INTRODUCTION

Paul’s first visit to Ephesus is related in Act_18:19-21. The work commenced then was carried on by Apollos. On Paul’s second visit he remained three years. Later, on his way to Jerusalem, he held an affecting interview at Miletus with the elders of the Ephesian church. This Epistle was addressed to that church about four years afterward, during the early part of his imprisonment at Rome, and immediately after that to the Colossians, to which it bears a close resemblance. The foundation, course and destiny of the Church are the sublime subjects with which the Epistle deals, and the style is of a correspondingly elevated character.

OUTLINE OF THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESSIANS

The High Calling of God in Christ Jesus
CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS
PAUL’S SPECIAL MINISTRY
The Gentiles Are Fellow-Heirs of the Gospel

5. Why was it remarkable that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs of the promise in Christ?

Ephesians 3:1-13

THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL REVEALED

For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles–
assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;
and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief. [Eph_1:9]
By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;
[it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].
Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.
To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],
and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.
So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].
So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.

Comments by
F.B.Meyer
On
Ephesians 3:1-13

GENTILES SHARE THE “UNSPEAKABLE RICHES”

Dispensation should be rendered, “stewardship.” We are God’s trustees for men. To each of us is given some special phase of truth which we must pass on to others by the force of our character or by the teaching of our lips. It was given to Paul to make known the great truth that Gentiles might enter the Church of God on equal terms with Jews. During the earlier stages of human education this secret had been withheld; but with the advent of the Son of man, the doors into the Church had been thrown open to all. Paul’s insistence on this truth was the main cause of the hatred and opposition which checkered his life. Fellow-heirs, fellow-members, and fellow-partakers! This truth was not the result of logical argument, but had been communicated by direct revelation, as was so much else in Paul’s teaching. See Gal_1:11, etc.
The history of the Church-its genesis, growth, and development-is the subject of angelic study, Eph_3:10. In the story of redemption there are presented and illustrated aspects of the divine nature which are to be learned nowhere else, and therefore heavenly intelligences bend with eager interest over human history from the viewpoint of the Church of Christ.

Pastor Jeff Arthur.
The Mystery Of Christ
The Gift Of The Grace Of God.
Who Is God’s Chosen People.

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