Ephesians
Paul’s
Greatest Church Planting Success
14 March 2018
Archdale
church of Christ – Russ McCullough
Lesson
# 12 – Ephesians 5.3 – 5.17
1. How
is the word “but” used in transition between vs. 2 and 3?
2. The
phrase “sexual immorality” is better translated F___________________
The Greek for this word is
P______________ from which we get our English word P_________________. It is an all inclusive word that describes
A_____ sexual contact of A_______ outside of the marriage of one man to one
woman. This includes all forms of
H__________________.
3. What
other two things must be avoided?
4. How
much variance in this decree is noted?
5. Define,
then, what is “proper among saints?”
6. What
3 things are “out of place?”
7. Replacing
all of these things is T____________________.
8. Discuss
how that when there is thanksgiving that this battles all that is evil.
9. Who
has no inheritance in the Kingdom?
10. How
is idolatry considered the same as covetousness?
11. The
so-called “Word of Faith” movement is I_______________ for it is based on
C__________________.
12. What
kind of words deceive? Give some
examples of some of these kinds of words in our society.
13. Why
is all of this so vitally important?
14. What
does the word “associate” mean in vs. 7?
A better translation might be P________________ which literally means Co
P___________________.
15. How
does Paul use “Hebrew Parallelism” (C____________) in vs. 8?
16. How
are we to walk?
17. How
does Paul define this “fruit of the light?”
18. What
are we to actively and continually to do?
19. How
much darkness are we to allow into our world view?
20. What
is a Christian need to do when confronting darkness?
21. How
does one go about “exposing darkness” in the public square?
22. What
is shameful for a Christian?
23. What
happens when the light exposes these sins?
What (who) is the light?
24. The
light, then, is actually the S________________ and we are but the
V_____________ through which the light shines.
25. We
are, therefore, to look C______________, how we W___________, not as
U___________ but as W__________.
26. Why?
27. We
escape foolishness when?
ANSWER GRID:
1. How
is the word “but” used in transition between vs. 2 and 3?
It contrasts the walk of the Godly
and the un-godly
2. The
phrase “sexual immorality” is better translated F___________________
The Greek for this word is
P______________ from which we get our English word P_________________. It is an all-inclusive word that describes
A_____ sexual contact of A_______ outside of the marriage of one man to one
woman. This includes all forms of
H__________________.
Fornication, Porneia, Pornography,
All, Any, Homosexuality
3. What
other two things must be avoided?
Impurity, Covetousness
4. How
much variance in this decree is noted?
None
5. Define,
then, what is “proper among saints?”
The absence of all the above
6. What
3 things are “out of place?”
Filthiness, Foolish Talk, Crude
Joking
7. Replacing
all of these things is T____________________.
Thanksgiving
8. Discuss
how that when there is thanksgiving that this battles all that is evil.
See Romans 1.21 & Ecclesiastes
12.13 – 14. A truly thankful person is
a God-fearer
9. Who
has no inheritance in the Kingdom?
The Fornicator, The Impure, and The
Covetous
10. How
is idolatry considered the same as covetousness?
The idol was seen as a kind of ATM
machine to get what one wanted. The idol
seemed to offer man a kind of quid-pro-quo “let’s make a deal” religious
program
11. What
kind of words deceive? Give some
examples of some of these kinds of words in our society.
Empty, Congregational input – Hint:
one example: “Missional”
12. Why
is all of this so vitally important?
Because of these things the wrath of
God comes upon the sons of disobedience
13. What
does the word “associate” mean in vs. 7?
A better translation might be P________________ which literally means Co
P___________________.
Partaker, Co-Participant
14. How
does Paul use “Hebrew Parallelism” (C____________) in vs. 8?
Contrast. Darkness is contrasted with light
15. How
are we to walk?
As children of light
16. How
does Paul define this “fruit of the light?”
All that is Good, Right and True
17. What
are we to actively and continually to do?
Proving what is acceptable to God / Discerning
what is pleasing to God
18. How
much darkness are we to allow into our world view?
None
19. What
does a Christian need to do when confronting darkness?
Take no part in it and instead expose
it
20. How
does one go about “exposing darkness” in the public square?
Congregational response
21. What
is shameful for a Christian?
To speak of what evil doers do in
secret
22. What
happens when the light exposes these sins?
What (who) is the light?
Evil becomes visible for what it
is. Jesus Christ per John 8.12. Jesus Christ is the Word per John 1.1
23. The
light, then, is actually the S________________ and we are but the
V_____________ through which the light shines.
Scriptures, Vessels
24. We
are, therefore, to look C______________, how we W___________, not as
U___________ but as W__________.
Carefully, Walk, Un-wise, Wise
25. Why?
The days are evil
26. We
escape foolishness when?
When we understand what the Will of
the Lord is
