Segment 2 Outline

Segment 1: Who we are before God (Ch. 1-3)
Segment 2: Who we are before Men (Ch. 4-6)
- 2.1 Walk worthy of the Call (4:1-6:9)
  - Worthy of the call, No longer as the Gentiles but put on a new self like God, as imitators of God (4:1-5:14)
  - Walking circumspectly (5:15-21)
  - Walk subject to one another
    - Wives/Husbands
    - Children/Fathers
    - Slaves/Masters
- 2.2 Spiritual Warfare (6:10-24)

Key Verses

Ephesians 4:4-6: “There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called—one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

Ephesians 5:21: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Ephesians 6:10-11: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

2.1 Walk worthy of the Call (4:1-6:9)

Worthy of the call, No longer as the Gentiles but put on a new self like God, as imitators of God (4:1-5:14)

The New Man (4:17-5:21)

We are TRANSFORMED by Christ.

How the Gentiles walk that we should no longer walk:

How the Gentiles Walk	Eph
Walking in futility of their minds	4:17
Darkened in understanding	4:18
Excluded from the life of God	4:18
Ignorant	4:18
Hard-hearted	4:18
Callous	4:19
Given to sensuality	4:19
Practice every kind of impurity with greediness	4:19

The New Man
Created according to God in true righteousness and holiness	4:24
Renewed in the spirit of your mind	4:23
Imitators of God	5:1

New Self vs. Old Self

	Old Self		New Self
Walk	Walk as Children of Darkness	5:8	Walk as Children of the Light	5:8
	Walking as unwise	5:15	Careful how you walk, walking as the wise	5:15
	Walking in fornication, uncleanness, covetousness	5:2	Walk in love	5:2
Speech	Lying	4:25	Speaking truth to each other	4:25
	Unwholesome speech	4:29	Speaking edification	4:29
	Filthiness, Silly Talk, Course Jesting	5:4	Giving of thanks	5:4
			Speak in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord	5:19
Feelings	Bitter, wrathful, angry, clamorous, slanderous, malicious	4:31	Kind, tender-hearted, forgiving	4:32
	Immorality, Impurity, Greed named in you	5:3	Moral, Pure, Lacking Greed	5:3
			Gives thanks for all things	5:20
Behavior	Drunk with Wine (dissipation of Spirit)	5:18	Filled with the Spirit	5:18
	Participate in unfruitful deeds of darkness	5:11	Expose the unfruitful deeds of darkness	5:11
	Stealing	4:28	Working with your own hands, sharing with those in need	4:28
	Immoral, Impure, Covetous, Committing Idolatry	5:5	Submitting to one another in the fear of God	5:21
			Redeeming (Making the most of) the time	5:16
Are	Sleeping, dead	5:14	Awake, arisen	5:14
	Foolish	5:17	Understands the will of the Lord	5:17
	Partakers with the sons of disobedience	5:7	Learns what is pleasing to the Lord	5:10
	Under the wrath of God	5:6	Beloved Children of God	5:1
	Deceived with empty words	5:6	Imitators of God	5:1
	Sons of Disobedience	5:6	Has an Inheritance in the Kingdom	5:5
	corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit	4:22	created in righteousness and holiness	4:24

Walking circumspectly (5:15-21)

Walk Circumspectly
Walk subject to one another
Wives/Husbands
Children/Fathers
Slaves/Masters

Who	Should		Because (Why)
Wives	Be subject to your husbands as to the Lord	5:22	The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church
Husbands	Love your wives as Christ loved the Church, love your wives as your own body	5:25 5:28	Christ gave himself up for the Church. So that the wife might be sanctified and presented holy and blameless	5:25 5:26 5:27
Children	Obey your parents in the Lord. Honor your father and mother	6:1 6:2	For this is right So that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth	6:1 6:3
Fathers	Bring your children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord	6:4a	rather than provoking them to anger	6:4b
Slaves	Be obedient to masters in the flesh as to Christ	6:5	Knowing that whatever good things each does, he’ll receive back fro the Lord whether slave or free	6:8
Masters	Do the same things to them (slaves)	6:9	Know that both their master and yours is in Heaven and He is not partial	6:9
Brethren	Put on/take up the full Armor of God	6:11	So that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the Devil in the days of evil	6:11 6:13

2.2 Spiritual Warfare (6:10-24)