Ephesians 81-82_13a Ephesians 2:11&12
Ephesians 1981-82 Corps Teachings. Lesson 10 Part 1: Ephesians 2:11&12. EPHESIANS 2:11, 12 January 13, 1982 Well, take your Bibles tonight in Ephesians chapter 2, verse 11, please. The King James reads as follows: Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; The Aramaic word for the word “wherefore” would be translated “because of this.” Because of this. And if you have access to your translations of verse 10 that we closed with, in the last time that I taught you. Walter taught you last week again. And I’m sure thankful for that great teaching on the Book of Proverbs. But verse 10 says, and I’m going to do the expanded one. Ephesians 2:10 Expanded translation Therefore we are His, God’s possession, due to God’s work with His son, God’s own creation, His masterpiece, who were created in Christ Jesus with the specific view to good works which God prepared beforehand and made ready and available to every believer in Christ Jesus in order that we should, could and ought to walk in them and regulate our lives accordingly. That’s why verse 11 says “because of this.” The Greek reads “wherefore,” or “on account of which”; it’s a connective showing cause and effect. The word “uncircumcision” is a name that was introduced and brought into these texts because of the contempt that certain people had for certain other people. “…by that which is called”—those words, literally is “this so-called,” “the so-called.” This so-called circumcision. That whole phrase should be translated “who are called uncircumcision by the so-called circumcision.” Literally and truthfully some of the circumcision boys were as uncircumcised as the uncircumcised boys, and some of the uncircumcised boys were more circumcised than the circumcised boys. (You hadn’t figured that one out yet, but don’t worry about it.) The Circumcis…Circumcision made “in the flesh made by
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Tweet Topic: logospedia Format: AUDIO Publication Date: 1981-82 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton Theological Seminar