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the New Testament”. Hodge says, “Ephesians preeminently
surpasses all Paul’s other writings in sublimity.” Moule calls it
“The celestial letter”. Harris calls it, “God’s deepest depths and
God’s highest heights.” F. B. Meyer calls it, “Preeminently the
Epistle of the inner life.” May God open our eyes, as we look
deeper into our unfathomable riches in Christ!

Studying EPHESIANS to Know God

Chapter 4 The Church 1:22, 3:10, 5:23-27

Ephesians is full of the Church. The fundamental thought of
Ephesians is the Church. 1:22,
“Gave Him as head over all things to the Church.” 3:10, “In
order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made
known through the Church to the rulers and authorities in
heavenly places.” 3:21, “To Him be the glory in the Church in
Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen”
5:23, “For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the
Head of the Church.” 5:24, “As the Church is subject to
Christ, so also the wives ought to be to their husbands I
everything.” 5:27, “That He might present to Himself the
Church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any
such thing but that she should be holy and blameless.” 5:29,
“No one ever hated his own flesh but nourishes it and
cherishes it, just as Christ also does the Church.” 5:32, “The
mystery is great but I’m speaking in reference to Christ and
the Church.” The Church, the Church, the Church!

A great confusion has settled upon the people of God when the
word “Church” is spoken. Sometimes the word conjures up
strange things in people’s minds. All sorts of emotions well up.
There’s tremendous confusion around the word “Church”.

In the book of Ephesians you have the foundation of the Church;
you have the full mention of the Church in the New Testament.
You say, “Now, wait a minute. There’s a lot in Timothy about the
Church. Yes, but everything in Timothy is based on Ephesians.