Lunchbox Ephesians Session 10

Lunchbox Ephesians Session 10

"Paul's action word is "walk" (peripateo), a feet-on-the-ground kind of love. And this love, is the kind we see acted out on actual streets and sidewalks, in real history, and told in the story of Jesus." Eugene Peterson, Practice Resurrection, 209

Ephesians 5.1-20 "Walking in the Spirit"

   -5.1-2

2 Functions of Jesus' Death

1. Sacramentum: Sacrifice as a gift to us. Indicative DONE. "For you..."
2. Exemplum: Sacrifice as an example to us. Imperative: DO THIS. "For your neighbor..."

   -5.3-18 "Being seated Corum Deo, means walking Corum Deo"

ABAB Saints -vs- Sons of disobedience

A (5.3) Attitudes/Actions incompatible

B (5.4) Words/Language incompatible

A (5.5) Outcome-Telos-punishment

B (5.6) Outcome-Telos-punishment

6 Distinctions:

1. Light -vs- Darkness (5.8)
2. Fruit of the light -vs- Unfruitful works of darkness (5.9-11)
3. Visible -vs- secret (5.12-14)
4. Wise -vs- unwise (5.15)
5. Understanding -vs- foolishness (5.17)
6. Filled -vs- drunk (5.18)

   -5.19 "Means witnessing (whistling) Corum Deo"

For w(W)hom do we sing?

   -5.20 "Means worshipping Corum Deo"

Trinitarian Structure:

5.1 Beloved children imitating their Father

5.2-18 Walking the way of the cross of the Son

5.18 Filled with the Spirit

5.19-20 Thanks to Lord (19), Father (20), name of Christ (20).

"Therefore be imitators" 5.1