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EPHESIANS -
INTRODUCTION
One beautiful facet of the great wisdom of God is how Jews and Gentiles with
their diverse backgrounds and practices could be brought together as "one man" in
Christ. As we shall see in this lesson the focal point for uniting both Jews and Gentiles
unto God was not heathen philosophy or the Law of Moses, but Christ.
I. OUR NEW RELATION IN CHRIST (2:11-
A. The Gentiles' past relationships remembered (v.11-
1. Divided from Jews -
a) Separated from covenants of promise (cf. Gal.3:15-
2. Separate from Christ -
B. Reconciliation for Gentiles and Jews made possible through Christ (v.13-
1. By His blood -
2. By His fulfilling the Old Law of commandments.
3. By preaching the Christ of peace.
C. The new united relationship characterized (v.19-
1. as a united household or family.
2. as parts of a well founded building growing together into a holy temple -
habitation of God.
QUESTIONS:
1. What did Paul want the Gentiles to do regarding their past? Why would this be helpful?
2. What physical characteristic divided the Jews from the Gentiles?
3. What were the covenants of promise from which the Gentiles were strangers?
4. The Gentiles were _______________ hope and without _____________ in this
world when they were _________________ from ________________ .
5. By comparing verses 13 and 16 parallel the following, manifesting the new
relationship of Jew and Gentile with God:
V.13 V.16
"Made nigh" ________________________
"in Christ" _________________________
"in the blood of Christ" ________________________
6. Who is our peace?
7. What is the middle wall of partition that prevented peace?
8. In verse 17, who were those who " were far off" were ____________________ and
those who "were nigh" were ___________________ .
9. What did both of these groups need?
10. How does the Spirit give us access to the Father?
11. If we are no longer strangers and sojourners from God, what are we?
12. Who are "the apostles and prophets" in verse 20? What have the provided us?
13. What is the function of a "chief cornerstone"? WHO is the chief cornerstone?
14. "Each several building" in v.21 are (a) Denominations (b) local churches (c)
individual Christians.
15. In verses 19-