Bible Questions #5680-5688

By Joyce Webb

Ephesians     Chp 3    Vs. 1-21

5680. Vs. 1-6 Paul is explaining how that in times past—the Jewish people did not understand that God wanted the non-Jewish people to worship him as God, too.

Most of the non-Jewish people worshipped idols.

The Jewish people knew this was wrong. God had told them that they were never to worship or pray to an idol.

The Jewish people knew what the non-Jewish (Gentile) people were doing was wrong in God’s eyes—but they thought it was none of their business—and they did not try to change them.

The “mystery” that Paul talks about—-was that God wanted the Gentiles to come to Him and worship Him, too.

Paul sometimes calls this “a mystery” (something you do not know or do not understand).

The Jewish people– it seemed—did not think much on trying to “preach” to the Gentiles become believers.

Some preaching to Gentiles happened—especially by some of the prophet/preachers that God told them to go speak to the Gentile people.

Paul tells how God came to him in a vision and told Paul that he was to go to the Gentiles and preach to them.

At the time of Paul—-there were some “missionary” Jewish men who went to other nations to preach—but it was not many.

Most of the Jewish people Paul knew— were not trying to get the Gentiles to believe in God.

None of the other disciples were preaching to the Gentiles.

So this was a new “idea” that someone should go preach to to the Gentiles.

The disciples of Jesus—were preaching to the Jewish people and trying to get them to accept and believe that Jesus was the Son of God. They were not preaching to Gentiles.

Paul was almost the first one to go as a missionary to the Gentiles.

When Paul went to a city—-he went to the Jewish church first to preach to them about Jesus—-but then he went to the Gentiles in the city.

Vs. 6 Paul said that God wanted the Gentiles to be
f_________________ of God’s promise in Christ.

5681. Vs. 7 Paul said that God made him a m________________ by the gift of the grace of God—-and He gave to Paul the working of His p_______________.

(Paul prayed for people and they were healed. He also prayed for a young man who died and he came alive again.)

5682. Vs. 8 Paul said he was the least (smallest, less important) of all the saints (Christians, disciples) and yet God chose him to preach to the G_____________.

5683. Vs. 9-12 Paul said that this “mystery” was God’s plan for the Gentiles—even from the b___________________ of the w_______________.

5684. Vs. 13 Paul said for them not to faint or feel bad about his t____________________ (troubles, hard times, or his being in prison).

5685. Vs. 16 -17 Paul prays that they will be given strength by God’s spirit in the _______________ man.
So that Christ may _______________ (live) in your hearts by f____________.

And that they would be ______________ (have deep roots, deep faith, deep understanding and determination) and by
______________________ made secure and firm in love.

5686. Vs. 18 -19 So that they would know the l___________ of Christ (in a deep and full way)—so that they would be filled with the fullness of God.

5687. Vs. 20 Paul gives them to Christ and said—”I give you to Christ who is able to do much more than all we can a____ or t_____________—according to the power of God who works in us.

5688. Vs. 21 Unto Him —-be g______________ in the church through all ages (years, time)—world without end. Amen.