Undefiled! New International Dictionary of NT Theology. Each soul has the whole of God. I agree that this is Pauls main aim. Therefore, has the meaning of strength, might, dominion, mastery.(Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary), Kratos - 12v -Lk. He purchased it and paid for it with the blood of His Son. 119:18; John 3:3), hear (Mt. For fifteen years the Romans defended their homeland against the brilliant Carthaginianand could never drive him out. 8:28)! May His Spirit enable us to worship Him Monday - Saturday (not just on Sunday) in spirit and in truth. It is your hope of final glorification and of sharing Gods glory when Christ returns (Col. 3:4). If Gods power toward us is so great, why do so many Christians fall into serious sin. But now Rader was fighting for souls, and as he stood to speak he proclaimed his text, Ephesians 1:18. Ezra Have you ever wondered why church prayer meetings tend to have low turnouts? Camp out here in a letter that begins with "every spiritual blessing in the heavenly in Christ." Compatibility Mechanical: 64 Bit (x64) (The 365 Day Devotional Commentary). The power he prays we will know is literally according to the power of the strength of his might which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead (vv. (A Day's Journey: 365 Daily Meditations from the Word). (See the Three Tenses of Salvation), Lehman Strauss- And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe (1:19). In a figurative sense, kleronomia refers to God's promised salvation, gifts, and benefits as our inheritance (which is the use in Eph 5:5-note) and eternal possession for every believer. Sublimal Messages Don't Work - Americans spend $50 million a year on subliminal message tapes designed to help them do everything from improve their self-image to stop smoking. We are the Lords Portion, the Lords Inheritance. The better we truly know the "hope of His calling", In favor of this view is the context of Ephesians 1 (verses 3, 11, & 14). Matthew No matter where she was, Victoria was governed by the fact that she sat on the throne of England. Even so, we will reign with Christ! Paul always uses the word call to refer to this effectual call of God that actually saves the one called (Charles Hodge, Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians [Eerdmans], p. 75). We fence off a part of ourselves for God, excluding Him from all the rest. A second way to interpret it is that it refers to the inheritance that God has in His people. Paul writes to the believers at Rome asking "Or do you not know (eido) what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?" The power behindChrists resurrectionis now working on our behalf. Every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as He is pure (I John 3:3). So here he takes view #2, but in the following note below he takes view #1! Comment: Here they would see and they would know beyond a shadow of a doubt about Jesus' authority. A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. 1:19; Eph. Many Christians have a stick your head in the sand attitude when it comes to grappling with the difficult doctrines of the Bible. But in Hebrew and Greek thinking, the heart was considered the seat of knowledge, thinking, and understanding. Oh! The eyes of your understanding being enlightened By the Spirit of God already, to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin; the insufficiency of their own righteousness; the beauty, glory, fulness, and suitableness of Christ, as a Saviour; the excellency, truth, and usefulness of the doctrines of the Gospel; in which their understandings were before dark, but now had light into them: wherefore these words are not to be considered as part of the apostle's petitions, but rather as what was taken for granted by him; and are to be put into a parenthesis, and the following words to be joined in connection with the preceding verse; unless it should be thought, that the apostle prays for greater illuminations, and for more spiritual light, and that the eyes of their understandings might be more and more enlightened; the phrase, (lkvh Nye) , (omma thv dianoiav) , "the eye of the understanding", is Rabbinical, and often to be met with in Jewish writings F6; the Alexandrian copy, and several others, the Complutensian edition, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, "the eyes of your heart"; and to, (twbblh ynye) , "the eyes of the hearts, or minds", is a phrase used by the Jewish writers F7: that ye may know what is the hope of his calling; by which is meant, the effectual calling of the saints; which is not a call to an office, or a call merely by the external ministry of the word; but which is internal, special, powerful, high, and heavenly: and this is the calling of God, of which he is the author; who calls with an holy calling, unto eternal glory by Christ Jesus; and which is without repentance: and the hope of this calling, is either eternal happiness, which is the thing hoped for; or Christ, who is the ground and foundation of it; or the grace of hope, which is exercised on both; or all three: for hope of eternal glory, as it is founded on Christ, may be said to be the hope of the calling of God, because it is wrought in the soul at the time of the effectual calling, and what saints are then called to the exercise of; and calling grace, is an encouragement to hope for eternal life; since whom God calls, he justifies and glorifies: and now the apostle prays, that these saints who were called by the grace of God, might know more of Christ, the foundation of their hope; and what that is they are hoping for, and more and more what it is to hope for the same, upon the view of Christ's person, blood, and righteousness: and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints; the saints themselves are the Lord's portion, and the lot of his inheritance, in whom he is, and will be abundantly glorified; but here it rather seems to design the heavenly inheritance before spoken of, of which the Spirit is the earnest; and this is the Lord's, it is of his preparing, and it is his gift, and a very rich and glorious inheritance it is: hence it is not only signified by mansions, and everlasting habitations, by an house, and by a city, but by a kingdom; the riches of grace are preparatory to it, and the riches of glory are comprised in it; and this is in, or among the saints, who only have a right unto it, and a meetness for it; and what this inheritance is, with the riches and glory of it, will not be fully known in this life; and indeed but little of it is known; so that such a petition as this is always proper and pertinent. We belong to Somebody. She begins to pray for direction. 