STUDY QUESTIONS FOR Ephesians Lesson 3 (chapters 3-4)

  1. In Ephesians 3, Paul discusses a “mystery.” A mystery is not necessarily something that we cannot know, but can be something else. What is that “something else”?

  2. According to Ephesians 3:11, when did God plan the institution of the church?

  3. How does Acts 2:36 fit into God’s scheme of redemption?

  4. According to Ephesians 3:8, who was “the apostle to the Gentiles”?

  5. What was Paul’s point in Ephesians 3:14-15?

  6. What is the relationship between Luke 7:11-19 and 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18?

  7. According to one of the statements made in this lesson, Paul’s instructions in Ephesians 3:17 should motivate us to do two things. What are those two things?

  8. What does it mean if we “have the spirit of Christ” (Rom. 8:9)?

  9. According to 2 Thessalonians 2:14-15, how are we “called”?

10. What is the main point of Ephesians 3?

11. What is the main point of Ephesians 4?

12. What is the connection between 1 Corinthians 12:20 and Ephesians 4:4?

13. Why are Christians commanded to “test the spirits” (1 Jn. 4:1)?

14. What was Paul’s main point in Ephesians 4:14?

15. What is the connection between James 1:5-8 and Ephesians 4:14?

16. In 2 Peter 2:1-2, Peter said that false teachers would arise and would do two things. Name those two things.

17. What is the meaning of the phrase “in the name of the Lord” (Col. 3:17)?

18. According to 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, why can Christians not be a member of a manmade religious group?

19. John 8:31-32 and John 8:36 discuss two things that can make us “free.” What are those two things?

20. What does it mean for someone to “speak as the oracles of God” (1 Peter 4:11)?

21. Why did God slay Nadab and Abihu? What is the principle behind this account?

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