This section is a prayer of thanksgiving to God for our inheritance in Christ and a petition for a deeper understanding of all we have in him. Paul prays for a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. The call to wisdom will be repeated by Paul throughout Ephesians. The best definition I have heard of wisdom as Paul uses it in Ephesians is skill in the art of gospel living. Keep that definition in mind as we progress through this study. Paul in his request
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