The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-21
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
for March ~, 10O3-Paurs Mes
sage 10 the Ephesinns.

l. And you hath he quickencd, who were
dead In trespasxes and sins:
2. Wherein In time past We walked &C.
cording 10 the course Of this world. ac-
cording TO the prince OF the power OF the
air. the spirit that now worketh in the
children OF dlsobecSence:
.. Among whom also we all had our
conversation In times past In the 2usts
or our flesh. fulfilling the desires OF the
flesh and OF the mind: and were by nature
the children OF wrath. even as others.
4 But God Who Is rich IN mercy. for
His great love wherewith He loved US.
s. Even when we were dead in sins. hath
ouickened US together with Christ, (by
grace We are sayedo
g. And hath raised us up together, and
made US at together N Heavenly places
In Christ Jesus:
:. That IN the ages 10 come He might
skew thesexceedlng riches of His grace,
IN His kindness toward US through Christ
Jesus.
s. For BY grace are ye saved through
faith: and thar not of yourselves; itia the
gift OF God:
O. Not Or works lest any man should
boast
10. For we are His workmanship. created
in Christ Jesus unto good works. which
God hath before ordained that ne should
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GOLDEN TE&T.--By grace are ye
saved through fnIsh.-Eph. 2ss.
OUTLINE or SCRIPTURE SECTION
Chiidres of~wrath. .........-.. Eph. 2:I-s
Reconclled unto God od...........E .Esph. zslI-lS
Fellow-cifixens with saints. Eph. 2.is-2z
TIME--A. d. 81 or g..
PLACE-Rom
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The experiences whls:a .sul had in
Ephesus make his letter othe Ephe-
slams Cor perhaps to circle Of churches
OF which Ephesus was the center) Of
exceeding interest. He contrasts their
former heather condition with their
inestimable privileges as disciples of
Christ. The apostle first shows that
through divine love they were called
TO God. and then that II is their duty
TO walk worthily Of their calling (f:1).
Our lesson falls in the first part, where
he is dwelling upon the fact that they
were saved, not by works, but by grace
were in fact Gods workmanship.
The letter Of Paul 10 the Ephesians
has been spoken Of as "a legacy Of
peace left to the church by Paul the
aged Though the letter is short. it
Is one Of the greatest OF the New Testa-
ment writings. Paul is not far from
the end Of his life; the controversial
tone is gone. and he speaks Of peace
and unity In Christ. The letter was
written from Rome, where Paul was a
prisoner. II was not written solely
to the church at Ephesus, but as a kind
of circular letter to the churches Of
the region, perhaps to all those in the
province OF which Ephesus was cap
ital. This accounts for the absence,
very unusual in Paurs letters, of per-
sonal greetings and illusions. The let
ter Is divided into two main parts, IN
Q-3), and (2) practical (i-6).
Our lesson comes from the first sec
ton. and is on the effect Of Christ in
the heart. The lesson should not be
studied simply as something said by
another person to other persons, but
should be at the same time serious
looking over OF cur own heart life.
Paul begins to the Gentiles, to whom
he was writing: when We we've dead
your trespasses and sins"
but before the end Of the sentence IL
has changed to we. He speaks Of him.
self and bis people. the Gcntilcs, all.
Is having been in this condition Of
deafness to the claims Of the life that
Is high and good. They had been alive
70 desires and lusts. but dead to obi
cation and God. "rhe course Of this
world:" They had lived in a corrupt
and goddess world. and were like It;
hey had drifted with the current
'The prince of the powers Of the air.