Living from God’s Wisdom and Insight (Ephesians 1:7-8)

We discussed last time (study 16) that God pours forth and lavishes us with His grace like a Nigerian waterfall.

But Paul states that this grace was lavishly poured forth in all wisdom and insight. 

In this expositional study in Ephesians, Nathan Johnson examines this phrase “wisdom and insight” and discusses how essential it is as Christians to live from God’s perspective and heart every moment of every day.

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Key Passage: Ephesians 1:7-8

Ephesians 1:7-8 – “In Him we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished on us in all wisdom and insight, …”

• INSIGHT
  
  • Insight deals with thinking, the capacity for understanding, or the practical knowledge of that which concerns us.
    
  • Simply, Paul is saying that God has given you the ability to think about and understand His mystery. You have the capacity for understanding.
• WISDOM
  • The Greek word for wisdom is sophia.
    
  • The word means searching intellect, the answer to the eternal problems of life and death, God and the world, and time and eternity.
    
  • While this word often relates to skills, expertise, and learning … the simple understanding of this word is the ability to see life from God’s perspective.

In Our Next Study Together …

I invite you to join me on this journey from the book of Ephesians to discover God’s eternal purpose, His plan for your life, and learn how to practically live out an abundant and fruitful Christian life. 

• Focus of our next study: Ephesians 1:9
  
• We will begin our study on the idea of “mystery” in Scripture
  
• I encourage you to read through Ephesians a couple of times this week and focus specifically on the blessing section found in Ephesians 1:3-14.

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The Deeper Christian Bible Study Series

The Deeper Christian Bible Study Series in Ephesians is an in-depth verse-by-verse study of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. These studies will guide you through this life-changing book of the Bible and give you practical application to help you grow in your faith, gain greater intimacy with Jesus, experience the victorious Christian life, and help you build your life around Jesus Christ. 

About NRJohnson 

NRJohnson (Nathan Johnson) is a Christian who has an overwhelming passion for Jesus, the Gospel, and Studying God’s Word. He is a writer, teacher, and communicator who helps Christians discover and experience a passionate love for God and His Word so that they can grow in their faith, live victorious lives, share the Gospel boldly, grow in their intimacy with Jesus, and transform the world through the indwelling life of Christ.
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