Key Truth: God demonstrates His wisdom by our redemption from sin and reconciliation to Him in Christ. 

What has most affected your understanding and practice of wisdom?

The Church as the Theatre of God’s Wisdom

Ephesians 3:7-10

What most affects your view of the church? 
Are you making the most of the opportunity to participate in the display of God’s wisdom before a watching heavenly host?

“God’s wisdom reconciles seeming irreconcilables. …God in Christ produces life by means of death, glory by means of shame (the ‘shame’ of the cross), the blessing by means of the curse, power by means of weakness…”

William Hendriksen, Exposition of Ephesians

Confidence Through Faith

Ephesians 3:11-13

What most affects your confidence in God?  

“Faith produces confidence, which again, in its turn, produces boldness.  There are three stages in our progress. First, we believe the promises of God; next, by relying on them, we obtain that confidence, which is accompanied by holiness and peace of mind; and, last of all, comes boldness, which enables us to banish fear, and to come with firmness and steadiness into the presence of God.”

John Calvin, Commentary on Ephesians

Application:
           

Ephesians 3:7-13 teaches us that:

-God demonstrates His wisdom by our redemption from sin and reconciliation to Him in Christ.