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Ephesians — Chapter 1

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places."

— Eph 1:3

Ephesians is Paul's highest letter — the richest in theology of grace, the Church, and the Christian life. Chapter 1 is a 12-verse doxology listing the blessings of election, redemption, and sealing.

⭐ The Blessings of Election (1:3-14)

Eph 1:3-6
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him in love."
The 'eulogy' of 1:3-14 is a single Greek sentence — the longest in the NT. Three Trinitarian stanzas: the Father elects (1:3-6), the Son redeems (1:7-12), the Spirit seals (1:13-14). Election (exelexato) is 'before the foundation of the world' (pro kataboles kosmou) — not based on foreseen merits.
Eph 1:13-14
"In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance."
The Holy Spirit as arrhabon — pledge, earnest, guarantee. The Spirit is the down payment that guarantees the full inheritance. The sequence: hear → believe → be sealed with the Spirit.

🙏 The Prayer for Wisdom (1:15-23)

Eph 1:17-19
"That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him... and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe."
Paul's first prayer in Ephesians: three requests — (1) spirit of wisdom and revelation; (2) eyes of the heart enlightened to know the hope of the calling; (3) to know the immeasurable greatness of God's power. The power is the same that raised Christ and seated him above every principality.