They lived and enjoyed on earth. In short you can also say, because it is and it will always be - it was also part of God"s eternal, overall plan for the ages. He gains them at a bound, or rather, he dwells there always. Ephesians 1:3 | One Minute Bible Commentary. Why? The date of these blessings, "hath blessed us", may respect either first conversion, when the discovery and application of the blessings of grace are made to God's people; or the making of the covenant with Christ, their head, to whom all grace was then given, and to them in him, and their election was in Christ, as follows. Is it pardon? The Son is not a Son born from God, though the word does say that He is begotten. The persons referred to by the word "us," are those who are mentioned in Ephesians 1:1, as "saints," - ἅγίοις hagiois - "holy;" and "faithful" - πιστοῖς pistois - "believing," or "believers.". Ephesians 1:3-4. The same phrase occurs again in Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10; and it is remarkable that it should occur in the same elliptical form four times in this one epistle, and, I believe, in no other part of the writings of Paul. Is it deliverance from every doubt and fear? Since most suggest that the decrees are eternal they would probably reject this out of hand, however anyone with a logical mind might seize upon this as a distinct possibility, in that if God is eternal, and He is, then the decrees are something that He decided to do, thus requiring a tad of time between His eternality and His decrees. Some say that Ephesians reads like a commentary on the Pauline letters and probably it has been best termed the crown of Paulinism. Is it the enjoyment of his presence and smiles? Ephesians has been called the Queen of the Epistles, the quintessence of Paulinism, the divinest composition of man and even the Waterloo of commentators. MacLaren's Expositions. Read Introduction to Ephesians 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, There is a two-verse introduction and a two-verse conclusion to Ephesians. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (2 c.) Ephesians 1:11-14 form the third part of the Introduction, applying the general truth of election by God’s predestination in Christ, first to the original believers (the Jews), and then to the subsequent believers (the Gentiles). Since God has already given us these things, we do not need to ask for them but should appropriate them by faith and give thanks for them. He hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ. Read Ephesians 1 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). He is a citizen of heaven, Philippians 3:10. ", "Ephesians is the Waterloo of commentators", "When we"ve been there ten thousand years,", —First emphatic word and keynote to the rich and joyous tone of the whole paragraph. Because you belong to Christ; Christ belongs to God. Also the book on my website entitled Mr. D"s Notes on Regeneration might be of help as well. I have no objection to Chrysostom’s remark, that the word spiritual conveys an implied contrast between the blessing of Moses and of Christ. But to confirm the matter more fully, he rises to the first cause, to the fountain, — the eternal election of God, by which, ere we are born, (Romans 9:11,) we are adopted as sons. The old writers, therefore, were accustomed to distinguish between the coelum gloriae, the heaven of glory; coelum naturae, the visible heavens, and coelum gratiae, the heaven of grace here on earth. Let us feel, therefore, as we enter upon the exposition of this chapter, that God is to be praised for all his plans, and that it is "possible" for Christians to have such views of the doctrine of "eternal predestination" as to give them most elevated conceptions of the glory of the divine character. This points up to me the universal atonement that is offered to every man, that is only to be received. At any rate, I am including a portion from my theology at the end of this file concerning the Sonship of Christ. Another leading word. It's all yours. In heavenly. While Christ in the flesh was in the form of a servant, God's people could not realize fully their heavenly privileges as sons. Fact, not open for discussion. It has been noticed here that we have one of those implicit references to the Holy Trinity—the blessing from God the Father, in Christ, and by the Spirit—with which St. Paul’s Epistles abound. And he has done this without making the Law of Moses a condition to salvation!! The word "places" does not express the best sense. So today we will look at the building resources in Ephesians 1-3, next week at the development goal in Ephesians 4-6. I have all things in Christ; I have not experienced all things that I have in Christ. There is also the truth that when the Devil casts his accusations about us before God, God can figuratively point to us and say they are pure, they are in my Son who died for them. . 