The document analyzes Ephesians 1:2 from the Bible. It provides definitions for key terms in the verse's greeting of "grace and peace." Specifically: - Grace refers to unmerited favor or divine strength from God. Peace represents spiritual blessing or greeting from both God as our Father and Christ as our Lord and sovereign ruler. - The verse represents the unity between God and Christ as sources of grace and peace. It also defines the new roles of God as Father and Christ as Lord to Christians compared to Old Testament believers. - Verse 2 completes Paul's greeting to the Ephesians by offering grace and peace from both God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1. EPHESIANS 1:2
William C. Stewart, MD

2. EPHESIANS
1:2
GRACE BE TO
YOU, AND
PEACE, FROM
GOD OUR
FATHER, AND
FROM THE
LORD JESUS
CHRIST (KJV)
Key points:
 Paul offers grace and peace
o Potentially a spiritual blessing or greeting
(grace in Greek, shalom in Hebrew) since
both groups were represented in the
Ephesian church
 Grace = Greek, charis*
o Usually means ‘unmerited favor’ and
applies most often in scripture to our
salvation
o As a less common meaning to the Greeks
it meant ‘strength’ and is used of
Christians in this manner in 1 Timothy 2:1
*Check the definition in the Strong’s Dictionary in e-Sword. Greek is the original language of
the New Testament.
William C. Stewart, MD
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3. Key points:
 Represents the unity between God and Christ
o Defines God as our Father
 This role is new and wonderful to
Christians in the New Testament
compared to Old Testament believers
o Christ as our Lord = Greek, kurios*
 ‘in the state: the sovereign, prince,
chief, the Roman emperor’
o Both are a source of grace and peace
 Verse 2 completes the greeting by Paul to the
Ephesians
*Check the definition in the Strong’s Dictionary in e-Sword. Greek is the original language of
the New Testament.
EPHESIANS
1:2
GRACE BE TO
YOU, AND
PEACE, FROM
GOD OUR
FATHER, AND
FROM THE
LORD JESUS
CHRIST (KJV)
William C. Stewart, MD
Stay tuned for the next verse!

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