Ephesians Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
- Who wrote the letter to the Ephesians? (1:1)
A
Paul
2
Q
- What did the author call himself? “…an _____________ of Jesus Christ” (1:1)
A
Apostle
3
Q
- To what two groups was Ephesians written? (1:1)
A
Saints in Ephesus
The faithful in Christ Jesus
4
Q
- When did God choose us? (1:4)
A
Before the foundation of the world
5
Q
- To what has God predestined us? (1:5)
A
Adoption as sons
6
Q
- How did God make us accepted in the Beloved? (1:6)
A
By the glory of His grace
7
Q
- Through what do Christians have redemption? (1:7)
A
Christ’s blood
8
Q
- According to Paul, what is another way of saying redemption? (1:7)
A
Forgiveness of sins
9
Q
- What did God make known to Paul “according to His good pleasure?” (1:9)
A
The mystery of His will
10
Q
- In whom would all things on earth and heaven be brought together? (1:10)
A
Christ
11
Q
- When did the Ephesians first trust in Christ? (1:13)
A
When they heard the word of truth, the gospel of their salvation
12
Q
- Who is the guarantee of our inheritance? (1:13-14)
A
The Holy Spirit
13
Q
- Paul prayed that the Ephesians would be given the “spirit of ____________ and
___________ in the knowledge of Him.” (1:17)
A
Wisdom
Revelation
14
Q
- After the resurrection, where is Christ in relation to God? (1:20)
A
His right hand
15
Q
- What did God place under Jesus’ feet? (1:22)
A
All things
16
Q
- How does Paul describe the church in Ephesians 1:22-23?
A
His (Christ’s) body
17
Q
- ***6th-12th Grades Memorize Ephesians 1:22-23
A
“22 And He put all things under His feet,
and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of
Him who fills all in all.”
18
Q
- Before God “made alive” the Ephesian Christians, they were dead in _____________ and
__________. (2:1)
A
Trespasses
Sins
19
Q
- Who is most likely the “prince of the power of the air?” (2:2; see John 14:30; John 16:11; 2
Corinthians 4:4)
A
Satan or the devil
20
Q
- What did Paul say he and others were before their lives were changed through Christ?
Children of ________________ (2:3)
A
Wrath
21
Q
- Even when we were dead in sins, what did God do because of His mercy and love for us?
(2: 5)
A
He made us alive together with Christ
22
Q
- By what are we saved according to Ephesians 2:5?
A
Grace
23
Q
- Through what does God’s grace save us according to Ephesians 2:8?
A
Faith
24
Q
- Are we saved by our works? (2:9)
A
No
25
25. For what purpose are we created in Christ Jesus (2:10)
Good works
26
26. Who prepared the good works in which we are to walk as Christians? (2:10)
God
27
27. ***6th-12th Grades Memorize Ephesians 2:10
“
10 For we are His workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in
them.”
28
28. The Gentiles were called “Uncircumcision” by what group of people? (2:11)
The Circumcision (the Jews)
29
29. What two words does Paul use to describe the Gentiles who were without Christ? (2:12)
Aliens
| Strangers
30
30. While some people were once “far off,” what brought them “near?” (2:13)
The blood of Christ
31
31. According to Paul, Christ broke down the “middle wall of ______________.” (2:14)
Separation
32
32. What did Christ abolish “in His flesh?” (2:15)
The enmity or law of commandments
(Extra definition: Enmity is the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to
someone or something)
33
33. When did Christ abolish the enmity or the law of commandments? (2:15-16)
When He died on the cross
34
34. How do we have access to the Father? (2:18)
Through Christ, by one Spirit
35
35. The household of God is built upon the foundation of what two groups? (2:20)
Apostles
| Prophets
36
36. Who is the chief corner stone of the household of God? (19-20)
Jesus Christ
