἉΓΊΟΙΣ�. ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ אAC &c.
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ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΑΙΡΩ͂Ι ἘΚΕΊΝΩΙ. Dative of time (Romans 16:25;
1 Timothy 2:6).
ΧΩΡῚΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ͂. The isolation of the Gentiles is defined
in three relations: first, to the centre of unity: ‘apart from,’
‘out of co...
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DISCOURSE: 2100
THE STATES OF THE REGENERATE AND THE UNREGENERATE CONTRASTED
Ephesians 2:12. _Ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of...
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THAT—YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST, &C.— "Without any knowledge of the
Messiah, or any expectation of deliverance or salvation by him."
Though the covenant, for substance, was one and the same, the Apostle
s...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 2:11-22)
D.
Once aliens, now fellow-citizens with the saints. Ephesians 2:11-22.
(This section is addressed to Gentile Christians, Ephesians 2:11.)
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(2:12) Because of their birth as Gentiles, (and this is true of every
believer today) they had not inherited either the promises that God
made to Israel, or the obligations of the Law. They were consi...
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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise,
having no hope, and without God in the world:
WITHOUT CHRIST, ...
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1 Compare the condition of the two classes with that of the individual
believer in Rom_6:2. Such as have "died to sin" "together with
Christ", "are vivified together with Him", and "are reckoning
them...
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2:12 God (h-27) Or 'atheists.'...
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GENTILES AND JEWS ARE NOW ONE IN CHIRST
1-10. Further illustration of God'S power. He raised both Gentiles and
Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ's side....
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WITHOUT GOD] 'Atheists'; the only place where the word occurs in the
Bible: the heathen were 'godless.'...
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 2
2:1-10 ~ *SALVATION BY *GRACE
2:1-3 ~ OUR PAST LIFE
V1 In past days, you were *spiritually dead be...
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This verse gives a dark and terrible picture of the former heathen
condition of the Ephesians, intentionally contrasted in every point
with the description of Christian privilege in Ephesians 2:19. Th...
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CHAPTER 9
THE FAR AND NEAR
Ephesians 2:11
The apostle's "Wherefore" sums up for his readers the record of their
salvation rehearsed in the previous verses. "You were buried in your
sins, sunk in the...
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ὅτι ἧτε ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ χωρὶς
Χριστοῦ : _that ye were at that time apart from Christ_. The
sentence interrupted by the description of those addressed as τὰ
ἔθνη κ. τ. λ. is now resumed _Remember, I...
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The second half of this chapter makes a paragraph by itself. Its
subject is the case of those Gentile believers whom Paul has
immediately in view their heathen past and their Christian present.
They a...
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RECONCILED AND UNITED BY THE CROSS
Ephesians 2:11
The state of the unconverted must be described by a series of
negations. Shut the sun out of the world, love out of the home,
liberty out of the stat...
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The next subject is the edification or building of the Church. The
materials of the building are found amid things which are absolutely
opposed to the will and purpose of God. From this material God,...
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The Gentiles' Condition Without Christ
Anyone who has been converted as an adult, especially if he lived a
very wicked life, would do well from time to time to think back to the
life he led prior to b...
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That at that time ye were (m) without Christ, being (n) aliens from
the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
(m) He begin...
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Be mindful that as for you, who are Gentiles, who were called an
uncircumcised people by the circumcised Jews, that you were without
Christ, without the hopes or expectation of the Messias, alienated...
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(11) В¶ Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in
the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the
Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; (12) That at that time...
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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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Grace That Unifies
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week in our study of Chapter one of Ephesians, Paul told us in
verse 6 that Jesus has "made us accepted in the beloved."
1. And we talked about the Greek...
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12._That at that time ye were without Christ. _He now declares that
the Ephesians had been excluded, not only from the outward badge, but
from everything necessary to the salvation and happiness of me...
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In Chapter 2 [4] the operation of the power of God on earth, for the
purpose of bringing souls into the enjoyment of their heavenly
privileges, and thus of forming the assembly here below, is presente...
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THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST,.... Or separate from him:
they were chosen in him and were preserved in him, and were redeemed
by him before; but they were without any knowledge of him, fait...
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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise,
having no hope, and without God in the world:
Ver. 12. _Strangers...
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Eph. 2:12. "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens
from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." The firs...
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_Wherefore_ To increase your sense of God's goodness in saving you,
and of the obligation he hath thereby laid on you to do good works;
_remember that ye being in time past Gentiles_ Ignorant, vicious...
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ALIENS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL; not belonging, even outwardly,
to the people who were in covenant with God, had his knowledge, and
maintained his worship.
COVENANTS OF PROMISE; those made wit...
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THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST, BEING ALIENS FROM THE
COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL, AND STRANGERS FROM THE COVENANTS OF PROMISE,
HAVING NO HOPE, AND WITHOUT GOD IN THE WORLD;...
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A special reminder to the Gentile Christians:...
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BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
(vs.1-10)
The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and
circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad
state to...
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CHAPTER 2
Before we can fully understand the _________ we have in Christ, we
must understand our condition of our __________ without Christ.
God has ____________ us. This word means that God has mad...
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“THAT YE WERE AT THAT TIME SEPARATE FROM CHRIST, ALIENATED FROM THE
COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL, AND STRANGERS FROM THE COVENANTS OF THE
PROMISE, HAVING NO HOPE AND WITHOUT GOD IN THE WORLD.”
