The armor of god, described by the apostle paul in ephesians 6. The arrows and fiery darts are not literal arrows but they are no less real and dangerous. As part of his instructions to us that we should live worthy of our calling 4. Ephesians is the goto book in the new testament for an understanding of gods sovereignty in salvation by grace, and therefore it shares much in common with pauls other masterwork. Sep 26, 2018 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of ephesians taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. Ephesians bible study the christian church in the world. A call to stand strong in the lord, in the power of his might 10 2. The bible, the old testament and new testament, is addressed to gods people. Because the name ephesus is not mentioned in every early manuscript, some scholars believe the letter was an encyclical, intended to be circulated and read among all the churches in asia minor and was simply. The endless love of jesus ministries 1,376,258 views.
This letter, in many ways, is the crowning glory of the new testament. His farewell speech to the ephesian elders acts 20. Feel free to make copies of this for your personal use. The different parts of the christian armor enumerated, ephesians 6. Epistle to the ephesians read and study the bible online. Now viewing scripture range from the book of ephesians chapter 6. Some have taken the absence of the usual personal greetings. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Everything in these three chapters spells out what is. The letter is addressed to the church in the city of ephesus, capital of the roman province of asia asia minor, modern turkey. It is interesting, because if you were to do a study of the book of ephesians, and take note of all the key terms and ideas found throughout the book, you would discover that paul repeats them all in these next eleven verses. Put on the whole armor of god, that you may stand against the wiles of the devil 11 3. And the lord said to moses, when you go back to egypt, see that you do before. Ephesians chapter 6 free online bible study lessons. It has already been field tested and proven itself worthy of trust. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of ephesians taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon.
Paul wrote this letter while enduring his first roman imprisonment in house arrest. Put on the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of. All should be strong in the lord, and be armed with his armor, because of their wily, powerful, and numerous foes, ephesians 6. Because the name ephesus is not mentioned in every early manuscript, some scholars believe the letter was an encyclical, intended to be circulated and read. Rank is a value from 0 to indicating how closely a match scored or ranked against the original search string. Your learning comes from reading and studying the bible. As you start this study, ask the holy spirit to help you understand what god has said through paul. We have considered the instruction given to christian wives and husbands in chapter 5 and now we come to consider other members of the family, or the same. Develop 1 2 questions about this chapter that you can ask of the other class members to test their knowledge of the chapter. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. To stand is like a warrior digging in and taking up. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against. Ephesians chapter 6 teaches us how to honor our parents and how we should interact with our employers.
Pray and ask god to open your eyes, to all he is saying here and to plant it deeply in your heart, so that you will be able to stand against evil forces, when they come your. We also learn how to put on the armor of god in this final chapter to withstand the devils attacks. Ephesians sets forth what no other book of the new testament describes so completely the nature of the body of christ, which is the true church. Ephesians 6, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. The necessity of all kinds of prayer and watchfulness, ephesians 6. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the study guide pdf download. The epistle to the ephesians chapter six objectives in studying the chapter 1 to understand the responsibilities of children and their fathers 2 to suggest how principles governing servants and masters can be applied to employees and their employers 3 to see the need to adorn ourselves with the whole of armor of god, that we might be. Ephesians 6 in the picture study bible, with maps and background information on ephesians 6 bible history online. Chapter 1 the program chapter 2 reading approach chapter 3 hearing gods voice chapter 4 the reading plan chapter 5 for individual study chapter 6 the inductive method chapter 7 journaling chapter 8 small group ministry chapter 9. Paul spent more than two years in the city, preaching the gospel to jew and gentile, ministering with power and building up the church there. The idea of unity can be seen clearly in the first chapter of ephesians ephesians 1. This summary of the book of ephesians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ephesians. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group.
Ephesians 6 background information with maps and images. Everything in these three chapters spells out what is involved in christians walking worthily of their calling. A study guide for the book of ephesians answers chapter one. Finally, be strong in the lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of god, so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. It is the armor of god that you wear, that keeps you safe and strong. Paul had called these christians to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called 4. So that you might remain strong in faith, rooted in the gospel, living in truth, and victorious by faith. Ephesians 6 bible commentary matthew henry concise.
To the saints who live in ephesus, the faithful in christ. Pray and ask god to open your eyes, to all he is saying here and to plant it deeply in. In addition to the contribution of ephesians chapter 6, we may add several other observations concerning the spiritual war which will help us in our study of ephesians 6. Ephesians free bible study commentary in simple english. The epistle to the ephesians chapter six objectives in studying the chapter 1 to understand the responsibilities of children and their fathers 2 to suggest how principles governing. Spiritual warfare casting down strongholds the armor of god two invisible spiritual kingdoms duration. The main idea is to be strong in the lord and in his mighty power so you can stand in the face of spiritual warfare. Here are all of the main inductive tools you need to complement the ephesians study or you to use to get the most out of your bible studies. Feel free to use, copy and modify these free bible study questions as needed. If the church is to survive in her spiritual warfare she needs to have the full armor that a warrior would wear as he goes into battle ephesians 6.
Put on the whole armour of god, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Develop 1 2 questions about this chapter that you can ask of. Welcome to the sixth and final study of the book of ephesians. Ephesians 6 commentary ironsides notes on selected books. But if you were to leave home every morning wearing a full suit of armor, you would feel pretty silly. The total number of occurrences of the original search wordsphrases in a portion of a book.