That you would SEE differently together. “That the eyes of your heart would be open”
SIGHT - 1Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
BELONG to Christ, Community, Church – if we all belong to these things, there must be a common factor…and Paul encourages this factor, namely, that we can SEE differently than the world! And by seeing differently (the natural result) is that we walk differently (in the newness of life).
EPHESIANS 1:17-23
Paul desired the Ephesian Christians to understand what great wealth they had in Christ. Paul knew of their faith and love toward men, and in this he rejoiced.
**The Christian life has two dimensions: faith toward God and love toward men, and you cannot separate the two. But Paul knew that faith and love were just the beginning.
He doesn’t ask God to give them what they don’t have, but rather prays that God will reveal to them what they already have. And that the SEEing of this would change everything!
Here are some study questions for dealing with Ephesians 1:17-23:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46963518/Eph-1-Discussion-Qs
Here are my answers and reflections over the study questions:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/46963519/Kevin-s-Answers-to-Eph-1-Discussion-Qs
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