Ephesians

letter to the Ephesians serves the purpose of educating people on God’s plan of salvation. Paul recognizes that the corruption of humanity is natural because sin is inevitable. He writes, “... so that we may no longer be infants, tossed by waves and swept along by every wind of teaching arising from human trickery, from their cunning in the interest of deceitful scheming.” (Eph 4:14). It is here that Paul acknowledges the natural sinfulness of humanity. In this quote, Paul urges the Ephesians to gather

This chapter gives a change in the emphasis of this great book of the Bible. The first three chapters of Ephesians are highly doctrinal about the person and character of Christ and God’s plan for His Son. Chapter four starts the emphasis on the practical aspect of the theology. We as Christians are to model the person and character of Christ. We are to “walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called.” (vs. 1) In order to walk worthy of the vocation of representing Christ and being conformed

FA 125: Scriptural Application Your Name: Anna Chunting Fraley Passage (#1 Colossians 3/#2 Galatians 5/ #3 Ephesians 4): #1 Colossians 3 Instructions: After reading the passage from Scripture, please make five “I believe” statements about the application of the passage to a specific behavior related to your choices in the arts. Please provide the specific verse that you are drawing your statement from. These statements should be distinct from the statements that you will write for the

Background: According to some insights I read on the book of Ephesians it explains that in this book Paul does not attempt to address any Finaone problem but instead takes the protective measures to prevent any future problems. So by this point in the book of Ephesians he trying to encourage them to walk in line with God and to do what the lord says does. Now Paul having been thru a lot for Christ, so he knows what he is talking about. Paul was now a prisoner at Rome; be he says prisoner of the Lord

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

understand in Ephesians. The Literary Context of Ephesians includes the Genre, context of not only the verse itself but also the section of the Ephesians it is in, how Ephesians is laid out and where the verse fits into the book as a whole. Once a reader is able to find and understand the parts of Ephesians the ability to go deeper is reached. Searching for why authors had written what they did throughout history is where most of learning is accomplished. The Genre of Ephesians is Epistle, or

The title of Ephesians may be a bit misleading because many studies have shown that Ephesians may have been written to all Christians rather than the Ephesian church exclusively because it is applicable to the Christian church as a whole. Edgar Goodspeed wrote, “The church in Ephesians is always the church universal, never the individual local church.” Although readers of Ephesians today should still consider the culture and historical background of Ephesus when reading Ephesians, it is important

In fact, the Bible, speaking of Jesus Christ, says that all things were created by Him, for Him and are held together by Him (Colossians 1:16-17). The answer to the question, where did I come from is Jesus Christ. WHY AM I HERE? Ephesians 2:10 tells us, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” In other words, we are created by Jesus Christ to walk in His light doing what He has created us to

Historical Background 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

In Ephesians 3, Paul announces himself as a prisoner of Christ Jesus, for the sake of the people. Paul is almost a messenger, he tells the people to live a worthy life, to love one another, and to form a united front in the name of Christ Jesus who gave his life