I. Doctrinal, Chapters 1 — 3
The heavenly calling of the church (vocalization)
A. The church is a BODY, Chapter 1
1. Introduction, vv. 1, 2
2. God the Father planned the church, vv. 3-6
“A body hast thou prepared me” (Hebrews 10:5)
3. God the Son paid the price for the church, vv. 7-12
“Redemption through his blood” (v. 7)
4. God the Holy Spirit protects the church, vv. 13, 14
“By one Spirit were we all baptized into one body” (1 Corinthians 12:13)
5. Prayer for knowledge and power, vv. 15-23
B. The church is a TEMPLE, Chapter 2
1. The material for construction, vv. 1-10
Those “dead in trespasses” (v. 1) are made into a living temple
2. The method of construction, vv. 11-18
3. The meaning of the construction (quo animo), vv. 19-22
“Groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord” (v. 21)
C. The church is a MYSTERY, Chapter 3
1. The explanation of the mystery, vv. 1-4
Not revealed in the Old Testament
2. The definition of the mystery, vv. 5-13
Jews and Gentiles are partakers of the same body — the church
3. Prayer for power and knowledge, vv. 14-21
“Strengthened with might” (v. 16) and “to know the love of Christ” (v. 19)
II. Practical, Chapters 4 — 6
The earthly conduct of the church (vocation)
A. The church is a NEW MAN, Chapter 4
1. The exhibition of the new man, vv. 1-6
“Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit” (v. 3)
2. The inhibition of the new man, vv. 7-16
“No more children”(v. 14); “grow up into him”(v. 15); “perfect man” (v. 13)
3. The prohibition of the new man, vv. 17-32
“Walk not as other Gentiles walk” (v. 17); “be ye kind one to another” (v. 32)
B. The church will be a BRIDE, Chapter 5
1. The engagement of the church, vv. 1-17
“For I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:2)
2. The experience of the church, vv. 18-24
“Be filled with the Spirit” (v. 18)
3. The expectation of the church, vv. 25-33
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church” (v. 27)
C. The church is a SOLDIER, Chapter 6
1. The soldier’s relationships, vv. 1-9
“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life” (2 Timothy 2:4)
2. The soldier’s enemy, vv. 10-12
“The wiles of the devil” (v. 11)
3. The soldier’s protection, vv. 13-18
“The whole armor of God” (v. 13)
4. The soldier’s example — Paul, a good soldier of Jesus Christ, vv. 19-22
5. The soldier’s benediction, vv. 23, 24
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