Ephesians Essay

Department for the last twenty years. One passage that has always been a part of my life is from Ephesians 4: 22-28. Furthermore, the literary form used in the Book of Ephesians is the letters although, not directly from Paul they are from under his influence by the school of Pauline, which created the book and disseminated the structure of the church (Harris, 1995). I digress, the passage of Ephesians stated that

FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT And THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (Ephesians 5: 18) We believe the Holy Spirit dwells in the Christian because the New Testament teaches that Christians possess the “gift of the Holy Spirit” and that the Holy Spirit dwells in Christians now; in this life. (Acts 2:38; I Cor. 3: 16; I Cor. 6: 19; etc.) However, when observed in its context, Ephesians 5: 18 can’t referrer to the gift of the Holy Spirit as promised by Peter on the Day of Pentecost. The context shows that Paul’s

food offered up as both a spiritual feast and a powerful weapon against the en­emy. Ephesians 6:17 says His Word is our sword. We see no better example of that truth than Jesus’ triumph over Satan in the wilderness. Though, Jesus had fasted forty days and nights, He was nourished on the Word of His Father. Scripture was on His lips. He wielded the Word of God as His sword to fight and defeat the evil one. Ephesians 6 tells us we are meant to follow the example of Jesus and pick up the Sword of the

Exegesis Paper- Ephesians 6:10-24 1. Main Idea: Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes

Ephesians 2:8 say “For by grace you have been saved through faith, this is not you own doing; it is the gift of God.” We are saved or find salvation through God and God alone because grace is the “undeserved, unmerited, and loving action of God in human existence through the ever present Holy Spirit.” there is nothing that we can do turn earn grace, no amount of good works that can ever wash away who we are as sinners. In fact John Wesley taught that there are no good works apart from and that even

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. 1. Paul guides his people through what they have to chase to avoid the devil. (6:10-11) a) Paul tells them to be strong, and to let God 's power run their faith in him. (verse 10) b) To be able to face the devil use God’s Armor. (verse 11) 2. Paul explains how God 's armor is useful and why we need to use it

God’s Mercy for the Ephesian Church: A Look at Ephesians 2:1-7 INTRODUCTION 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

For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 NIV. Uniquely Positioned… There is a lot one can one can accomplish in life if we realized there's probably nothing we can’t do once we uniquely set our minds on doing them. And who are you, and what you do is very important to God. God put you together very uniquely so that you can have an influence not necessarily on the whole world but at least on one person. Were then

in 1 Corinthians 2:14 “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 3. Made Alive in Christ, in Ephesians 2:1-2 “ As for you, you were dead in your

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