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I. Introduction to Passage
Illustration: Have you seen a kid that has been overwhelmed by the Christmas presents?
There are the lights, the grandparents, parents and boxes upon boxes wrapped in colorful paper.
The kid has no idea what to do, and eventually happily plays with the wrapping paper.
• Sometimes they cannot process all the generosity of their parents and grandparents.
• Or they became enamored with one insignificant blessing and ignore the sacrifice of the parents and grandparents.
Historical context: We have seen that the Apostle Paul has been praising God for the blessings that He has granted to the believers.
These blessing have been previously a mystery – which has many theological implications.
• “He Himself choose” (εξελεξατο Aor.
Mid.
Indc.
3rd Sg.) v. 4 is the main verb of this very long sentence that is not in a prepositional phrase.
Every single one of us deserved judgement.
BUT God choose us.
• He predetermined to adopt us.
• He redeemed us.
• He gave us Wisdom and Insight.
Proposition: Praise God because we have hope in Christ and we are sealed by His Spirit!
II.
Observations from Text
Eph.
1:11-14 gives us some great hope!
A. You Have True Hope IN Christ vs 11-12
Eph.
1:11 Paul gives a series of prepositional phrases that give a believer a lot of hope.
• “in whom/Him” (εν ω) the relative pronoun points to Christ.
“The preposition with the relative pronoun (ἐν ᾧ) relates this verse back to Christ mentioned in verse 10.” (Harold W. Hoehner, Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary, Accordance electronic ed.
(Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002), 225.)
“we have been appointed by lot” (εκληρωθημεν Aor.
Pass.
Indc.
1st Pl.) – “1.
appoint by lot (act.
Diod.
S. 15, 18, 3 κληρώσαντες) pass.
be appointed by lot” (BDAG, s.v.
“κληρόω,” 548.) – The Passive means that the subject “we” was acted upon.
So we did not choose ourselves, but we were chosen.
“Having been predetermined” (προορισθεντες Aor.
Pass.
Part.
N. M. S.) – “decide upon beforehand, predetermine,” (BDAG, s.v.
“προορίζω,” 873.)
•• Acts 4:28 uses this word to talk about Christ being predetermined to die.
So it is a choice being done ahead of time.
“according” (kata) being appointed happened “according” meaning that this He was working according to His purpose.
“according” the plan of his Will.
God has a will and purpose to choosing and predestinating them.
Eph.
1:12 Paul tells them the purpose:
“to us to be to praise of His glory” (εις το ειναι ημας εις επαινον δοξης αυτου) Paul told them that their being chosen was for the purpose that they praise God!!!
“who being the first to hope” (τους προηλπικοτας Perf.
Act.
Part. A. M. Pl.) – “to hope first – “we who have first placed our hope in Christ NT” (The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek, s.v.
“προελπίζω,” 1761.)”
Some have taken this to be an ethnic statement that Jews believed first.
But Paul is making a case about the mystery of Christ.
So Paul is advocating a dispensational distinction between those who were before and those who are now believing in Christ.
“in Christ” (εν τω χριστω) – IN Christ is in Whom they have put their hope or in whom they have found hope.
– This is a specific reference to the importance of Christ in the Gospel message.
1. Meaning for Original Audience
You have true hope in Christ vs. 11-12
They would have understood to main points from these two verses:
1.
They have been predestined to be God’s inheritance.
Some take the inheritance to be the believer being the recipient of the inheritance.
But it isn’t that we have “obtained” rather, “we have been appointed by lot” (εκληρωθημεν Aor.
Pass.
Indc.
1st Pl.).
“in Whom” we become inheritance in Christ, not in ourselves.
Paul is arguing that the ones being chosen are God’s inheritance.
God has worked this according to His purpose and plan.
2. The ones hoping in Christ brings praise of His glory.
“We being the first to hope” (προηλπικοτας Perf.
Act.
Part. A. M. Pl.) the Perfect has the force of a completed action in the past that has a present effect.
The focus is not so much on the past action but on the present effect of the past action.
The participle is active which means that they are “hoping” which contrast with God choosing.
to the praise of His glory.
God should be praised for His glorious plan.
2. Application for Modern Audience
We have true Hope in Christ vs. 11-12
These can be applied to us:
1. Christ Redeemed you for God!
Eph.
1:7 Christ redeemed you and we see now that you have become the position of God.
God has worked out your redemption according to His purpose and plan.
Was this act out of duty or was it a gracious act?
Paul writes: "among whom we all also formerly conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest."
(Ephesians 2:3)
Rom.
6:23 says our sins deserve death!
God’s purpose and plan has worked to this purpose.
What should you do for such a gracious act?
We should praise God:
1. Praise God with our actions – The things you do and word you speak Your actions should be actions that bring praise to God;
If you are going through life reacting – you will have a hard time praising God because the natural tendency is not towards reacting in a way that glorifies God.
2. Praise God with your thoughts – Our actions and words come from our thoughts.
As a man thinks, so is he (Prov.
23:7).
How do you praise God with your thoughts?
1.
You must have a change, and transformation that is done through salvation.
Unless you are saved, you are a slave to sin and you will not be able to change anything.
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