1:3-4). In summary, Paul is praying for one of the things these believers need to fully understand and to deeply realize -- the hope of God's calling. The emigrant at last covers his estate, its mines become exhausted, its forests levelled, its soil impoverished; but when a million years have passed, the nature of God will lie before us as utterly unexplored and unexhausted, as when the first-born son of light commenced like a Columbus in the spiritual realm to explore the contents of the illimitable continent, God. a patrimony or a possession. Esther He bought the world to get the treasure. I pray that you may know the surpassing greatness of [Gods] power toward us who believe (Eph. The possessive pronoun shows that it is Gods inheritance.Because of His choosing, redeeming, adopting, and sealing us, we are his possession. The effectual call is given by God only to the elect. 1.12; Odes Sol. NIV I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints. If anyone should instill hope and bring out the best in others, it should be the Christian. The, the definite article. (Drawing Near: Daily Readings for a Deeper Faith). (Pathways to His Presence), Craig Blomberg - To Let Us Experience Gods Mighty Power, I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. Colossians 1:29+ For this purpose (WHAT PURPOSE? energy) of the might (kratous, power that overcomes resistance, as in Christs miracles; this word is used only of God, never of believers) of Gods inherent strength (ischyos) which He provides (cf. This inheritance will be fully realized in the future. To each the conception of looking onward is attached; to the "calling" "hope," to the "inheritance" "glory," to the "power" the exaltation of Christ (and of us with Him; see Ephesians 2:6) to the right hand of God. In the NT the idea of chance attaching to the lot is eliminated for all believers we inherit all spiritual blessings in Christ. He wants them to fully grasp the nature of all three aspects of their salvation. Ephesians 1:18-19 In-Context 16 I couldn't stop thanking God for you - every time I prayed, I'd think of you and give thanks. He chose them, and set his love upon them. THAT THE EYES OF YOUR UNDERSTANDING BEING ENLIGHTENED. (Revelation 5:12+), Vincent - The radical idea of ischus, might, is that of indwelling strength, especially as embodied: might which inheres in physical powers organized and working under individual direction, as an army: which appears in the resistance of physical organisms, as the earth, against which one dashes himself in vain: which dwells in persons or things, and gives them influence or value: which resides in laws or punishments to make them irresistible. Lots were drawn to discover the will of the gods. (Matthew 13:31-32) He used the mustard seed to teach His disciples an important lesson about faith and victory. From her own people Rome raised an army, animated it with patriotism, and ordered it to fight. Energeia describes Gods power in raising Christ, Paul instructing the Colossian saints that they have "been buried with Him (Christ) in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the (supernatural) working (energeia) of God, Who raised Him from the dead (Note well - Paul says the Holy Spirit is God and He was the the One Who "raised Jesus from the dead" - Ro 8:11+) " (Col 2:12+). Paul is praying for the Ephesians understanding of Gods work on their behalf. Our faith must grow. Why is there so little power when God states that He has given us His Divine power? His death had our name on it. 4:18; 2Co 2:14), and touch (Acts 17:27). Living in the light of Your goodness Even the ancients considered the heart to be the very center of a person -- the center of knowledge, understanding, thinking, wisdom. TECHNICAL NOTE - There are 25 compounds with huper in the NT, and 16 are found only in the Pauline Epistles. Eph 6:10; 1 Peter 4:11). Third is kratos (strength), which may also be translated dominion (1 Ti 6:16) or power (Heb. can ignite great endeavors. 13-14) writes, When she was young, Victoria was shielded from the fact that she would be the next ruling monarch of England lest this knowledge spoil her. Song of Solomon Thats amazing. Paul usessaints nine times - Ep 1:1+, Eph 1:15+, Eph 1:18+; Eph 2:19+;; Eph 3:8+, Eph 3:18+; Eph 4:12+; Eph 5:3+; Eph 6:18+. Not a portion of but proportionate to! (Meyer, F B: Our Daily Homily). For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Just as the Jews were formerly Gods chosen inheritance, now His inheritance is in the saints, the church, made up of Jewish and Gentile believers on equal footing. (Ibid), Life Application Study Bible- The world still marvels at the power of the atom, yet we belong to the God Who created atoms and the entire universe. I think the needle is broken, I told him. ", Ischus - 251 uses in the Septuagint (LXX) - Ge4:12; 31:6; 49:3; Ex.9:16; 15:6, 13; 32:11, 18; Lev. The power which is really at work in Christian men to-day is in its nature properly transcendent and immeasurable, and passes thought and desire and knowledge. 15:56). Greatness (3174) (megethos from megas = strong, great) refers to magnitude (great size or extent), greatness. God glories in his saints. So Paul asks God to enlighten the eyes of our hearts so that we will know what is the hope of His calling and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. us with every (how many?) Then again, Nick has become his father, killing a man with no consequences, no guilty conscience either. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. We can read the promises of God and be certain of Gods ability to fulfill those promises, even those of redemption, resurrection, andglorification. Some are called to the political arena or to end human trafficking. The possibilities of human nature are manifest there. They are actually conflicts with evil spiritual forces (6:12). But here, Paul is writing to believers (saints, us who believe, 1:18, 19). 3:21; Col. 2:12; 2 Thess. Paul writes (Rom. Septuagint Usage -Grundmann (ischu, Kittel, 3:397, note 3) asserts that ischus is the most common word for power in the LXX. It substitutes for 30 Hebrew expressions in the Septuagint where it regularly translates such terms as kach (strength, power, ability), chayil (capacity, power), and az (strength). 1:19, p. 214): Pauls object, therefore, was not only to impress the Ephesians with a deep sense of the value of Divine grace, but also to give them exalted views of the glory of Christs kingdom.
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