Unit 2: Ephesians¡ASession 6
Title: "¼y¯¬¬@±ÏCelebrating Redemption"
4/07/2019
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an event. Today we begin a series of sessions from Ephesians. We will take a
look at this awesome plan, and how it affects our past, present, and future.
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We will explore what redemption,
forgiveness, and grace look like in our lives.
1. ¸t¼ä¤§¤W«Ò©M«H¹ê¤§¤H¥ÁGod¡¦s Holy and Faithful People:
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1. Paul, an apostle of Christ
Jesus by the will of God, to the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace are to you from God
our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Commentary: Paul uses the phrase
¡§in Christ Jesus¡¨ in verse one. This is a key idea in all of Paul¡¦s
writing. Whatever we are to do and be as God¡¦s people, it happens ¡§in Christ.¡¨
What does it mean to be
¡§in Christ?¡¨ Do you think it is possible to be a Christian or a church and not
be ¡§in Christ¡¨? It is important to see that any effort to live as Christians in
name only, not rooted in a daily walk with Jesus, is doomed to failure and that
can do significant damage to the work of the kingdom in the world. The only
way to be genuinely faithful and holy is to be ¡§in Christ.¡¨
2.
p¹ºThe Plan:
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Ephesians 1:3-6, ¡§Ä@¹|ÆgÂk»P§Ú Ì¥DC¿q°ò·þªº¤÷¡@¯«¡B¥L¦b°ò·þ¸Ì¡B´¿½çµ¹§Ṳ́ѤW¦U¼ËÄÝÆFªººÖ®ð¡D´N¦p¡@¯«±q ³Ð¥ß¥@¬É¥H«e¡B¦b°ò·þ¸Ì´z¿ï¤F§ÚÌ¡B¨Ï§Ú̦bÍ¢±«e¦¨¬°¸t¼ä¡BµL¦³·å²«¡D¤S¦]·R§ÚÌ¡B´N«öµÛ¦Û¤v·N¦®©Ò³ß®®ªº¡B¿Ý©w§ÚÌ¡BÂǵÛC¿q°ò·þ±o¨à¤lªº¦W¤À¡B¨ÏÍ¢ºaÄ£ªº®¦¨å±oµÛºÙÆg¡D³o®¦¨å¬OÍ¢¦b·R¤l¸Ì©Ò½çµ¹§Ú̪º¡C¡¨
Ephesians 1:3-6, ¡§Praise is to the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every
spiritual blessing in Christ. 4-5, For he chose us in him before the creation
of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love, He predestined us to
be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure
and will¡X6. To the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given
us in the One he loves.
¸Ñ¸gCommentary: ¸ü¦ÛÆFת©, ¥H¥±©Ò®Ñ519¶, Commentary of v.3-6, from N.I.V. v.3,
¡§Í¢¦b°ò·þ¸Ì¡B´¿½çµ¹§Ṳ́ѤW¦U¼ËÄÝÆFªººÖ®ð¡D ¡§·N¦®¦b°ò·þ¸Ì±§Ú̱o¨ì»{ÃѤW«Òªº¦U¼Ë¦n³B :»X¯«´z¿ï±o±Ï¡B¦¨¬°¯«ªº¨à¤k¡B±o³j¸o¡B¦³´¼¼z©M¸tÆFªº®¦½ç¡B¦³¿í¦æ¤W«Ò¦®·Nªº¯à¤O¡B¤S¦³»P¥D¦P¦bªº¬ß±æ¡C§Ú̸ò°ò·þ¤§ºò±KÃö«Y,
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v.3, ¡§Who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing¡¨
means that in Christ we have all the benefits of knowing God-being chosen
for salvation, being adopted as his children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts
of the Spirit, power to do God¡¦s Will, the hope of living forever with Christ.
Because we
have an intimate relationship with Christ, we can enjoy these blessings now.
The heavenly realm means that these blessing are eternal, not temporal.
