One of my favorite books of the Bible is the small book of Ephesians. In it Paul addresses a group of believers who are rich beyond measure in Jesus, yet there is a contrast in this story as they are living as beggars only because they’re ignorant of their wealth in Christ. Paul begins by describing in chapters 1-3 the contents of the Christian’s heavenly ”bank account”: adoption, acceptance, redemption, forgiveness, wisdom, inheritance, The Seal of the Holy Spirit, life, grace, citizenship — in short, every spiritual blessing. In chapters 4-6 the Christian learns a spiritual walk rooted in his spiritual wealth. “For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus [1—3] for good works . . . that we should walk in them [4—6]” (2:10).
In the next few weeks, I will be posting a series of Bible Studies on the Book of Ephesians entitled “Living Abundantly” focussing in on Ephesians Chapter 6. My hope is that I will eventually have a verse by verse commentary on Ephesians, God willing, but for now we will be talking about Conflicts that we may face Spiritually, Our Strength for the Conflict, Our Foes and Their Methods, The Armor of God, The description of the Armor, and Resources for Victory. I hope to challenge not only myself, but you who may be reading this. I have felt a deep need to know Him more as of late, and we can do that by searching through the Scriptures and through prayer and worship. I hope that as you study along with me, that you will go through this prayerfully and worship Him in spirit and truth. As with all studies, please cover yourselves in prayer, the enemy loves to keep you from knowing truth. Why? Because the Truth will make you free. As in all cases in studies that I lead, if you feel if something is not right or your not sure about something I’ve said, please feel free to come to me and let me know. We need to search the Scriptures together and be Boreans about it.
You will be able to find this study under the Bible Study Link at the top. May God richly Bless you with all the spiritual blessings that are found in Christ Jesus.
