“For this reason”, “is an expression that is repeated from verse 1 when Paul was about to pray. He then broke off before finishing the sentence in order to elaborate on the mystery, the body of Christ, and on his ministry of dispensing the mystery. ” Paul shows us the message of Christ through demonstration and oral delivery. He demonstrates prayer by praying for our spiritual well being. Then goes on to explain what prayer is and why it is key aspect of our relationship with God. We are God’s chosen people, we are called to know him more and the way we do that is through spiritual interaction with Christ. In Ephesians 3, Paul emphasis’s on unity. Unity with Christ and the church, we are joined together through Christ and with God’s …show more content…
“Paul is praying for strength, depth, apprehension, and fullness ” Authorship is debated but many scholars refer back to the apostle Paul as the author of Ephesians. “In our consideration of Paul’s life and letters, we have assumed that those letters which indicate Paul was a prisoner when he produced them were written from Rome between A.D.60 and 62.” His imprisonment was caused by racial division between the Jews and the gentiles (IVP.541) The audience of this specific letter was the Ephesians and the church of Ephesus. It is also directed towards the Gentiles and Jews, directing them to act as one. One main tradition was circumcision; unless you were circumcised you were viewed as unclean. There was a great division between Jews and Gentiles. Circumcision is just one example. (IVP pg. 544) The people of Ephesus were well off on their own; they were wealthy, healthy and happy. Ephesus was the most important city in Asia minor, it was next to a great river and Aegean Sea, ( BEB pg. 706) it was a place of commercial trade, running water, some heated rooms .They were wealthy upper middle class people. Paul used a philosophic language along with a persuasive edge in his presentation. As he wrote the letter to Ephesus he used a lot of repetition to emphasize how important the message was. Also his letter has been
Paul uses this time to teach us about one of God’s new rules, to love. As followers of a God so full of love, we have to show the same love to others. Ephesians 4 goes to prove the point that loving others is the way of God. Paul says we all have to work together because we all have different talents to bring God. One person is no better or more useful than another so we should love everyone. The other rules he tells us is: you shouldn’t be selfish, shouldn’t lie, shouldn’t be mean, and shouldn’t make the Holy Spirt
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As Paul maintained a Christ-centered faith during at least four years of suffering as a prisoner of the Roman government, first in Caesarea and then in Rome. During his imprisonment, Paul wrote four letters that survive in our New Testament. They are Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon are among some of Pauls the most helpful and encouraging writings.. We, living almost 2,000 years later, are fortunate to have these letters to teach us the inspiring truths of God. We are the beneficiaries of Paul’s spiritual wisdom forged in the crucible of personal suffering.Philippians 4:12).
But consciously and unconsciously under the direction of God who constantly directed his steps. Paul provides to the church reassurance in God’s word that He prepares the way by promise, discipline and wrath- suffering. As Christ remains the center of his faith. Paul thoughts of his experiences were more theological meaning it began with and ends with God. Paul take a form of deliverance form suffering, he pronounce his gift of divine power that enables one to endure by abiding circumstances. Paul wanted to give the people, the church new and important information. He opens the second Epistle with his usual greeting and thanksgiving. He tells of personal experiences in a way that gains the attention of readers, of his troubles through which he had been passing. Through all of his trails he had learned to lean of God more. He stressed that God becomes real to us in our times of sorrow. We find that God never fails. Paul exemplifies God source of comfort to us, God says
The details that I discovered after thoroughly observing the text was Paul desire for unity among the Philippians as they obtain his way of thinking, and the possession of humility that would assist them in their Christian walk. This procedure (Observation Text) has allowed me to focus more on detail rather than extracting a thought from a particular text without information to support it. Duvall proclaims, “If you move straight from your initial reading of a passage to the application of the passage, you will remain tied to your previous understanding of the text.”1 It is very challenging to discard old habits that has invaded our theological comprehension because of a lack of knowledge concerning Scripture, yet in order to properly exegesis
God’s love is presented throughout the Bible and each chapter provides a reflection of how the Lord was speaking through that author. The book of Ephesians expresses this concept by the author articulating God’s love through letters to the church for the Ephesian people. The second prayer in the book of Ephesians is recorded in chapter 3, which is written for the church but also extends to the broader audience. This exegetical paper will focus on verses 14-21 of chapter 3 where Paul provides instructions about the reverence to the Father in Heaven. According to God’s purpose, we will inherent the strength, power, and the fullness of God when we allow Christ to dwell in our hearts. This information applies to all people of all times, places,
The book of Ephesians was one of Paul’s prison letters written somewhere between the time Paul was in Ephesus (between A.D. 53-56) and the time shortly before Paul was executed (between A.D. 64-65). It is not entirely clear whether they were written from Rome or Ephesus, but it is accepted scholars that either Paul or one of Paul’s disciples is the author of this book. The book of Ephesians is an outcry of gratitude and Thanksgiving of God’s grace. Even though Paul was writing from prison, this is one of the most praise filled books of the Bible.
