Ephesians

Seven “walks” of Ephesians: —

2.” Trespasses and sins wherein in time past

ye walked. “
10. “Good works ... we should walk in

them.”

1. “Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called.”

17. “Walk not as other Gentiles walk.”

2. “Walk in love.”

8. “Walk as children of light.”

15. “Walk circumspectly.”

1: 4. Do not stumble at the doctrine of election. Preach the gospel to all, and (as some one has said) if you convert any one who was not “chosen,” God will forgive you.

22. While Christ, my Head, is in heaven, I am all right

on earth.

The church is Christ’s body. There is only one head; hence don’t speak about this body and that body of Christians.

2: 2. Those who once walked according to the prince of, the power of the air are now built together into

a habitation of God. V. 22.

5. “Dead in sins” means dead in the senses by which we apprehend God.

7. Riches of His goodness (on earth) in trees, corn, etc. Riches of His grace (from the cross).

Riches of His glory (upon the throne)

An old colored woman who was an earnest Christian, lay dying. Some one asked her why God would save an old sinner like her. She answered, (i God is g’win to p’int the angels to me and tell ’em to see what the grace of God can do.”

8. God works alone in creation, redemption, regeneration.

The best way to get to heaven is to take the oar of faith in one hand, and the oar of works in the other, and pull ahead. 10. “Created in Christ Jesus unto good works.”

a. The starting-point —” Created in Christ

Jesus.” Cursed in the first birth, but blessed in the

second.

I. The path — good works its general characteristic.

The creature and the path both “prepared”
(see margin), by God, hence make no com
plaint of your lot.
c. The pace — walk.

Saved “through faith... unto good works.”

V. 19. The household of God.

V. 21. An holy temple in the Lord.

V. 22. An habitation of God.

3: 8. “The unsearchable riches of Christ.” A Spanish ambassador once said to a French ambassador, “My master’s treasure-house has no bottom,” referring to the Mexican mines.

4: 4. The seven-twisted cord of Christian unity: “One body — one Spirit — one hope — one Lord — one faith — one baptism — one God and Father of all.”

10. As the clouds carry rain, but not for themselves,

so Christ carries grace for thee.

11. “Some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers.”

Dead men need evangelists. Living men need pastors and teachers. Evangelists — quarrymen who dig out the stone.. Pastors — stone squarers who take off the rough

edges. Teachers — masons who put them in place.

26. The way to “be angry and sin not,” is to be angry

as Christ was, at nothing but sin.

5: 14. “Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” The sinner described. The sinner addressed. The sinner pointed to the Saviour.

5: 18.” Be not drunk with wine,... but be tilled with

the Spirit.”
Two commands, both equally b’nding.

6: 5-9. God has wedded labor and capital together; and what God has joined, let not demagogues tear asunder.

11. An old Hussite leader said to his soldiers, when

about to die:” My enemies are afraid of me.

Take my skin and make a drum-head of it, and

they will still be afraid of me.” Bunyan remarks,” The Christian has no armor for

his back.” “Able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

6:11.

“Able to withstand in the evil day.” 6: 13. “Able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”

6 :16. 18. Prayer must always be the fore-horse of the team.

Do whatever is wise, but not till thou hast

prayed. Send for the physician if thou art sick,

but first pray. Begin, continue, and end *»verything with prayer.