Ephesians

What is the significance of mentioning the coming ages? Where is this being addressed? Was there a strong understanding of who Satan was? The genre of Ephesians is Epistles. Read the whole epistle in one sitting to get the big idea of the letter and its main contours. Try to write a big idea/theme of the book after reading it. Think in terms of the paragraphs being the main units of thought. Beware of isolating verses from the paragraph. Knowing the structure of epistles helps you know where you

Ephesians I chose the book of Ephesians because It’s my favorite book. From chapter one straight through until the end, it is inspirational and encouraging. The book of Ephesians was penned by Paul the apostle, while he was imprisoned. This letter was written to the church in Ephesus. Ephesus is located in the western Asia Minor at the mouth of the Caster River, an important Seaport (HCSB, 2010). The message of this letter is so powerful. Paul opens this book by encouraging the audience to give thanks

In Ephesians 1 verse 11 it means that if you are a believer, God has assigned you to His chosen life. That we have been chosen as Gods portion and He has appointed you to Himself. It also means that God has chosen us as His inheritance. This is one of the many blessings which we have as believers. God does this according to His purpose and His will. God is never forced by anyone or anything outside of Him. Everything is under His control and is part of His plan. Every flower and plant – God controls

Pride One of the greatest pitfalls among God’s prophet is unholy pride. It has leveled not a few of God’s highly anointed servants. God will not share His glory with another. Those who are used by God must quickly learn that everything that is revealed, prophesied or ministered is from Him and not from themselves. The prophetic ministry is paralleled to the dead womb of Sarah. There was no possibility that Sarah could conceive of herself—only a resurrection miracle could produce an Issac. The prophet

blacks began to question the Christian hierarchy imposed by protestant preachers which stated that slaves were bound to obey their masters. White Christians justified their rights to enslave blacks with biblical verses such as those found in Ephesians: Ephesians 6:5-9New International Version (NIV) 5 Slaves, obey your earthly

The Great Illustration: Ephesians 1 The members of the local congregation are “Christ’s body” (v. 23) and that Christ is the Head of the church worldwide (v. 22). Those who are born-again comprise the parts of the local body with each person having gifts to use in benefit of the collective group and others as well. Involvement is crucial for any congregation, and small groups are they key to ensure that all are able to be involved in the life of their church. If small groups operate as they should

In the book of Ephesians 6:13-17 the bible talks about the putting on the full armor of God. In this verse, the Christians are told to prepare for the spiritual war against the devil and human weaknesses. Various versions of the bible that talk about the Armor of God. According to the verse, there is the war against the Christians, and the people are warned against that. We are encouraged to use the Armor as guidance in the fighting the Satan. Description of the Armor of God According to St. Paul

of people to be effective in their service to God (1 page). In order for the body of Christ to be understood in its service to God, there are three conclusions for consideration. First, the BOC is a living organism. Paul employs this metaphor in Ephesians 4 to help us visualize it characteristics. This living organism has various functioning parts working for a common cause, maturation in Christ (Eph. 4:13). We learn that this common cause, or unity within and among the parts does not mean uniformity

of Jews and Gentiles. This is to show his ultimate glory and triumph. The book of Ephesians itself is broken down into nine sections. The first section Paul starts off with praising God. “Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Eph. 1:3) Paul praises God for two things, spiritual blessings and the redemption in Christ. (Eph. 1:3-14) Next Paul takes time to give thanks and prays for the Ephesian believers in his letter. He prays for they that might have wisdom and revelation so

they treat you. If you are trying to make friends, find clients, make contacts, sell them something, or anything else we might to, with one simple process, you can move one giant step toward your goal. Paul, in the book of Ephesians, demonstrates this process: Respect. Ephesians was written by Paul to the church in Ephesus. He wrote, "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus." Beginning his letter, he reminded them of his service