Critical Analysis Of Ephesians-4 : 15-5 : 20

Ephesians 3:14-21 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with the power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in

In the sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Jonathon Edwards utilizes rhetorical devices such as, personification, similes, and metaphors to persuade his audience into obeying God.

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

In the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards he demonstrates imagery, personification, and repetition. Also, Edward persuades his audience by using a powerful tone to affect their perspective.

A literary analysis is the practice of looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole. Literary analysis focuses on how word techniques are used by the author to create meaning. One of the reasons that Paul penned his letters in Ephesians was to bolster areas that were weak in the church. In addition to that, Paul wanted to clarify central beliefs that may not have been well-defined. Probing Paul’s letter with such a supposition, reveals several frailties among the Ephesian that Paul needed to encourage and reinforce. One of these weaknesses are amalgamated with the word riches, which is present throughout the letter in Ephesians. In this portion of the essay I will break a portion of the text down into parts, in order to examine the different elements of this piece of literature, by analyzing a portion of the text.

The teachings about origins behind Mimes were very beneficial to me. It was such a refresher to read about the vision that Larnell Harris had about a person with a white face and white gloves, using creative moves to flow with a gospel song, simply an amazing vision that has came to past. Now we have mime ministries all over the country. As I did more research about the history of mimes I also learned that this art form was not always used for its good. The Greeks used it show stories to there gods where their acts were sexual in nature. To me this does not bother me one bit because God can take a mess and certainly turn it for good. Even though it was used in bad ways doesn’t mean it had to stay that way. It was also a key factor to let Mimes

The Biblical verse of Ephesians 4:25 states, “Therefore, putting away lying, let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor for we are members of one another.” (Maxwell and Elmore, 2007, p. 1465) 1. What does that mean to you in the context of your organization? Within the context of my organization, the Biblical verse of Ephesians 4:25 means to me is that there is a big difference between telling truth and telling lies, especially since I work part-time for my family-based cleaning business.

When thinking about Biblical numbers many people may easily identify with the Book of Genesis, God creates the universe and everything in it within seven days (Genesis 1:1-2). Scripture is filled with numerical values that faithfully can unify the seeker with his or her Creator they can find that through definitive numbers a person may begin to appreciate the power of the Almighty One. In Scripture, the number one has boundless significance as seen in in the Book of Ephesians (New International Version or NIV) “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all” (Ephesians 4:4-6). Two is another

not perceptible) of the Spirit within the being of the believer, the “Filling of the Spirit” probably is not somehow an additional dose of the Spirit’s presence within a believer. In Ephesians 5:18, Paul gives a description of the Spirit’s “Filling,” writing, “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” It is odd to think that Paul draws a comparison between drunkenness (a rather base activity) with the “Filling of the Spirit,” but in his use of such an illustration, he is able to express quite precisely what it is to be “filled.” Was Paul speaking of an experience which a believer can expect of God that places him in a state similar to a drunken stupor? Considering the fact that the New Testament prohibits disorderly behavior and insobriety (e.g. here, 1 Thess. 5:6; 1 Peter 4:7; etc.), the expectation that the Spirit would produce the similar behavior is untenable.

In Ephesians 2:14-22, Paul writes a letter to the people of Ephesus both Jews and Gentiles of the time, telling them that Christ had broken down the wall of hostility so that they can live in peace and unity. Within this paper, there will be an extensive exegetical look at the history of the passage; what the significance of this passage is to the biblical audience, and the differences between the biblical audience and today’s audience. By studying this passage, people today can grasp the meaning and apply it to their lives.

The genre of Ephesians 2:1-10 is an Epistle. The Epistles were letters teaching specific churches or groups of people; often inspired by God. They are split into two categories: Pauline Epistles, written by Paul and traditionally Paul was the first word of the book in Greek, and General Epistles, often referred to as the Catholic epistles and were written to the universal Church. The Pauline Epistles consist of: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon. The General Epistles consist of: Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John, and Jude. The interpretive principles of this genre are that it is meant to be read as a whole and in one sitting in order to get the main idea of the passage, one must view the paragraphs as the main unit of thought in the passage, one must know the structure to understand the letter, and one must do background reading to fully comprehend the main concept and the history and culture of the setting.

Believers have been unified in salvation by grace and are called to live like Christ.

Ephesians 6:10-16: Paul becomes aware of all the evil that stalks the church of Ephesus and he tries to make everybody aware by explaining them their own significance and identity in Christ.

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.

In my passage Ephesian 1:15-23, this is Pauls prayer to Jesus of giving thanks, God has given us so much, and when God gives us a lot our perception can be changed based on how much we get from God, but we are blind because we can never be satisfied so we ask for more. We can build a wall of ungratefulness and never see the “light of God”.