God is developing his whole family to bear his name and therefore the apostle exhorted the disciples to be such that they would be accepted as part of this family. He prayed that they would be strengthened in the truth, “that Christ would dwell in them by faith”, that they would be “rooted and grounded in love”, and be able to appreciate the love of Christ which is four dimensionally comprehensive. The apostle then concluded this doctrinal part of his letter by exulting the glory of God who “is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think”, for the same power that then resided in the disciples will in due course raise the dead and put all things under the feet of his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Verses 1-9
Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:1-9Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles and he worked and suffered for them.v.1Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:1 To him God had revealed his secret,v.4Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:4 previously hidden,v.5Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:5 that the Gentiles would be fellowheirs with the saints to inherit the promises with Israel.v.6Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:6 He therefore “preached among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, to make all see what is the fellowship of the secret”.vs.8-9Waiting for response for Ephesians 3:8-9 What God promises through Christ could not be searched out by men: it had to be revealed, as it was through the apostle. Only by being “fellows” with the people of Israel can any Gentiles inherit the blessings.