3.Blessed (108) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. I would suggest that since He did this in heavenly places (the cleansing of the heavenly tabernacle mentioned in Hebrews) and that it is in Him, that this speaks to the work of the cross and offering of the blood in the heavenly tabernacle for the final step in providing salvation. We also have the doctrine of our being able to bless God. Whereas physically we are on the earth, spiritually we are already with Christ in the heavens (cf. He has already blessed you with them all in Christ Jesus. This observation is important, because it shows that the plan or decree of God had reference to individuals, and not merely to nations. So Ephesians 1:20, it implies the highest heavens, the right hand of God. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. The verb is commonly omitted - blessed the God. So. Note the collocation of the words, blessed, blessed, blessing. It may mean heavenly "places," or heavenly "things." The other thought is when did this happen. He shews, at the same time, that the full certainty of future happiness rests on the revelation of his love to us in Christ, which God makes in the gospel. There is none that people desire so much to disbelieve or avoid; none that they are so unwilling to have preached; and none that they are so reluctant to find in the Scriptures. Here, specifically we see a doctrine introduced that is seldom talked about any more. It probably refers here to every thing that was heavenly in its nature, or that had relation to heaven, whether gifts or graces. God’ of’ Christ—Ellicott decides that most probably Father is only applied to Christ, and not God’ God and the Father of, etc. Some prefer to supply things, as more definitely characterizing spiritual blessing. The law had its blessings; but in Christ only is perfection found, because he gives us a perfect revelation of the kingdom of God, which leads us directly to heaven. (See the whole of John 17, especially Ephesians 1:21-23.). Indeed, wrapped up in this is the thought that all mankind gained eternal existence at that point in time, it is just that some reject the work so are eternally without God, and those that believe are eternally with God. The Greek adjective, , is rendered “who art in heaven”) includes the entire comprehension of God’s omnipresence. It therefore diffuses its rays over the whole of God"s truth. And so people try to get the same experience and some don't. “God has blessed not only the Jews but also you Gentiles, with all the riches of heaven!!! In the New Testament used of God only. I might clarify slightly - the blessing was from Christ"s work, however it seems to me that the verse is showing that this blessing was ultimately from the Father - it was His plan that was enacted, it was His plan that set Jesus on the cross. Compare Philippians 3:20. given to Him at His circumcision, is expressed; Song of Solomon is pointed to by implication; which. With all spiritual blessings - Pardon, peace, redemption, adoption, the earnest of the Spirit, etc., referred to in the following verses - blessings which "individual Christians" enjoy, and not external privileges conferred on nations. Of the total verses in Ephesians (155), nearly half (75 of them) will be read during these seven Sundays. [Note: For a chart, see Hoehner, pp173-74. Does he mean the Gentiles in contradistinction from the Jews? Paul emphasizes in this epistle the work of the divine Spirit upon the human spirit. Now, that's the first one. 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The common sense thinking here would say no because the Word says that Mary was with child via the Spirit, not the Father. For God does eternally, by his very nature and affinity, prefer and elect that which is holy, or freely consents to become so. Is it a large measure of his fear in your heart, a subduing of all your lusts and corruptions, a godly, holy life, and a happy, blessed death? He is our covenant Head. See Acts 18:20, Acts 18:24; Acts 19:1-8. Ephesians 1:3-4. Places is supplied, the Greek meaning in the heavenlies. Spirit and spiritual occur thirteen times. Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. So that all we have to do—and it is a great thing to do—God alone can enable us to do it—is to receive what God has been pleased so mercifully to give; and as he has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, to feel their power, to enjoy their sweetness, and to know for ourselves by the sealing of the Spirit that he has blessed us, even us, and that with life for evermore. It is not a dry doctrine which men may toss about from hand to hand like a tennis ball; it is not an article of a creed written down in church articles, or a theory to be argued by divines. Blessed be . ", "Oh," I said, "I don't think so. In three out of the other four places (Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10) the local sense is manifest; in the fourth (Ephesians 6:12) and in this it might be doubtful. We are an integrated part of who He is. EPHESIANS - CHRIST AND THE CHURCH Click chart to enlarge Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission. It's detrimental to faith. My goodness isn t you glad Paul didn"t write sentence for your English teacher to teach diagramming with! But where is the life of our religion when these things are taken away from it? "Hath blessed" is an aorist tense indicating that He blessed us, every one of us, at a point in time - He did it and it was done, nothing further was needed on Christ"s part. Take, if you could take—God be praised it is beyond the reach of human hand!