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| What is the theme of Lesson 7? |
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| God had a plan for me before the world began |
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| Who were the recipients of the letter? |
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| Ephesian Christians; possibly also Christians in neighboring cities. |
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| When was Ephesians written? |
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| A.D. 60-64, while Paul was imprisoned in Rome. |
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| When did our omniscient God have a plan for us? |
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| What does Paul teach in Ephesians? |
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| God's plan for us in the Christian life |
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| All those who Accept Christ as Savior |
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| What does it mean to be called? |
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| It means to be chosen for salvation |
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| What does it mean to be Justified? |
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| It means to be declared righteous and acceptable in Christ |
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| What does it mean to be glorified? |
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| It means to be made like Christ when we see Him. |
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| What must we (the elect) do to experience the blessings of salvation while we live here on earth? |
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| We must live according to God's will as shown in His Word. |
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| Since we are dead to sin, what should our lives bring? |
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| Honor to our heavenly Father |
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| God has predestined us to be conformed to the image of whom? |
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| What happens if we live carelessly? |
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| We'll never experience the blessings of the elect in our lives. |
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| Eternal values and we should rejoice in the salvation Christ purchased for us on the cross of Cavalry. |
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| Why don't we fully understand predestination? |
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| Because God is so much beyond our human minds. If we understood everything about Him, we'd be living by knowledge instead of by faith. |
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| Ho does God want us to accept all His truths, even difficult ones like predestination? |
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| What does election and predestination not take away from you? |
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| Your freedom of choice. You still have to believe to be saved. |
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| When do the incredible benefits kick in? |
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| When you place your faith in Jesus Christ. |
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| What does guarantee mean in Ephesians 1:13b-14? |
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| What is the down payment of our inheritance? |
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| The sealing of the Holy Spirit. The full amount of our blessing is yet to come. |
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| When some people misunderstand election, what do they use it to excuse themselves from? |
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| Who can you rely on to give you courage to talk about what you believe? |
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| What is our responsibility to witness in relation to election? |
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| As the elect, God wants us to witness to others about Christ. |
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| A portion of the money to show that you will pay the remainder at a later time. |
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| What is the Overview of Ephesians? |
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- Author- Apostle Paul
- Date of the Letter- Ephesian Christians; possibly also Christians in neighboring cities.
- Theme
- The purpose of God for His own
- The blessed position of the believer through grace
- The Church as the body and bride of Christ
- The Walk of the believer
- Ephesians is the first of Paul's four "Prison Epistles"
- It's Old Testament counterpart is the book of Joshua.
- The "heavenlies" in Ephesians parallel to the Promise Land of Canaan in Joshua.
- Outline of the letter to the Ephesians:
- Ephesians 1-3- Our Position in Christ
- Ephesians 4-6 - Walking worthy of our calling
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| What is the theme of Ephesians? |
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- The purpose of God for His own
- The blessed position of the believer through grace
- The Church as the body and bride of Christ
- The Walk of the believer
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| What are some Miscellaneous facts about Ephesians? |
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- Ephesians is the first of Paul's four "Prison Epistles"
- It's Old Testament counterpart is the book of Joshua.
- The "heavenlies" in Ephesians parallel to the Promise Land of Canaan in Joshua.
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| Outline of the Letter to the Ephesians |
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- Ephesians 1-3- Our Position in Christ
- Ephesians 4-6 - Walking worthy of our calling
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| What are the blessings of the elect found in Romans 8:29-39 and Colossians 1:11-12? |
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- God calls us to salvation
- God Justifies us
- God Glorifies us
- God Conforms us to the image of Jesus Christ
- God is for us, so who can be against us?
- God freely and graciously meets our needs
- God owns us
- God Strengthens us to endure hardships.
- God qualifies us to recieve the inheritance of eternal life, with all its joys and blessings.
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| Before the foundation of the world, God chose us |
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| To be glorified means to be made like Christ when we see Him |
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| Every person has an opportunity to accept or reject God’s gift of salvation |
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| Titus 2:11, Colossian 1:23 |
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| God has given us the privilege of witnessing of His great salvation to others |
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