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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

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

We are currently revising the scripture of Romans. I was assigned Romans 15: 1- 13. The whole assignment was meant for us to get a deeper understanding of this passage. Our teacher, Mr.Handle gave us 5 sources to look into to get as much information needed. The first assignment was to create an outline that would guide us through the essay. The next assignment was to copy and paste a word for word copy of our passage and a thought for thought copy and read over it and notice the difference in scripture. After we put the word for word passage into Google Drawings and picked it apart, trying to obtain as much information as we could. Right there he gave us at least 4 sources. Our last

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.

"But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or any kind of

Being aware that Gentiles were considered dogs and not a part of God’s family in the view of the Jews. In the book of Ephesians, the 3rd chapter written by the Apostle Paul, and now a prisoner writes to the church specifically to the Gentiles. Paul writes that through the grace of God and the blood shed of his beloved son Jesus, Gentiles are now a part of God’s family. Paul is writing to the Gentiles letting them know that they were a mystery. Through the blood shed of Jesus this mystery is now revealed to the Jews and the world. Gentiles and Jews are now family in the sight of God. Gentiles are now “joint-heirs, in a joint-body, and joint sharers of the promises in Christ” (Ryrie,1966).

Many Bible scholars believe this Epistle to the Hebrews was written by Paul, however most of the Bible scholars agree that no one knows exactly who wrote Hebrews. Paul usually gives his customary greeting in all his writings Hebrews , however is missing Paul's signature , which may be another reason several authorities believe that it could have been written by several people . Some feel it could have been written by several people like Paul and Luke , Barnabas or perhaps even Apollos , we do know it was written before 70 A.D. As we read in 2nd Timothy we are confident in this one thing that God wrote the Bible through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit even though it was written by man. The name of the book (Hebrews) informs us that it

Ephesians 6:15 provides what is required in protecting the agents of propulsion in conquering the kingdom of darkness. Shoes are worn to protect the wearer from the dangers posed by the many rough terrains and dangerous grounds. This can be compared with the gospel of peace that protects us irrespective of the magnitude of the trials and tribulations that comes our way. According to Callan, (2007), the gospel of peace protects believers from the tribulations and trials that may come their way. Spreading the gospel of peace involves sharing of the gospel with the non-believers with an intention of transforming them into Christians. Just like the way soldiers don’t take their protective shoes off, the passage advises Christians never to be unprepared

From the Lucan narrative there is universal presentation of Jesus 1:32-33 the incarnation of the son of God as narrated in Scripture from the infancy refers to the Messiah being born into the world from a specific geographical setting beginning from Adam. This narrative obviously unveils two most important insights. The Lukan author conveys first of all that a child is about to be conceived and “the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Lk. 1:32-33). This obviously refers to the Messiah, a message that was not beyond the horizon of a young Jewish girl.

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.

The central point of the teaching is despite the traditional teaching which suggests otherwise, the followers of God are to pray for and treat everyone with love even if they are your enemies. This is because those who call God their father are to try and model their lives and their actions after his perfectness which includes how they are to treat others. Such a teaching is quite consistent from a biblical standpoint as throughout his ministry on earth Jesus constantly shows those who are around them to not react in violence but instead to act with humility and also love.

Biblical writing tends to have strict laws about sex and sexuality and how it was expressed and universally accepted. The Pauline Epistles, or Paul’s views, had unique views on sex because he completely distrusted gender as a whole and because he believed that there would be an apocalypse. Many of Paul’s ideas were widely accepted back than because they explained may things that people could not, for instance it explains homosexuality. Today, the laws are seen differently and in some cases interpreted much more literally than they were back then. It is likely that ideas have changed either because people have become more understanding and accepting of others or because we no longer view sex and sexuality as a thing to be ashamed of. This new age of interpretation is seen in the way homosexuality is accepted today, submission of the wife to the husband in some religious dominations, and the ideal of marriage and its sexual implications.

I chose to write my paper on Philippians 3:12-21. Before writing this paper I was not entirely familiar with the reasons for Paul’s letters to the church of Philippi. It was an interesting study once I understood the background and reasoning for Paul’s writings. Paul writes a thank you letter to the Christians at Philippi for their contributions and support in his hour of need, and he uses the occasion to send along some instructions on Christian unity. Paul is also giving them an update on his circumstances. Most of Paul’s letter to the church of Philippi dealt with areas such as joy, rejoice, praise, thankfulness, and attitude.

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”.