Ephesians
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Ephesians presents God's eternal plan to unite all things in Christ and the believer's spiritual blessings. Paul describes the church as Christ's body and calls believers to walk worthy of their calling.
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Purpose
Paul wrote Ephesians to affirm the unity of Jews and Gentiles in the body of Christ and to instruct believers on living out their identity in Christ amid a pagan culture.
Audience
Primarily Gentile believers in the church at Ephesus and surrounding regions in Asia Minor.
Book Outline (click to highlight chapters)
- God's Purpose and Spiritual Blessings Chapters 1
- Salvation and the Church's Mystery Chapters 2-3
- Unity and Maturity in the Body Chapters 4
- Christian Living and Relationships Chapters 5
- Spiritual Armor and Conclusion Chapters 6
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Did You Know?
- Contains the fullest description of spiritual warfare (6:10-18)
- The phrase 'in Christ' or 'in Him' appears 36 times
- Written from prison in Rome (one of the 'prison epistles')
- Chapters 1-3 are doctrine; chapters 4-6 are practice
- Contains the longest sentence in the Greek NT (1:3-14 is one sentence)
- Describes the church as Christ's body, bride, building, and army
- Contains 'by grace are ye saved through faith' (2:8-9)
- May have been a circular letter to multiple churches
- Paul spent 3 years in Ephesus - his longest ministry in one city
- The Ephesian church later lost its 'first love' (Revelation 2:4)