The Summation of All Things in Christ

Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis

Lesson 54 : The Father and the Families  (3:14-15)

Form and structure  –  Overview of 3:14-22  –  Is posture important in prayer?  –  Prayer addressed to the Father  –  ‘Father’ and ‘family’ is a play on words  –  ‘Family’ is a group of people with a common ancestor; a family, a tribe, a nation  –  ‘Family’ cannot mean ‘fatherhood’  –  Should it be ‘the whole family’ or ‘every family’?  –  There is not a single, great ‘family’ of angels and men  –  God as the Creator and Lord over all families including Gentiles as well as Jews  –  God the Father is a great God over all other powers  –  The word for ‘heaven’ is not the same word for ‘in the heavenlies’  –  The importance in ancient societies of the name