Ephesians Class Schedule

1. Ephesians Class Schedule

2. The Christ life in us* 4:25-5:14 • our relationship to Truth 4:25 • our relationship to Anger 4:26 • our relationship to Satan 4:27 • our relationship to Property 4:28 • our relationship to the Tongue 4:29 • our relationship to the Holy Spirit 4:30 • our relationship to One Another 4:31-32 • put away the old life 4:31 • kindness & forgiveness to one another 4:32 * adapted from McCalley

3. 30  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32  And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

4. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. and do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God and - the connecting word andlinks the grieving of the Holy Spirit to speech. McCalley lit: stop grieving (present imperative) assumes the action is already ongoing grieve - lypeō - in the active voice, to cause pain, or grief, to distress, grieve, 2 Cor 7:8 The Christian no longer lives according to his conscience alone, which conscience may be perverted and seared, but with the Holy Spirit Who may be grieved or not grieved by an act, a word, or a thought. Chafer

5. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. The Holy Spirit’s personality: Acts 8:29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join this chariot." John 16:13 --- He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. Rom 8:26 In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; Rom 15:30 Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

6. 30  Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption by whom - lit: in whom (the person of the Holy Spirit) you were sealed - sphragizō - ownership and security, together with destination Eph 1:13-14, 2 Cor 1:22 A seal conveys three ideas. It points to a finished transaction, to ownership, and to security. McCalley for the day of redemption (see 2 Thess 2:1) That "day," be it said, is not the day of our death: it is rather the Day of Christ -- the day when the body will be raised, redeemed, and reunited to the glorified soul and spirit. Chafer

7. 31  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. What is the main action that Paul desires in this verse? note: the main verb in verse 31 is “be put away” be put away - airō - "to take up, remove," is rendered "put away,” (a command in the passive voice) 5 items (compound subject) are to be put away from you (let) all – pas – all, with no exception – applies to all 5 items but the 6th item “malice” (or evil) is a central attitude malice – kakia - refers to bad (evil) feeling of any sort It should be noted that malice is attached to the rest of the sins in a special way by the preposition with. This indicates that malice is the source from which the others flow. McCalley

8. 31  Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. these 5 items (all speak of mental attitudes): bitterness - pikros – lit: pointed, sharp, keen; refers to harshness, resentment, and animosity - Heb 12:15 wrath - thymos - hot anger, passion; means rage that is poured out - Gal 5:20 (deeds of the flesh) anger – orga - refers to that which swells resulting in an outburst. – Eph 2:3 clamor – krauga - is used of people shouting back and forth in a quarrel. Act 23:9 slander – blasphamia - refers to anything that hurts the reputation of others. 1 Tim 6:4

9. 32 And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (you) be kind to one another be -gínomai– coming into a new state of being, a state of being that never existed before see John1:14 – “became” – a past point fact in this verse present tense (continuous action) – lit: be continuously kind - chrēstos- good, gracious, kind; is a characteristic of Jesus in Matthew 11:30 – also 1 Pet 2:3 “kind” is an adjective which describes the subject you • only Christ’s life in you can be continuously kind and this is a completely new state of being as we abide in Him!

10. 32 And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. to one another (the focus of your kindness) one another - allēlōn - a reciprocal pronoun, preceded by the preposition meta, "with," signifies “with each other,” - John 15:12,17 tender-hearted - eusplanchnos - "compassionate, tenderhearted," lit., of good heartedness eu, "well" and splanchnon “intestines” see 1 Pet 3:8 further defines what is meant by kindness

11. 32  And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. (you) be forgiving each other (modifies the verb “be”) The word translated forgiving (charizomai) is not the normal word for forgiveness. Chafer forgiving - charizomai– “to bestow a favor unconditionally,” is used of the act of "forgiveness," whether divine or human, - see Col 2:13, Col 3:13 and 2 Cor 2:7&10, 2 Cor12:13 Lit: showing grace to each other (Darby) example: Luke 7:42 "When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?"

12. 32  And be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. just as God in Christ also has forgiven (shown grace to) you with Darby’s translation we could translate as follows: Grace each other, just as God in Christ has graced you. McCalley The reason for Christian forgiveness, the one toward another, is here seen to be a reversal of the meritorious law-system* and to be an appeal on the ground of super-abounding grace. Chafer * Matt. 6:14-15