Outline of Paul's letter to the Ephesians.
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Published January 19th, 2021
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OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS I. Opening 1:1-2 II. Insight into the Mysteries of Christ 1:3-3:21 A. PRAISE TO GOD AND PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH 1:3-23 1. BLESSED BE GOD 1:3-14 i. Overview 1:3 ii. Election 1:4 iii. Adoption 1:5-6 iv. Redemption 1:7-8 v. Knowledge of His Will 1:9-10 vi. Inheritance 1:11-12 vii. Pledge 1:13-14 2. FIRST PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS 1:15-23 i. The Prayer's Content 1:15-18a ii. The Prayer's Purpose 1:18b-23 B. GRACE OF GOD AND WORK OF CHRIST 2:1-22 1. SAVED BY GRACE 2:1-10 i. Our Hopeless Condition 2:1-3 ii. God's Gracious Work 2:4-10 2. PEACE THROUGH CHRIST 2:11-22 i. A. Were Far, But Now Near 2:11-13 ii. B. Peace Through Christ 2:14-18 iii. A'. No Longer Strangers, But Members 2:19-22 C. MYSTERY OF CHRIST AND PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH 3:1-21 1. GOD'S MYSTERY AND PAUL'S RESPONSIBILITY 3:1-13 i. God's Mystery 3:1-6 ii. Paul's Responsibility 3:7-13 2. SECOND PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS 3:14-21 i. The Prayer's Content 3:14-17a ii. The Prayer's Purpose 3:17b-19 iii. Doxology 3:20-21 III. Call to Walk According to the Calling 4:1-6:20 A. UNITY IN THE SPIRIT AND DIVERSITY OF GIFTS 4:1-16 1. UNITY IN THE SPIRIT 4:1-6 2. GIFTS TO THE CHURCH 4:7-16 i. Giving of Gifts 4:7-10 ii. Equipping the Saints 4:11-13 iii. Growing up into Christ 4:14-16 B. REPLACING THE OLD WITH THE NEW 4:17-5:21 1. NEW LIFE INSTEAD OF OLD 4:17-24 i. Way of the Heathen 4:17-19 ii. Way of Christ 4:20-24 2. VIRTUE INSTEAD OF VICE 4:25-32 3. LOVE INSTEAD OF IMPURITY 5:1-5 4. LIGHT INSTEAD OF DARKNESS 5:6-14 5. SPIRIT INSTEAD OF DISSIPATION 5:15-21 C. RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FAMILY 5:22-6:9 1. WIVES AND HUSBANDS 5:22-33 i. Wives 5:22-24 ii. Husbands 5:25-32 iii. Summary 5:33 2. CHILDREN AND FATHERS 6:1-4 i. Children 6:1-3 ii. Fathers 6:4 3. SLAVES AND MASTERS 6:5-9 i. Slaves 6:5-8 ii. Masters 6:9 D. BE STRONG AND STAND FIRM 6:10-20 IV. Closing 6:21-24
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