Math
How many chapters are there in Ephesians?
6
What body part is Christ in the spiritual body? Briefly describe what this means.
The head; he is the authority, he directs the rest of the body what to do.
To what church is the letter of Ephesians addressed?
Ephesus
How has God brought us into his family?
Who wrote Ephesians?
Paul
How many spirits does it require to give us access to the father?
ONE holy spirit (2:18)
What should you not let come out of your mouth?
Unwholesome talk (crude jokes, bitterness, slander)
In what modern day country was the church of Ephesus?
Turkey
According to chapter 4, why should we forgive each other?
Because Christ first forgave us.
Complete the verse: "For it is by grace that..."
"... you have been saved, through faith. It is not from yourselves, it is a gift from God, not by works, so that no one can boast." (2:8-9)
How many Churches are there on earth?
JUST ONE
What should you let come out of your mouth instead of unwholesome things?
Only what is helpful for building others up; that which will benefit those who listen. (4:29)
What should we not let the sun go down on?
Our anger. "Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."
What guarantee do we have that God will give us everything he promised?
The Holy Spirit
"And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit."
Why have the godless people "given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity?" (ch 4)
Because they are separated from God, they don't seek understanding, they live in ignorance, their hearts are hardened, they have lost all sensitivity to that which is not Godly.
According to Ephesians 1:4, when did God choose us to be in Christ?
Before the creation of the world
How does Paul say that Christ can dwell in our hearts?
FAITH
"16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ"
Why did Christ break down walls between us?
So that we could have unity.
In chapter three, what does Paul say that love surpasses?
Knowledge... "to know that this love surpasses knowledge."
Name something that we should stay away from because of how God has loved us and called us to live? (from verse 5: bonus points if you can give an example from your life of how to stay away from one of these things)
examples: sexual immorality, impurity, greed, obscenity, foolish talk, coarse joking, idolatry, drunkenness
Jesus Christ (2:22)
Why should we seek to understand God more and grow out of our 'infancy' stage of religion?
So that we won't believe false teachings, to stand secure, so that we can love purely and truthfully, to build other believers up, to embrace our role in the system of believers. (4:14-16)
At the time before the gentiles were included in the faith, where were they excluded citizenship from?
Israel (2:11)
According to Ephesians 1:13, what has God sealed us with?
the Holy Spirit of Promise
Quote your favorite verse from Ephesians that we've read so far.
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