Chapter 3 The mystery of the gospel is revealed through Christ. The wisdom of God is made known through the church. Paul prays that the people may know the depth of His love. Chapter 4
The book of Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul, to the saints at Ephesus. It is suggested that Paul wrote this letter around 60 AD, while imprisoned in Rome. The biblical author of Acts, Luke, eludes to Paul’s imprisonment in Rome in Acts 28. Paul initially identifies himself as the author of the letter to the Ephesians in his greeting in Ephesians 1:1 and again in 3:1. To further identify himself Paul often makes particular references to himself in the body of the letter to the Ephesians (c.f. Ephesians 3:3, 7, 13; 4:1; 6:19).
Paul starts out by using the phrase “For this reason” in his prayer which he also uses in verse 1 of this book. In verse 14, when stating this, he is referring back to verse (3:1-13) where he is explaining his suffering but also how God has provided grace to him. He was explaining what God had revealed to him and that he will divulge this information to them. Paul then goes into explaining about how we should pray to our Father by kneeling before Him. Kneeling was a sign of reverence to God and used often in the Bible. As in the book of Acts, after speaking to the people of Ephesus, he ended by praying with them by reverencing in the position of kneeling. “When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.” (Acts 20:36). When kneeling, this brings deeper emotions to the act of
As with almost every aspect of “developed” or “first world” culture, a cloud of laziness accompanies any call to a challenge. Although finding an easier means of overcoming obstacles has been rooted in human existence since we came to roam the earth, it appears we have achieved a new level of indolence. Understanding abstract philosophical or religions bares no exception. To witness this one need look no further than todays pop culture. A quick Google search of “celebrity tattoos” yields upwards of 54 million results in a little over 2 tenths of a second. Riddled among the image results are countless crosses, Taijitu’s, words in Sanskrit and other philosophical or religious symbols. Riddled among these are famous
The book of Ephesians written by Paul to Ephesus is perhaps one of most divinely inspired books of the New Testament. Paul writes this letter to the churches of Ephesians so they may have a better understanding of God’s purpose for people and the church. This theological message that Paul presents in this letter has served as a guideline for many generations on how the church and Christians should conduct themselves. When Paul begins his letter to Ephesus he starts out with a prayer regarding God’s blessing drawing attention to his wisdom, forethought and purpose in his opening remarks (Eph. 1:3-6 NIV).
Most of Paul’s letters are written as expositions which are carefully reasoned explanations of his letter and well thought out words that are crucially placed to build agreement and action among the people (Hendricks and Hendricks, 2007, p. 224). However, this particular passage of Ephesians 3: 14-21 is a prayer among his exposition.
Paul wrote the book of Ephesians, while he was imprisoned. The date that Ephesians was written is best dated between 60-90 AD, but closer to 90 since Ignatius is the earliest known person to quote it. Traditionally it is understood that this letter was written to believers in Ephesus of Asia Minor. Through this book Paul reveals who we are with and without Christ. Ephesians discusses the topic of blending the Jewish and non-Jewish Christians into one community. The reoccurring theme in Ephesians is God’s purpose and plan in offering redemption to His people and the manifestation of that purpose in the life of the believer. Ephesians seeks to shape believers by reminding them how wonderful God’s work in Christ is, how significant their unity with Christ is, and what living for Christ looks like.
Paul writes about how he has been longing to go to Rome to spread the word because he had a special call. Paul prays that he may have the opportunity to visit Rome. He desires to go to Rome to preach the gospel because he knows salvation only comes through true faith. The righteousness of God is revealed through faith.