The foundation, course and destiny of the Church are the sublime subjects with which the Epistle deals, and the style is of a correspondingly elevated character.
OUTLINE OF THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS
OUTLINE OF THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS
Author: Philippus Schutte
New Covenant Israelite! "And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee." Rom 11:17 -18
FINAL WARNING AND BENEDICTION
FINAL WARNING AND BENEDICTION
For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation a new Birth, a New Life in Jesus Christ.
BEAR ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS WITH LOVE/b>
BEAR ONE ANOTHER’S BURDENS WITH LOVE/b>
So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people and especially to those of the household of faith.
KEEP IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT
KEEP IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT
If you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.
CHRIST HAS SET US FREE HOLD FAST YOUR FREEDOM
CHRIST HAS SET US FREE HOLD FAST YOUR FREEDOM
I wish that those who are troubling you [by teaching that circumcision is necessary for salvation] would even [go all the way and] castrate themselves!
EXAMPLE OF HAGAR AND SARAH
EXAMPLE OF HAGAR AND SARAH
Hagar also stands for the Judaizers, whose headquarters were at Jerusalem, while their emissaries everywhere dogged the Apostle’s movements.
PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE GALATIANS
PAUL’S CONCERN FOR THE GALATIANS
So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
These men [the Judaizers] eagerly seek you [to entrap you with honeyed words and attention, to win you over to their philosophy], not honorably [for their purpose is not honorable or worthy of consideration]. They want to isolate you [from us who oppose them] so that you will seek them.
LIVE AS SONS AND HEIRS, NOT AS BONDMEN
LIVE AS SONS AND HEIRS, NOT AS BONDMEN
Galatians I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored [to the point of exhaustion] over you in vain.
THE LAW AND THE PROMISE THE LAW LEADS TO CHRIST
THE LAW AND THE PROMISE THE LAW LEADS TO CHRIST
Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a system of law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness (right standing with God) would actually have been based on law.
THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL LIVE BY FAITH
THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL LIVE BY FAITH
Now it is clear that no one is justified [that is, declared free of the guilt of sin and its penalty, and placed in right standing] before God by the Law, for “THE RIGHTEOUS (the just, the upright) SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.