Ephesians 3:12-21

(Ephesians 3:12-21)

In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.  Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.  For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,  Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,  May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.  Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

The Apostle Paul is telling the church members of Ephesus to be filled with the fullness of God. That fullness is the love of Christ. Jesus is God Himself in the kingdom of God, but he even came to this world in his own body to save the spirit and even died on the cross. It is really overflowing love. Those who are in Christ glorify God with this overflowing love deep in their hearts. When you are deeply rooted in your heart, the inward man changes. It is to be born again from the fresh body to the spirit body.
Christ's love is the love that saves the spirit. So, the saint is to live a life that saves the spirit. If you are saved in Christ, you are still not confident about salvation, and if you are asking for things in the world, you do not know the rich grace of Christ. If you do that, you cannot go boldly.

On "Inner and Outer," in 2 Corinthians 4:16『For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 』 the outward man means the body of the body, and the inward man means the body of the spirit. the outward man is extinguished, and the spirit body is eternal. The body of the spirit is the person who was born again in Christ. He is born again with water and the Holy Spirit. They are not Gentiles, not Israelites, but those who are in Christ, not visible to the flesh. So, those who are in Christ have two bodies. It is the body of spirit and body. The body of the flesh is extinguished, so it is not the body of the true one.

It is the object of offering as a living sacrifice to God. 『That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 』 It is the subject of the heart to save the spirit in this world through the power of the Holy Spirit. Spiritual battles appear. The thought that comes out of the spirit body and the thought that comes out of the fresh body is fighting. In Romans 8:5-8『For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 』

『That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 』. Those who are born again in the spirit body are with Christ. However, faith as a weak child can be defeated by evil spirits. Faith is given by God. In Galatians 3:23, ``But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 』. Enter into Christ by faith, and by faith in Christ the spirit heart is strengthened. 『May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 』. To know the love of Christ is to unite with Christ. It is not just knowing the object, but knowing that it becomes one with the object. So, dying with Jesus, who died on the cross, is the overflowing knowledge. Jesus said, "Deny yourself." The standard for loving God is to deny himself. Because you are the source of greed (evil).

The apostle Paul says, "Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you." He said that it would be an honor to God. Saints may be discouraged and discouraged in tribulation, but Paul urges them not to. The apostle Paul said, ``For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,''. God's name is Jehovah in heaven. Jesus is here. The name "Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation." It is that God has given us a saving name. So, salvation is received in Jesus Christ. When those who have left the kingdom of God and are trapped in this land repent and turn around, Christ will come and save them. In Acts 4:12『Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 』

Who are the races in heaven? These are spirits that have sinned in the kingdom of God. The peoples of the earth are those who are thrown out of heaven and trapped in darkness. It is said that all these heavenly and earthly peoples have followed Satan's delusion. In Ephesians 2:2, 『Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 』In Ephesians 6:12 『For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 』The people in heaven and the people in the earth eventually come to the world and become trapped in darkness. It is to become a thousand people.