“Gentile Chri...
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11-13 Christ and his covenant are the foundation of all the
Christian's hopes. A sad and terrible description is here; but who is
able to remove himself out of it? Would that this were not a true
des...
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THAT AT THAT TIME YE WERE WITHOUT CHRIST; i.e. without knowledge of
him, or interest in him. This is the foundation of all other miseries,
as Christ is the foundation of all saving good, and therefore...
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Shepherd of Hermas Vision First
For many will their regrets be; for they have no hope, but have
despaired of themselves and their life.[12]
Clement of Alexandria Exhortation to the Heathen
Wherefor...
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Ephesians 2:12 that G3754 at G1722 that G1565 time G2540 were G2258
(G5713) without G5565 Christ G5547 aliens...
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‘Wherefore remember, that previously you were the Gentiles in the
flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called
Circumcision in the flesh made by hands, that at that time you were
separ...
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THEY ARE TO REMEMBER THAT THEY WERE ONCE EXCLUDED FROM ISRAEL AND THE
PROMISES BUT ARE NOW MADE ONE WITH THE TRUE ISRAEL; THEY ARE NOW THE
PEOPLE OF GOD (2:11-3:12)
Paul here goes on to point out that...
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Ephesians 2:12. THAT YE WERE AT THAT TIME. This is what they should
remember; Ephesians 2:11 being an explanation of ‘ye.' The emphasis
rests on ‘were;' the fact that this _was_ their condition being...
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2. _Redemption in Christ as Reconciliation between Jew and Gentile_,
_because both are reconciled with God._
The Apostle bases upon his previous statement (especially Ephesians
2:1-7) an exhortation t...
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SEPARATE FROM CHRIST
(χωρις Χριστου). Ablative case with adverbial preposition
χωρις, describing their former condition as heathen.ALIENATED
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF ISRAEL
(απηλλοτριωμενο της πολ...
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WORLD
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8). _...
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Ephesians 2:11
Judaism and Christianity.
I. To Paul the moral confusion and the religious desolation of the
Gentiles were appalling. He believed that they were enduring the just
penalties of their ow...
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Ephesians 2:12
Practical Atheism.
The text may be applied to us
I. When the belief in God and its object do not maintain habitually
the ascendant influence over us, over the whole system of our
thou...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins:_
These were your grave clothes. You were wrapped up in them. Nay, this
was your sarcophagus. You were shut up in it, a...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins;_
What a great change, then, has taken place in the people of God! It is
described as being similar to the resurrection...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses
and sins;_
Then you owe your very life to him. You were dead, you were like a
corrupt carcass, but his life has been breathed in...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened,_
Is it so? Can anyone lay his hand on your shoulder, and say right into
your ear, «You hath he quickened»? If so, why this deadness of
spirit? Why this worl...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you hath he quickened,_
You, who were by nature dead are now made alive unto God by the holy
Spirit. If you had nothing else to think of, all day long, but just
these five words,...
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Ephesians 2:1. _And you he hath quickened._
Is it so? Could the apostle say that to you, and to me?
Ephesians 2:1. _Who were dead in trespasses and sins;_
Look back to what you used to be, to the h...
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CONTENTS: Method of Gentile salvation. Jew and Gentile made one body
in Christ, a habitation of God through the Spirit.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: A state of sin apart from Christ, is a sta...
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Ephesians 2:1. _You hath he quickened._ The word quickened is not in
the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth
verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it, th...
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AT THAT TIME. "At that time in the past, you had no promise of The
Messiah, and you could not belong to God's chosen people!" COVENANTS.
See Romans 9:4-5. WITHOUT. With neither hope nor God, they live...
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 2:11 Unity and the Peace of Christ. Paul
continues the new creation theme he introduced in v. Ephesians 2:10.
The focus shifts from G
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EPHESIANS—NOTE ON EPHESIANS 2:12 To be separated from OT Israel was
to be SEPARATED FROM CHRIST, because “salvation is from the Jews”
(John 4:22;...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 2:11. WHEREFORE REMEMBER, THAT YE, ETC.—All that follows
in the verse serves to define the “ye,” the verb following in
Ephesians 2:12 after the repeated “ye”...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 2:1
SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE EPHESIANS. This passage corresponds to
Genesis 1:1. It is a history of creation, and we note the same great
stages.
1. C
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to Ephesians, the second chapter.
Paul is going to talk about someone tonight...very interesting. You!
Well, at least you are interested in the subject. For many of you...
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1 Corinthians 10:19; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 1 Corinthians 8:4; 1 John
3:3;...
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Being aliens [α π η λ λ ο τ ρ ι ω μ ε ν ο ι]. Rev.,
better, giving the force of the verb, alienated. As they had once been
otherwise. Paul speaks ideally of a spiritual commonwealth in which
Jew and G...
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GRACE IN OPERATION
Ephesians 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We know of no Scripture which more beautifully sets forth God's grace
than Ephesians, chapter 2. The chapter begins with what we were in our
sins....
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A GOD-PLANNED LIFE
Ephesians 2:8; _Romans 12:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We read of Epaphras that he prayed for the saints that they might
stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
The will of G...
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Were at that time without Christ — Having no faith in, or knowledge
of, him. Being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel — Both as to
their temporal privileges and spiritual blessings. And strangers...