Grace and Truth
Bible Ministries
We are
continuing our examination of intercession as a facet of prayer in
our study of the doctrine of Prayer as a mandate for the
believer in the PPOG for the church age. Phil 4:6; 1Thes 5:17;
We are presently examining Paul's prayer recorded
in Eph 3:14- 19; for the
empowerment of the believers at Ephesus which we can use as a
model for our own prayers for other believers.
Eph 3:16;
He might give you all ( to your advantage
)according to the standard of the riches {ploutos} of His glory/essence
(all that God is) to become strong (krataioo - advance to
SuperGrace) by means of power ({doctrine in your soul) through His Spirit with
reference to the inner man ( the believer's soul)
The Greek word Ploutos translated as riches
means material riches in time an abundance of wealth or external
posessions. SuperGrace blessing is 'heaven on earth'. But material blessings
are meaningless unless the believer has the 'capacity' to enjoy them.
David referred to this as the 'cup in his soul' and 'my cup runneth over'. God
can not pour unless you have a 'cup'. Doctrine in your soul forms the cup or
capacity of soul.
These are the same words that are used in Phil 4:19 regarding material provision
from God for believers.
The Greek word (κραταιόω
Krataioo) is translated" strengthened" is in the
passive voice indicating that the strength is to be drawn from an
external source. This is the believer becoming spiritually strong by persistent PMA of
Bible Doctrine under the mentorship of God the Holy Spirit and
thereby grow up spirituality into SuperGrace in order to be able to
overcome resistance.
This is similar to the idea expressed in the Old
Testament in 1Sam. 30:6; and Zech. 10:12.
Believers become strong in the Lord by thinking the
Lord's thoughts through the recall of Bible Doctrine.
Eph 3:17;
That Christ may reside and be at home in your hearts by means of Bible
Doctrine; {and} in virtue love having been rooted and founded....
The Greek word ( κατοικέω
katoikeo )translated dwell does not simply mean to be residing some
place, it means here means to reside, settle down, to be at
home and comfortable there.
This is not the indwelling residence of
Christ, which every member of the Royal Family of God has at salvation, this is
Christ dwelling in the right lobe of the believer's soul by means of Bible
Doctrine.
Christ is at home and comfortable where his
words ( metabolized Bible Doctrine ) are circulating in the stream of
consciousness.
1Cor 2:16; John 6:63; Bible Doctrine
(Christ's words) is the mind of Christ.
Christ is resident and at home in the soul
where His words are resident and circulating freely.
The greatest problem-solving device, which is
available to mature believers, is PSD #10...Occupation with Christ.
When believers are occupied with Christ, they
are living their life by means of Doctrine in the light of eternity,
not by means of empericism or rationalism in the darkness of the Cosmic
system.
When Christ is at home in the right lobe of the
soul of the believer, that believer is using the greatest
problem-solving device available.
Eph 3:17b;...
in virtue love having been completely rooted and grounded ...
The word translated rooted is ( ῥιζόομαι rhizoomai) means to
cause to strike root, to strengthen with roots, to render firm, to fix,
establish, cause a person or a thing to be thoroughly grounded.
The word translated grounded is (θεμελιόω themelioo) and means to lay a
foundation to be established.
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