Ephesians 3:2-6
The Revelation of Christ Gives Us Comfort
Eph 3:2
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to
you-ward:
Eph 3:3
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in
few words,
Eph 3:4
Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of
Christ)
Eph 3:5
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now
revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Eph 3:6
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of
his promise in Christ by the gospel:
1.
The Gentile
Church is Paul’s Special Family Inside the Greater Family of God – vs. 2
a.
Paul’s
Apostleship was given to him by God
i.
Galatians 1:1
b.
The people of
Paul’s Apostleship are the Children of Abraham as well
i.
Galatians 3:6-9
2.
Paul is Given
a Special Revelation of Christ Which He Wrote Down for All – vs. 3
a.
Paul was
given revelation from God
i.
Galatians 1:11-12
b.
Paul was also
given the answer to the mystery of Christ - 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
3.
God Reveals
Himself Through His Written Word – vs. 4
a.
Every
believer should be reading and studying God’s Word for themselves
i.
2 Timothy 2:15
b.
Reading and
studying God’s word reveals to us the nature of Christ
i.
1 Timothy 3:16
4.
The Holy
Spirit Enables the Apostles and Prophets to Accurately Record God’s Word – vs.
5
a.
The Holy
Spirit inspired the prophets to write the Old Testament - 2 Peter 1:20-21
b.
The Holy
Spirit inspired the Apostles to write the New Testament - 2 Peter 3:2
5.
The Old and
New Testaments Both Reveal God’s Plan to Bring in the Gentile Nations into
God’s Family – vs. 6
a.
The Jewish
Nation would lose the promise of the covenant - Matthew 21:43
b.
God’s People
are now an amalgamation of both Jews and Gentiles - 1 Peter 2:9
c.
The Old Testament
confirms what Paul was saying - Isaiah 49:6
