20:32 What is the "word of His grace" to which Paul commended the Ephesian elders here?
20:32 What is the "word of His grace" to which Paul commended the Ephesian elders here?
The word of grace to which Paul commended the Ephesian elders are the scriptures (CP Lu 4:3-4; 1Th 2:13; 2Ti 3:15-17).
The scriptures are the record of God's gracious dealings with mankind and the source of spiritual growth for all Christians. Though Paul is speaking to the church leaders here - they are subject to the authority of scripture just as the congregation is - he means it for us too.
Scriptures are able to build us all up to maturity in Christ and bring us to the place where God would have us to be in Him, in order to inherit the eternal kingdom (CP Ro 8:16-17; Eph 1:3, 11-14; 1Pe 1:3-5). Them which are sanctified refers to Christians generally (CP Ac 26:18; 1Cor 1:2; Jude 1:1).
See also author's studies What being Born Again Means in his book Foundational Truths of the Christian Faith, The Doctrine of Grace and Regeneration and Sanctification Defined in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).