The blessing come for Christ¡¦s spiritual realm, not the earthly realm of the
goodness (see1:20;2:6; 3:10)¡C
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§Ṳ́£¥i¥H¦Û¤vªº±o±Ï¦Ó¸ó¤f, ¤Þ¥H¬°¶Æ¡C¬O«ÜÃø¤F¸Ñ¤W«Ò¯à±µ¨ü§ÚÌ, ¦ý¦]¬°C¿q, ¦bC¿q¸Ì±§Ú̬O¯Â¼ä¡B©MµL¦³·å²«¡C¤W«Ò´z¿ï§ÚÌ, ·í§Ú̸gC¿qÄÝ©ó¤W«Ò¡C¤W«Ò¬Ý§ÚÌ´N¦p§Ų́S¦³°µ¹L¿ù¨Æ, §ÚÌ©Òn°µ¹ï¤W«Ò¤§·Rªí¥Ü·P®¦¡C
God chose us,
saved us according to His plan; there is no way to take credit for our salvation
or to allow room for pride. It is hard to understand how God could accept us.
But because of Christ, we are holy and blameless in his sight. God chose us,
and when we belong to him through Jesus Christ, God looks at us as if we had
never sinned. All we can do is express our thanks for his wonderful love.
v. 5, ¡§¹w©w¡¨ ¬O¨Æ¥ý¨M©w. ´«¥y¸Ü»¡, ±Ï®¦¬O¤W«Ò¤§¤u§@, ¦Ó¤£¬O§Ú̦ۤv¤§¦æ¬°¡C¤W«ÒÂÇC¿q¤§Ä묹, ±a»â§Ú̶i¤J¯«ªº®a, ¡§¬J¬O¨à¤k¡B«K¬O«á¶à¡B´N¬O¡@¯«ªº«á¶à¡B©M°ò·þ¦P§@«á¶à¡D¦pªG§ÚÌ©MÍ¢¤@¦P¨üW¡B¤]¥²©MÍ¢¤@¦P±oºaÄ£¡X(ù°¨8:17)¡C¡¨«ö·Óù°¨ªk«ß, ¾i¤l©M¿Ë¥Í¤l¨É¦³¦P¼Ë¤§Åv§Q,
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¡§Predestined¡¨
means marked out beforehand. Salvation is God¡¦s work and not our own doing.
In His infinite love, God has adopted us as his own children. Through the
sacrifice of Jesus, he has brought us into his family and made us heirs along
with Jesus. (Romans 8:17) In
Romans law, adopted children had the same rights and privileges as biological
children, even if they had been slaves. Paul uses this term to show how strong
our relationship to God is.
V.6, ¡§¦b·R¤l¸Ì©Ò½çµ¹§Ú̪º¡¨«üÁöµM§Ṳ́£°t, ¤W«Ò¤´µMº¡¦³®¦¨åªº±µ¯Ç§ÚÌ, ¨Ï§Ú̦¨¬°Äݯ«ªº·R¨à¤l¡C
V.6, ¡§Freely
given us in the One he loves¡¨ means that God graciously accepts us (though
we don¡¦t deserve it) now that we belong to his dearly loved Son.
