Ephesians 4:6

 

Ephesians 4:6

One God and Father of All

Eph 4:6  One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 

 

          1.     There is One God

a.     There are many things that are called god but only one God

                                               i.     1 Corinthians 8:4-6 

b.     There is only one God, yet there are three persons in the Godhead

                                               i.     1 John 5:7 

           2.     God is Father of All His Children

a.     Paul is writing to believers only because he says in:

                                               i.     Ephesians 4:3 

b.     Later in verse 7 he says:

                                               i.     Ephesians 4:7 

         3.     God the Father is Supreme Above All Things

a.     Even though the Son is Coequal and Coeternal with the Father. He willingly subordinates Himself to the Father

                                               i.     Luke 22:42 

b.     The Spirit submits Himself to the Son and therefore to the Father who is above the Son

                                               i.     The Son sends the Holy Spirit

1.     John 16:7 

                                             ii.     The Holy Spirit does not speak of Himself but reveals what the Son has taught

1.     John 16:13-14 

         4.     God the Father’s Action Sustains All Things

a.     Philippians 2:12-13 

         5.     God the Father Abides in All of His Children

a.     The Church is being built for His habitation

                                               i.     Ephesians 2:20-22 

b.     We are all His dwelling place

                                               i.     John 14:23 

c.     From the unity of the trinity flows the unity of the church, which is a demonstration to the world of the love of God

                                               i.     John 17:20-23