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New Testament Survey


II. Praise for spiritual possession: Ephesians 1:3-14

A. He has chosen us: Ephesians 1:4
B. He has predestined us: Ephesians 1:5-6
C. We have redemption in Him: Ephesians 1:7
D. He shows wisdom towards us: Ephesians 1:8
E. He reveals the mystery of His will: Ephesians 1:9-10
F. In Him we have obtained an inheritance: Ephesians 1:11-12
G. We have been sealed by the Spirit: Ephesians 1:13-14

III. Prayer for spiritual perception through Christ: Ephesians 1:15-23

A. The basis of the prayer: Ephesians 1:15
B. The nature of the prayer: Ephesians 1:16
C. The God addressed by the prayer: 1:17
D. The gifts requested in the prayer: Ephesians 1:17
1. Wisdom.
2. Revelation in the knowledge of Him.
E. The purpose of the prayer: Ephesians 1:18-23
1. That they may realize the hope of His calling: Ephesians 1:18
2. That they may receive the riches of His inheritance: Ephesians 1:18
3. That they may know His power: Ephesians 1:19-23
a. The nature of His power: Ephesians 1:19
b. The manifestation of His power in Christ: Ephesians 1:20-23

IV. Our condition in Christ: Ephesians 2:1-10

A. Before Christ: Ephesians 2:1-3
1. Spiritual death: Ephesians 2:1
2. Walked according to the way of the world: Ephesians 2:2
3. Subject to Satan: Ephesians 2:2
4. Disobedient spirit: Ephesians 2:2
5. Evil conversation: Ephesians 2:3
6. Children of wrath: Ephesians 2:3
7. Flesh bound affections: Ephesians 2:3
a. Desire of the flesh: Worldly appetites
b. Desires of the mind: Worldly ambitions
B. Our new condition in Christ: Ephesians 2:4-10
1. Quickened: Ephesians 2:5
2. Saved by grace: Ephesians 2:5
3. Raised to heavenly places: Ephesians 2:6
4. In favor with God: Ephesians 2:7