3. ¥N»ùThe Price: ¸g¤å:¥H¥±©Ò®Ñ1:7-10, Scriptures Ephesians 1:7-10
7. §ÚÌÂdzo·R¤lªº¦å¡B±o»X±ÏÅ«¡B¹L¥Ç±o¥H³j§K¡B¤D¬O·Ó¥LÂ×´Iªº®¦¨å¡D 8. ³o®¦¨å¬O¡@¯«¥Î½Ñ¯ë´¼¼zÁo©ú¡B¥R¥R¨¬¨¬½àµ¹§Ú̪º¡B9.³£¬O·ÓÍ¢¦Û¤v©Ò¿Ý©wªº¬ü·N¡B¥s§Ú̪¾¹DÍ¢¦®·Nªº¶ø¯µ¡B10. n·Ó©Ò¦w±Æªº¡B¦b¤é´Áº¡¨¬ªº®ÉÔ¡B¨Ï¤Ñ¤W¦a¤W¤@¤Á©Ò¦³ªº¡B³£¦b°ò·þ¸Ì±¦PÂk©ó¤@¡C
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace. 8, that he lavished on
us with all wisdom and understanding. 9 and he made known to us the mystery of his will
according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ. 10 To be put into effect
when the times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in
heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
¸Ñ¸gCommentary:¸ü¦ÛÆFת©, ¥H¥±©Ò®Ñ519¶, & N.I.V. Eph., p. 2528
v.7-8, ®¦¨å¬O¤W«Ò½çµ¹Í¢©Ò¬@±Ï¤§¤H. §Ú̵LªkÁȨú±Ï®¦, ¤]¤£°t±µ¨ü,
±Ï®¦±o¨Ó¤§°ß¤@³~®|¬O¾a¤W«Ò¤§¼¦¼§©M·O·R, n»â¨ü³o®¦¨å, §ÚÌ¥²¶·n©Ó»{¦Û¤v¨S¿ìªk¦Û±Ï,
°ß¦³¾aC¿q°ò·þ»â¨ü³o®¦¨å¡C
v. 9, 10, ¤W«Ò«D¨è·NÄY¦u¨äpµe¤£¬°¤Hª¾, ¥u¬O¤HÃþµLªk§¹¥þ©ú¥Õ¤W«Ò¹ï¥@¤H©Ò©w¤§pµe¡C¤W«Ò¬£°ò·þ¨ì¨Ó, ¬°±NµS¤Ó¤H©M¥~À°¤H¦X¦Ó¬°¤@, ¥H°ò·þ¬°¤¸º¡C¤µ¤Ñ³\¦h¤H¤´¤£©ú¥Õ¤W«Ò¤§pµe, ¦ý¦b¾A·í¤§®É, ´N¬O¦b¤é´Áº¡¨¬¤§®É, ¤W«Ò·|©Û¶° §Ú̥û·»PÍ¢¦P¦b, ©Ò¦³¤H³£©ú¥Õ¤F¡C ¨º¤@¤Ñ©Ò¦³¤H¤£ºÞ¬O·RÍ¢ÁÙ¬O·q¬ÈÍ¢ªºÅv¯à¡A ³£·|¦VC¿q¸÷«ô¡A¦¨¥L¬°¥D¡C(µÌ¥ß¤ñ®Ñ2:10, 11).
v. 7, 8, Grace is God¡¦s voluntary and loving favor given to those he saves.
We cannot earn salvation, nor do we deserve it. No religious, intellectual, or
moral effort can pain it, because it comes only from God¡¦s mercy and love.
Without God¡¦s grace, no person can be saved. To receive it, we must acknowledge
that we cannot save ourselves, that only God can save us, and that our only way
to receive this loving favor is through faith in Christ.
v. 9, 10, God was not intentionally keeping his plan a
secret, but his plan for the world could not be fully understood until Christ
rose from the dead. His purpose for sending Christ was to unite Jews and
Gentiles in one body with Christ as the head. Many people still do not
understand God¡¦s plan; but when the time is right, he will bring us together
to be with him forever. Then everyone will understand. On that day, all
people will bow to Jesus as Lord, either because they love him or because they
fear his power (see Philippians 2:10, 11).
4. À³³\The Promise: Scriptures: ¸g¤å:¥H¥±©Ò®ÑEphesians 1:11-14,
11.§Ṳ́]¦bÍ¢¸Ì±±o¤F°ò·~¡B ³oì¬O¨º¦ìÀH¤v·N¦æ§@¸U¨Æªº¡B·ÓµÛÍ¢¦®·N©Ò¿Ý©wªº¡C12. ¥s¥LªººaÄ£¡B±q§Ú̳oº¥ý¦b°ò·þ¸Ì¦³¬ß±æªº¤H¡B¥i¥H±oµÛºÙÆg¡C
13. §A̬JÅ¥¨£¯u²zªº¹D¡B´N¬O¨º¥s§A̱o±ÏªººÖµ¡B¤]«H¤F°ò·þ¡B¬JµM«H¥L¡B´N¨ü¤F©ÒÀ³³\ªº¸tÆF¬°¦L°O¡D14. ³o¸tÆF¡B¬O§Ú̱o°ò·~ªº¾Ì¾Ú¡Bª½µ¥¨ì¡@¯«¤§¥Á³QÅ«¡B¨Ï¥LªººaÄ£±oµÛºÙÆg¡C
11-14, In him
we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who
works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order
that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his
glory. 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him
with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who
are God¡¦s possession¡Xto the praise of his glory.
