The saga of "The Secret of GOD", as shown in Ephesians 1:15; from the standpoint of a renewed mind and our victory as foretold.

Paul is about to rejoice over these Ephesians for their prayer life with thanksgiving a walk in their/our new life of grace and faith activated by Agape, not mans phileo, love. When these are put together as first written by Paul we can see what has been lost by the translators in their efforts to make it easier to read...first the writings had no commas, colons, semi-colons, no line breaks and no periods in them.


Ephesians 1:15-2:10 "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory(G1391), may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation(G601) in(G1722) the knowledge(G1922) of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe(4100), according to(G1519) the working of his mighty power, which he wrought(G2904 G2479) in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship(G4161), created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained(G4282) that we should walk in them." (KJV)

Ephesians 1:15-2:10 "For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory(G1391), may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation(G601) in(G1722) the knowledge(G1922) of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe(G4100), according to(G1519) the working of his great might that he worked(G2904 G2479) in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship(G4161), created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared(G4282) beforehand, that we should walk in them." (ESV)


Ephesians 1:15-2:10 "I am sure you can appreciate how the news of your faith and love greatly inspired me. I am so happy for you; my thoughts and prayers are full of you. I desire that you willl draw directly from the source; that the GOD of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory kindles within you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the unveiling of his [1]Master Plan. I long for you to know by revelation what he has known about you all along! ([1]His intent,(G1391) doxa, glory. In the words (G1722, en, G1922, G602 from G601,epignosei, G846, his), en epignosei auto, Paul suggests that we might find our source in GOD's knowledge - in what it is that he knows! Look at 1Corinthians 13:12, to know even as we have always been known.) I pray that your thoughts will be flooded with light and inspired insight that you will clearly picture his intent in identifying you in him so that you may knwo how precious you are to him. What GOD possesses in your redeem innocence (righteousness) is his treasure and the glorious trophy of his inheritance (Psalm 2)! You are GOD's portion. You are the sum total of his assets and the measure of his wealth! I pray that you will be overwhelmed with an understanding of the magnitude of his power in the finished work of Christ. This what [1]results in the dynamic of [2]your faith. (The preposition [1, G1519] eis , speaks of a point reached in conclusion. The word, [2, G4102 + G3892 producing G4100] pisteuontas is of the Present participle in the Accusative case of (G4100) pisteuo [to be certain; to be persuaded] which describes an action thought of as simultaneous with the action of the main verb, which, in this case is [G2904 G2479] energeken, "which he has wrought"....[look at verse 20] which is the perfect tense of enerenergeken, to energize; to work dynamically. The use of a Perfect tense denotes an action which was completed in the past, but the effects of which are regarded as continuing into the present. And "the present" is continuing still. Paul is desiring to establish a basis for our faith that exceeds our attempts to believe! What on first observation seems impossible.) Do you want to measure the mind and muscle of GOD? Consider the force which he unleashed in Jesus Christ when he raised him from the dead and forever seated him enthroned as his executive authority [the place of His Devin origin] in the realm of the heavens. Jesus is GOD's right hand of power! He was raised up from the deepest dungeons of human despair to the highest region of heavenly bliss! [look at Ephesians 2:5-6 & 4:8-9]
Infinitely above all the combined forces of rule, authority, dominion or governments; he is ranked superior to any name that could ever be given to anyone of this age or any age still in the eternal future. I want you to see this: he subjected all these powers under his feet. He towers head and shoulders above everything. he is the head; the [1]Ekklesia is his body. The completeness of his eternal being that fills all in ALL resides in us! GOD cannot make himself more visible or exhibit himself more accurately. (The word, [1, G1577 from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564] Ekklesia, comes from (G1537) ek, a preposition which always denoting origin, and klesia from (G2564) kaleo, to identify by name, to surname; thus the "church" is his redeemed image and likeness in human form.) Picture where GOD found us. we were in a death trap of an inferior lifestyle, constantly living below the [1]blueprint measured for our lives. (The word sin, is the word [1, G266 is from G264 is composed of G1 and