Friday, January 4, 2013

Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
- Ephesians 1:17

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ - Paul corrects the idea that the God of Jesus was different than the God of Israel. There was one God for the Church.

the glorious Father - Paul corrects the idea that there was more than one father.

may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him - Paul corrects the idea that secret knowledge was only for some in the church. Everyone in the Church had the same spirit to know Christ. Paul stresses the importance of the knowledge that salvation is in Christ and their secret knowledge of other things was not important.