—but take away that solemn fact, that God has blessed the Church with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, where would there be room for any blessing to rest upon our soul? So really, it should all be looked at in one piece. Even many Christians turn away from it with dread; or if they "tolerate" it, they yet feel that there is something about it that is especially dark and forbidding. Now, remember, I said the book of Ephesians is comparable to the book of Joshua in the Old Testament, in that as Joshua brought the people of Israel into the land of Canaan, their occupation of it would come by possession. A contrast is drawn between Christ and all the Jewish emblems, by which the blessing under the law was conveyed; for where Christ is, all those things are superfluous. in heavenly places—a phrase five times found in this Epistle, and not elsewhere (Eph 1:20; Eph 2:6; 3:10; 6:12); Greek, "in the heavenly places." blessings—Greek, "blessing." Many of Paul’s letters open with thanksgiving for the faith or spiritual gifts of the recipient community (e.g., 1 Corinthians 1:4-9). There is no doctrine that is usually so unpopular; none that is so much reproached; none that is so much abused. Wow, think on that for a while. . "Spiritual" blessings are benefits that relate to our spiritual life in contrast to our physical life. Ephesians 1:3-14 is actually one long sentence extolling God’s action. And he uses various exhortations, and begins after his manner with thanksgiving. ", [Note: Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, 2:9.]. If the former method be adopted the sense is, ‘Hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings, i.e. (2) The first part of the epistle, in which he handles all the parts of our salvation, setting forth the example of the Ephesians. A preacher once said to me, "Mr. Mitchell, you know that God has more for you. The word bless is here used in more than one sense, as referring to God, and as referring to men. Election. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 1:3-8 Spiritual and heavenly blessings are the best blessings; with which we cannot be miserable, and without which we cannot but be so. God said to him that every foot of ground they put their foot on would be theirs. And the blessings such are blessed with are spiritual, so called to distinguish them from temporal blessings. In fact, this blessing provides the structure for the entirety of … Hence, differing from Alford, Ellicott, and others, we think that here the phrase should be rendered. II. Ephesians 1:3-14 begins with the pronouncement of a blessing upon God in response to the abundant ways in which God has blessed us (verse 3). The second one about the Father is in verse4. We now begin the … They who perceive in themselves discoveries of the Divine goodness, so full and absolutely perfect, and who make them the subject of earnest meditation, will never embrace new doctrines, by which the very grace which they feel so powerfully in themselves is thrown into the shade. In Israel God"s promised blessings were mainly physical, but in the church they are mainly spiritual. The word differs from that used in the Beatitudes, μακάριος. for which he gives thanks is based in the eternal nature of God. Remember, time is a medium designed for man and has little meaning to God. We also have the doctrine of our being in heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3English Standard Version (ESV) Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ … Of the spiritual blessings which we have in Christ we notice— I. They walked by faith. All that He is and all that He has are ours. "When you were born again into God"s family, you were born rich. Does he mean all the world? Thank God for every experience you have with God. The idea seems to be, that God has blessed us in Christ in regard to heavenly subjects or matters. In this verse it means clearly things on earth which are heavenly in quality. What we are we are only in him. In this verse it means clearly things on earth which are, in quality. Title: Anchor Yale Bible Commentary: Ephesians 1-3 (AYB) Publisher: Yale University Press Author: Markus Barth Description. How does the apostle Paul define the ultimate cause of the Christian’s salvation in Ephesians 1:4a (printed below?) 