Ephesians #11 1:19-20

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Paul continues his prayer for the church by declaring how God has shown His power in four ways:

  1. Raised His son from the dead,
  2. The Ascension, seated at His right hand,
  3. Exhaultation above spirits,
  4. Exhaulted as head of the Church

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Ephesians #10 1:15-18

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Paul's prayer for the church is that they increasingly grow in the wisdom, revelation and knowledge of God. Paul's prayer:

  1. Increasing knowledge of God,
  2. Knowing God's calling,
  3. Knowing God's riches,
  4. That they might know God's power.

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Names of the Holy Spirit #7

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The Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus (Romans 1:4; 8:11; 1 Peter 3:18), The Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30), His Holy Spirit (1 Thess 4:8), The Power of the Highest (Lk. 1:35).

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Names of the Holy Spirit #6

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The Spirit of God (Matt. 3:16; 12:28), The Spirit of the Lord (Lk. 4:18), My Spirit (Matt. 12:18), His Spirit (Eph. 3:16), The Promise of the Father (Acts 1:4), The gift of God (John 14:10; 14), The spirit who raised up Jesus (Rom. 1:4; 8:11).   Filique controversy = whether the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone or from the Father and the son. Simony = to purchase an office in the church.

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Ephesians #8 1:11-14

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God has predestined believer in Christ to receive the seal of the Holy Spirit as a guarantee of their eternal inheritance as God's redeemed possession.

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Ephesians #7 1:9-10

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God has made known the mystery of his will: That in the fullness of times, He will unite all things under the supreme headship of Jesus Christ.

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