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What does Ephesians 1 11 14?
Ephesians 1:11-14 The Blessing of our Sure Inheritance to the Praise of his Glory. Remember, chapters 1-3 will remind us who we are in Christ. It is vital to remember who we are determines what we do. Our identity as “in Christ” affects everything.
What does it mean we are God’s inheritance?
But for the Bible to say that we are God’s inheritance—that is almost beyond belief! God, who owns everything in the universe, is thrilled that we are his possession! Deuteronomy 32:9 repeats this incredible truth: “The Lord’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted inheritance.”
What is spiritual inheritance?
Although it can’t be seen, counted, or measured, a spiritual inheritance is the most priceless gift you can pass on to your children and grandchildren. It’s imparted over the course of a lifetime when dads display consistent godly words and actions from the overflow of their own spiritual lives.
What is a spiritual inheritance?
How do you feel when the Holy Spirit enters you?
For some people, the Holy Ghost may cause them to feel overwhelmed with emotion and moved to tears. For others, tears rarely or never come. And that’s okay. For them, the Holy Ghost may produce a subtle feeling of gratitude, peace, reverence, or love (see Galatians 5:22–23).
What is the inheritance of the Saints in Ephesians?
Paul’s words in Ephesians 1:11-14 speak of the inheritance of the saints. This inheritance, as we have seen, is not a new one, but that for which the saints of old looked forward. Let us seek to sum up what Paul is saying about the characteristics of our inheritance in the text before us, and as described elsewhere in the New Testament.
What was Paul’s relationship with the church in Ephesus?
[…] all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks ( Acts 19:10 ). As we read Acts and Paul’s letters to Timothy (Timothy was based in Ephesus) it is clear that Paul’s relationship with the church in Ephesus is particularly close.
When did Paul first visit the city of Ephesus?
To the saints who are in Ephesus The Apostle Paul first visited the city of Ephesus in the Autumn of AD 52 and, having briefly contended for the gospel in the Synagogue, was called away by the Holy Spirit to minister in Antioch.
Is the Christian community caught up in the spirit of expectation?
Even the Christian community was caught up in the spirit of expectation. It became popular among some Christians to hold that the kingdom of God would be ushered in by the church, which would transform society to the point where the Lord would come to establish His reign upon the earth. Needless to say, this optimism did not last long.