4 En lui Dieu nous a élus avant la fondation du monde, pour que nous soyons saints et irrépréhensibles devant lui,… See our note on “the true doctrine of the Church” touching election, vol. It's going to take eternity for us to experience all the blessings that we have in Christ. The fact is, that this is a mere supposition, resorted to without evidence, and in the face of every fair principle of interpretation, to avoid an unpleasant doctrine. We also have the doctrine of our being in Christ. Compare, also, 1 Corinthians 3:23; and the phrase is undoubted in Ephesians 1:17. I. The Second Lesson for this Sunday is the first in a series of readings from the Letter to the Ephesians extending over seven Sundays. Ephesians 1:3, ESV: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places," Ephesians 1:3-14 opens the prayer (that ends at 3:21 with a doxology and Amen!) The heavenly realms are where Paul spoke of the believer as being presently in his or her spiritual life. It is as they are in him, and in virtue of that union that they are partakers of these benefits. Indeed, I would say nobody on the face of the earth has yet experienced everything they have in Christ. iii, p. 349. (3) In Ephesians 1:15-23, this introductory chapter ends in a prayer for the enlightenment of the readers of this Epistle, that they may understand all the fulness of the blessings of the gospel. We must move on. With John 6 and Romans 9-11, it is one of the three passages that Calvinists lean on heavily to establish their teaching. If you are blessed with all spiritual blessings, it is only "in Christ" you are so blessed. Besides what evidence is there that the apostle speaks in this chapter especially of the Gentiles, or that he was writing to that portion of the church at Ephesus which was of Gentile origin? With these, then, and with every other are you blessed, already blessed, if you are one of God"s saints and a believer in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 1:3 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, # OneMinuteBibleCommentary # nbtimedia # nbticommentary And let us also be "willing" to know the truth. You know, every once in a while someone comes to me and says they want me to have certain experiences. In. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. —Alford well says, that “God’s blessing is in facts, ours only in words.”, is not in the original, but is supplied by the translators, as is shown by the italics. In regard to Ephesians 3:2-13 being a parenthesis note that verse 1 begins with his status as prisoner ("the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles") and that this same thought is picked up again in verse 13 ("my tribulations on your behalf"). We possess this land by faith. which denotes character, while this word denotes repute. 3.Blessed—First emphatic word and keynote to the rich and joyous tone of the whole paragraph. NOT, the Son is eternally the Son and eternally God, never having not existed as the Father, has never not existed. In the heavenlies and the rest of the book of Ephesians will expand on this. Just as God said to Joshua—Arise, be of good courage; walk in and possess your possessions. O, could our faith but embrace a little, were it only a little, and O, could we daily come and drink but a few drops of this pure fountain of immortal joy, in the sweet realization of being blessed, already blessed, fully blessed, unalterably, irreversibly blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ, what strength and consolation would it impart to our often cast down soul! 1. Draw on your resources in Christ. God is the Father of the Son. Ephesians 1:3. (5) The matter of our salvation is Christ, in whom alone we are endued with spiritual blessing and that to salvation. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. We don't have enough of them. 3. Ephesians 1:3 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, # OneMinuteBibleCommentary # nbtimedia # nbticommentary Our Lord's blessings to the believer that were predestined before the creation of the material universe. There is not a single gospel truth, or a single spiritual blessing, which does not derive its blessedness from its connection with the Person and work of the Son of God; and what is true of all, is true of this, that the blessedness of election is because it is "in Christ.". This cannot be, for all the world are not thus blessed with "all" spiritual blessings. Blessed us—Alford well says, that “God’s blessing is in facts, ours only in words.”. But in the four other passages where the phrase occurs, Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 6:12, the sense is local, and ἐπουράνιος heavenly, is local throughout Paul's epistles. They speak of him, when he is referred to as a sovereign, as if he were tyrannical and unjust, and they never connect the idea of that which is amiable and lovely with the doctrine of eternal purposes. Makes sense to do it in this verse it means clearly things on earth is... 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