1. The Ecclesia at Ephesus
4. “Edifying the body of Christ” (Eph 4:12)
Mid-Atlantic Christadelphian Bible School - July 2018

2. In creation
God would teach that fellowship was a good, God-given thing (Genesis 2:23, 24)
The love Adam had for Eve, Christ has for his bride (Ephesians 5:25)
Together they were to fill the earth with glory
Saints, chosen from before the foundation of the world, complete the work with Christ (Ephesians 1:22,23)

4. The unified ecclesia God chooses - He gave the increase (1 Cor 3:7)
Christ is the head (Eph 1:22)
Christ is the foundation (Eph 2:21)
To be builded together (Eph 2:22)
A habitation fit for the Almighty to dwell in (1 Timothy 3:15)
Ecclesia should make known God’s wisdom (Eph 3:10)
A responsibility in relation to the state (Eph 3:10)
A responsibility to each other (Eph 3:13)

5. Unity, not uniformity Varied roles (1 Cor 12, Eph 4:11)
The body only functions when each part does what it should (Eph 4:15,16)
What is the purpose of all this? (Eph 4:12)
perfecting of the saints
for service
for the building up of the body