G3313] hamartia, and it is from (G1) ha, meaning negative or without and (G3313) meros, meaning portion or form, thus to be without our allotted portion or without form, pointing to a disorientated, distorted, bankrupt identity; the word meros, is the stem of morphe, as in 2Corinthians 3:18, the word (G3339) metamorphe, means with form, which is the opposite of hamartia - without form. Sin is to live out of tune with GOD's original harmony. Look at Deuteronomy 32:18, "You have forgotten the Rock that begot you and have gotten out of step with the God who danced with you!" Hebrew (H2342), khul or kheel, to dance.) We were all part of a common pattern, swept along under a powerful invisible influence, a spirit-energy that adopted us as sons to its dictates through unbelief. Throughout that time everyone of us were warped and corrupted in our conduct; snared in a jumble of forbidden lusts, driven by the desires of the senses, completely engaged in an expression of a life ruled by mind games; it was as if a twisted passion parented a global breed of people. None of this could distract the extravagant Agape of GOD; he continued to Agape us with the exact same intensity. This is how grace rescued us: while we were yet in that state of deadness and indifference in our [1]deviations, we were co-quickened together with Christ! We had nothing to do with it. By [2]grace you are - having been saved (reddemed)! Grace defines us and interprets our salvation. (The word often translated, trespasses (G3900 from G3895), παράπτωμα paraptōma, is from (G3895 is from G3844 and G4098) para, (G3844)meaning close proximity and (G4098) pipto, to descend from a higher plan to a lower plan; to stop flying, (G4072) petomia, to fly. Losing altitude speaks of humanity's fallen mindset. Colossians 3:1-3. The sentence, Χριστός χάρις ἐστέ σάος saos literally translated, [2] "By grace you are - having been saved!" We had no contribution to our salvation! GOD's Master-Plan unfolded in the mystery of the Gospel declaring our joint inclusion in Christ's death and resurrection. This is the mystery of Grace, GOD reveals us in Christ! Now we may know, even as we have always been known! Corinthians 13:12. Of GOD's doing are we in Christ! 1Corinthians 1:30. GOD saw us in Christ, in his death and resurrection before we saw ourselves there! he declared humanity's co-resurrection with Christ in 800 BC. This is the only scripture in the entire OT that specifically mentions the third day resurrection and it includes us! "After two days he will revive us, on the third day, he will raise us up!: Hosea 6:2) We are co-included in his resurrection. We are also co-elevated in his ascension to be equally present in the Throne room of the heavenly realm where we are co-seated with him in his executive authority. We are fully represented in Christ Jesus. (We have wasted so much time trying to get there, when "there" is where we are to begin with! Our joint position in Christ defines us; this can never again be a distant goal to reach through religious devotion or striving, but our immediate location. Colossians 3:1-3. In a single triumphant act of righteousness GOD saved us from the "gutter-most" to the uttermost. here we are Now, revealed in Christ in the highest possible position of bliss! if humanity's sad history could not distract the extravagant Agape of GOD,) imagine how GOD is now able for timeless perpetuity (the eternal future) to exhibit the trophy of the wealth of his grace demonstrated in his kindness towards us in Christ jesus. Grace exhibits excessive evidence of the success of the cross. Our salvation is not a reward for good behavior! it was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simply reflects his faith! (Again, as in Ephesians 2:5 Paul says, Χριστός χάρις ἐστέ σάος saos, chariti este sesoosmenoi, translated, "By grace you are - having been saved! by the gift of faith; grace reveals who we are and the faithness of GOD persuades us of it. It was GOD's faith to begin with! It is from faith to faith says Paul in Romans 1:17. Jesus is both the source and conclusion of faith. Hebrews 12:2) If this could be accomplished through any action of ours then there would be grounds for boasting. We are engineered by his design; he molds and manufactures us in Christ. We are his workmanship, his [1]poetry. We are [2]fully fit to do good, equipped to give attractive evidence of his likeness in us in everything we do. (GOD finds inspired expression of Christ in us. The Greek word for workmanship is [1, G4161] poeima. GOD has done everything possible to find spontaneous and effortless expression of his character in us in our everyday lifestyle. The word, [2, G4282] proetoimatso , is translated as notion that GOD has prepared a highway for us to lead us out like kings, just like the Oriental custom, where people would go before a king to level the roads to make it possible for the king to journey with ease and comfort. [Isaiah 40:3-5])

I said before hand that the next four Epistles are loaded with divine revelation of Christ and who we are in Him. Until our next visit, the LORD willing. May he add to your understanding of who He is, in both you and yours.