Apostle Paul's Letter To The Ephesians

Paul's letters to the church, also known as epistles, are considered some of the most important documents in the New Testament. Paul's writings continue to shape and forge church even today. His letters were written in some of the darkest, most intense moments of Paul's life, but they also celebrate the grace, love, and life changing power of Jesus. Paul's journey in faith is shown in raw, unapologetic honesty, and inspires Christians to maintain a forward momentum, and to run the race Paul speaks so passionately about in Hebrews 12:1. Paul is able to write with both confidence and humility as he writes about the Christian journey.

The book of Ephesians is one of Paul’s many New Testament letters, or epistles, to the Christian church still in its infancy. At the time of its writing, Paul is in Rome, imprisoned for championing the purposes of Christ and growing the church. We see numerous occurrences where Paul, being a man of little concern for the status quo, is either imprisoned or fleeing capture by Jewish or Roman officials for usurping the latter (Acts 19: 23-41). The date of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is dated 60-61A.D., depending on differing research. While this is certainly one of his epistles known as the “prison letters”, Ephesians was penned prior to Paul’s first roman

Ephesians is a letter written by the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment in Rome. This is the same Paul who had previously persecuted the church. He is not writing to a particular church body, rather his intended audience was various churches in the surrounding vicinity of Ephesus. To encourage

When writing his letter to the Philippians, Paul wanted people to learn to unconditionally love God and have the desire to live in his ways. Paul wrote giving guidelines to prepare for the coming of God and how to live a pure lifestyle. He wrote about how arrogance and selfishness continued to ruin the connection with people and God, and how a strong force is needed to bond them back together. A perfect example of this force is between Phil Connors from the Groundhog Day movie and Rita. In the movie, Phil finds himself being egotistical many times and needing to be placed in the right direction. Phil was stuck in an everyday cycle of Groundhog Day. He could not leave Punxsutawney after many attempts and instead of trying to grow in faith, he

Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, showcase many qualities that any person in a position of leadership should have. Whether this is someone who is starting out in ministry, holds a position in a church, or even the ordinary Christian, Paul demonstrates qualities that every follower of Christ is called to practice. Believers should be people willing to strengthen and improve their character, and Paul provides the necessary tools in his letter to the Corinthians. Looking further into the qualities and characteristics of a leader, this paper will focus on how Paul utilizes them or encourages the church of Corinth to do so.

Harris calls Paul “the most influential apostle and missionary of the mid-first-century CE church and author of seven to nine New Testament letters” (H G-33). It would be quite an accolade to receive such recognition, but what makes it even more remarkable is that Paul, or Saul, (Saul was his Judean name and Paul was his Roman name (footnotes B 1943)) originally persecuted the ekklesia or “church”. Paul went from persecuting the ekklesia or “church” to being its “most influential apostle and missionary”. Why and how did Paul make such a drastic change? The answer to the question can be found in various books of the New Testament including some of the letters that Paul wrote. This answer also aids in the explanation of how and why Paul

The world is, in consequence of that, dead. The consequence of trespassing the limits, which is called sin, was destructive to humanity. The reality of mankind can be well understood in some verses that Paul wrote to the Romans, in the chapter 3 of his letter.

Traditionally, 1 Corinthians is attributed to Paul, as are many of the New Testament letters. Paul was writing to a church in Corinth, a church and town that would have been primarily Gentile. This means the congregation would likely have been familiar with, and influenced by, pagan practices. Paul had since left Corinth and it seems that other Christian leaders had visited after Paul’s departure. Paul writes to correct and address issues that have arisen in the church. It seems the Corinthians have written Paul with a list of questions, but this has been lost. Some of the issues seem to have arisen from poor reports of the church reaching Paul. It is important to read this letter in the context of a church asking for direction regarding specific issues. This letter allows us to eavesdrop on Paul’s side of the conversation, but we not not privy to the other side of the conversation.

The style and content within the letter are in line and consistent with the other writing of Paul and the tradition of the church has always accepted this letter to be authored by Paul himself. Today, there is little debate regarding the origin of Paul’s letter to the Romans. The most agree upon date in which Paul wrote his letter to the Romans is somewhere between AD 55 and AD 58. Furthermore, Paul wrote this letter during his third missionary trip. Paul could not have written Romans before AD 54 simply because the Roman emperor expelled all of the Jews from Rome in AD 49.

Thank you for your post, Ed. I concur with you that the pattern of salvation from God’s stance stays the same. As you mention in your post, “that while God focused on one nation throughout the Old Testament to make Himself known to the world, He did not unilaterally give salvation based on lineage and therefore the pattern of God’s Word working to call His elect will continue in the future as it has in the past.” According to Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans, God does not save Israel based on their ethnicity. For he said that not all Israel are descended from Israel. Paul’s argument is that God’s promises always hold true for the true Israel, but not all ethnic Israel is true Israel. The true Israel is on God’s promises, calling and

Through this letter to the Galatians written by St. Paul one can understand freedom is our vocation and that one must utilize this freedom in ways that express the love we have for the other. Through the commandments we are given the decision to obey God's word or to deny it. Christ telling us to love everyone as we love ourselves is a summary of those commandments. Therefore, this freedom given to us by God comes with the responsibility to strive for the eschatological good by doing what is best for our neighbour through actions of love. In addition, although we were given free will by God it is not to be used for self-gratification because this is contrary to what God intended us to use this freedom for. Hence,

The literary genre of the book of Ephesians takes on the form of a letter similar to others in the Bible. This letter took on a different form because it did not include a personal greeting like other letters, but something that does not away from the true meaning of the letter (Abbott, p. 1). The whole book of Ephesians is broken into parts with Paul going from spirituality to practical biblical moral standards. In the first part, (1:1–2:22) Paul describes the blessings of the new life of Christ and reminds the Gentile believers how much God has done for their salvation. In chapter 3, Paul extends his blessings with a prayer to God for strengthen love, and the submission to God the Father. In the chapter 4, Paul describes the Christian morals and how believers should live together in this new life. While in Chapters 5 & 6 Paul describes how Christians should treat each other and how to utilize the armor of God in this new society.

Paul claims to be the author of Ephesians. In fact, the letter was spread around the world recognizing Paul as the author, early in the church history. However “Since the nineteenth century Pauline authorship of Ephesians has been doubted”(The Baker Bible Handbook, 835).This is because notable differences in language and style have been found between Ephesians and other letters claimed to be written by Paul such us Colossians. Anyways, those who believe it was written while Paul , have concluded that he wrote

Originally named Ephesians. It was not necessarily written to the believers in the city of Ephesus. Written in 62 A.D. Apostle Paul explains the identity of the newcomers in Christ both Jews and Gentiles having been brought together into one body with Jesus Christ at the head. The Apostle Paul spent two years here in Ephesus and wrote this letter to address the people he never met.

In the beginning of the book of Ephesians, Paul specifically states that he is the author of the letter to Ephesians, though the authenticity of Paul’s authorship has been questioned. Signing the name of an influential person of the period was common practice from “the third century BC to the first century AD.” Though it would not be the first time that Paul’s name was forged, Ephesians is not a controversial letter, so if the author did not want to include his own name, he could have written the letter anonymously; also, given moral influence of the text, the author would not have lied for no cause. Ephesians is a bit different from the other letters of Paul in that it does not follow the normal structure he has previously used: “salutation, thanksgiving, prayer, body, ethical exhortations, greetings.” Paul also makes many personal references throughout the book of Ephesians including sharing that he is in prison.