¸Ñ¸gCommentary:ÆFת©519¶: 1:11-14,& N.I.V. p.2528 Eph. 1:11-14,
v.11-12 ¤W«Ò¦¦b»·¥j¥H«e¡A¤w©w·Nn¬@±Ï¥@¬É¡C Í¢¬O¥D®_¡A´xºÞ¤@¤Á¡C·í±zªº¥Í©R¤@¶ò½k¶îªº ®ÉÔ¡A´Nn¥õ±æ¯u²z¡AC¿q¬O¥D¡C¤W«Ò²ÎºÞ¸U¦³¡C¤£ºÞ¼»¦ý¥Î¤°»ò¸Þp¡A¤]µLªk¥ÌÂZÍ¢¬@±Ï±zªº¤u§@¡C
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v. 11-12 God¡¦s purpose is to offer salvation to the
world, just as he planned to do long ago. God is sovereign; he is in charge.
When your life seems chaotic, rest in this truth: Jesus is Lord, and God is in
control. God¡¦s purpose to save you cannot be thwarted, no matter what evil
Satan may bring.
v.13,
14 The Holy
Spirit is God¡¦s seal that we belong to him and his deposit quarantining that he
will do what he has promised. The holy Spirit is like a down payment, a
deposit, a validating signature on the contract. The presence of Holy Spirit in
us demonstrated the genuineness of our faith, proves that we are God¡¦s
children, and secures eternal life for us. His power works in us to
transform us now, and what we experience now is a taste of the total change we
will experience in eternity.
µ²½× Conclusion: ·í§Ú̳Q¤@¬P´Á¤¤³æ½Õªº¡B¤é±`¨Æ°È¬¡°Ê±²¤g«¨Ó¡A ©ÎªÌ¦b¦MÀI¤§¤¤¡A§Ú̸g±`¥ß¨èª`·N§ÚÌ©P³òªºÀô¹Ò¡C«Ü¦h¦¸¡A¨Æ±¡¬Ý¨Ó¤£¤Ó²z·Q¡A¦ý¬O¤W«Òªº ¥Ø¼Ð¬O¬°µÛÍ¢ªº¦t©z¡A¥]¬A¬°µÛ§ÚÌ¡AÀ°§U§ÚÌ«·sp¹º¡C¬Æ¦Ü©ó¦b¸ÕÅç©Îp¹º·í¤¤¡A°ò·þ®{¦³ ¤@ºØ¤£¥i©ºªAªº¬ß±æ¡C¤W«Òªº¸tÆF»P§Ú̦P¦b¡A¤£½×¦b±Ð·|©Î§ÚÌÓ¤Hªº¥Í¬¡¤¤¡A¤W«Ò«OÃÒ¦b³Ì«á Í¢±N±a¨Ó§Ú̬@±Ïªº§¹¦¨¡C
Conclusion: When we are caught up
in the humdrum (³æ½Õªº¡B¤é±`¨Æ°È) activity of our usual week, or in the midst of the crisis, we often
focus our attention on our immediate surroundings. Many times, they are less
than ideal. But a renewed vision of the scale and grandeur of God¡¦ purposes for
His universe, including us, helps restore perspective. Even in the midst of the
most trying circumstances, the Christian has an unconquerable hope. The
presence of the Spirit in the church and in our personal lives is God¡¦s pledge
that He will ultimately bring our redemption to completion.