ephesians: christ’s pattern for spiritual warfare
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Ephesians: Christ’s Pattern for Spiritual Warfare. Sitting with Christ (1—3) Striding with Christ (4—6:9) Standing with Christ against Satan-Demons (6:10-20). Ephesians & Spiritual Warfare. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ephesians:Ephesians:Christ’s Christ’s PatternPattern for Spiritual for Spiritual
WarfareWarfareSitting Sitting
with Christ (1—3)with Christ (1—3)
Striding Striding with Christ (4—6:9)with Christ (4—6:9)
StandingStanding
with Christ with Christ
against Satan-against Satan-Demons (6:10-20)Demons (6:10-20)
Ephesians & Spiritual Ephesians & Spiritual WarfareWarfare
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ,
Who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings Who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings
in the heavenlies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3) in the heavenlies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3)
In Christ
Sitting > Striding > Standing
The Christian's Present Position
Where is Where is the the
ChristianChristian??
2:4-6:2:4-6:
The Christian's The Christian's Realization Realization of their Position in Christ:of their Position in Christ:
Holy Spirit IlluminationHoly Spirit Illumination
Sealing and IlluminationSealing and Illumination
We are sealed We are sealed the moment we the moment we
believe believe in Christ, in Christ,
but but Holy Spirit Illumination Holy Spirit Illumination
is an on-going, life is an on-going, life long long
process!process!
StridingStriding with Christ with Christ The Concept of "Walk" in the Ephesian
Letter
The Greek word translated as “walk” (peripateo,) is used in the Bible
(especially in Ephesians) in a figurative sense " . . . signifying the
whole round of the activities of the individual
life . . ."(A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament,
654-55; Vine's Expository Dictionary of the New Testament, 1218).
“Stride-Walk” with Christ
Is a visual metaphor for how we live in Christ
and live for Christ in this
demonically ruled, fallen
world.
The “Walks” in Ephesians 4:1-6:9
2:10 Walk in
4:1 Walk in
4:17 Walk in
5:2 Walk in
5:8 Walk in
5:15 Walk in
Warning: The “Achilles Heal”
of Mistaken Christian LivingWe cannot
“walk” or “live”
for Christ in our
own power
All of the “Walks” depend on being “Filled with The Holy
Spirit”The Main Verb in
5:18 is a Command
Be filled (plerousthe)
We are commanded or
instructed to allow the
Holy Spirit to fill us.
Results of being filled with the Results of being filled with the Spirit:Spirit:
Paul in this context lists Paul in this context lists “results” “results”
or “evidences” in or “evidences” in participle formparticiple form
or words ending in or words ending in ““ing”5:19: 5:19: speaking speaking . . . . . . 5:19: 5:19: singing and hymningsinging and hymning 5:20: 5:20: thanking . . . thanking . . . 5:21: 5:21: submitting submitting to one to one
another . . . another . . .
How I think Eph. 5:18-21 How I think Eph. 5:18-21 should be diagrammedshould be diagrammed..
Main verb of command:Main verb of command: (Eph. 5:18)
Be filledBe filled 5:19: 5:19: speaking . . .speaking . . . 5:19: 5:19: singing and hymning . . .singing and hymning . . . 5:20: 5:20: thanking . . . thanking . . . 5:21: 5:21: submitting to one another . . .submitting to one another . . . The Participles take their direction from The Participles take their direction from the main verb and describe what the main verb and describe what happens happens because of being filled because of being filled with the Spiritwith the Spirit
How Being Filled relates to “Walking” How Being Filled relates to “Walking” with Christ:with Christ:
Being Filled leads to “Walking with Being Filled leads to “Walking with Christ”Christ”
2:10 Walk in “Good Works”
4:1 Walk “Worthy”
4:17 Walk in “Renewed Mind”
5:2 Walk in “Agape Love”
5:8 Walk in “Light”
5:15 Walk in “Wisdom” “Wisdom”
ConclusionsConclusionsSittingSitting leads to leads to
Striding Striding
only when we allow only when we allow the the
Holy Spirit Holy Spirit
(whom we already (whom we already have) have)
to fill us or control to fill us or control us.us.
Sitting, Striding and Sitting, Striding and StandingStanding
If we understand what it If we understand what it means to bemeans to be
““Sitting”Sitting” with Christ,
and we then and we then
““Stride”Stride” with Christ in this in this world,world,
then and only then we will be then and only then we will be able able
to to “Stand”“Stand” with Christ
against Satan and demons.against Satan and demons.
Questions?Questions?