Ephesians

TitleTitle

1.1.English – English – EphesiansEphesians

2.2.Greek - Greek - EfesioujEfesiouj

AuthorAuthor

PaulPaul

Date of WritingDate of Writing

60-6160-61 AD AD

Ephesians 3:1 Ephesians 3:1 I, Paul, the I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles . . . . sake of you Gentiles . . . .

ThemeTheme

Unity in the ChurchUnity in the Church

Purpose of WritingPurpose of Writing

Paul wanted the Ephesians to experience the unity of the faith. He wanted them to be aware of who they were in Christ.

Survey of EphesiansSurvey of Ephesians

1.1.Argument of EphesiansArgument of Ephesians2.2.Christ in EphesiansChrist in Ephesians3.3.Ephesians in the CanonEphesians in the Canon

Argument of EphesiansArgument of Ephesians

1.1.Step 1 – Step 1 – Our Unique Identity in ChristOur Unique Identity in Christ

2.2.Step 2 Step 2 – – Our Bond to Other BelieversOur Bond to Other Believers

3.3.Step 3 Step 3 – – Our Responsibility to Other Our Responsibility to Other BelieversBelievers

Our Identity in ChristOur Identity in ChristEphesians 1:4-6 Ephesians 1:4-6 In love He In love He predestined us to adoption as predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to sons through Jesus Christ to Himself….Himself….

Our Bond to All Other BelieversOur Bond to All Other Believers

Ephesians 2:17-18 Ephesians 2:17-18 and he and he came and preached peace to came and preached peace to you who were far away and you who were far away and peace to those who were peace to those who were near… near…

Our Responsibility to Other BelieversOur Responsibility to Other Believers

Ephesians Ephesians

4:254:25 …. we …. we are are members of members of one another.one another.

Christ in EphesiansChrist in Ephesians

1.1.The Source of Our SalvationThe Source of Our Salvation2.2.The Basis for Our UnityThe Basis for Our Unity3.3.The Keeper of the MysteryThe Keeper of the Mystery4.4.The Origin of Our InstitutionsThe Origin of Our Institutions

The Source of Our SalvationThe Source of Our Salvation

Ephesians 1:6-7 Ephesians 1:6-7 to to the praise of the the praise of the glory of His grace, glory of His grace, which He freely which He freely bestowed on us in bestowed on us in the Beloved. the Beloved. 77 In In Him we have Him we have redemption through redemption through His blood.His blood.

The Basis of Our UnityThe Basis of Our Unity

Ephesians Ephesians 2:16 and 2:16 and might might reconcile reconcile them both in them both in one body to one body to God through God through the cross, by it the cross, by it having put to having put to death the death the enmity.enmity.

The Keeper of the MysteryThe Keeper of the Mystery

Ephesians 3:4 Ephesians 3:4 By referring to By referring to this, when this, when you read you you read you can can understand understand my insight my insight into the into the mystery of mystery of Christ.Christ.

The Origin of Our InstitutionsThe Origin of Our Institutions

Ephesians 5:31-32 "Therefore Ephesians 5:31-32 "Therefore a man shall leave his father a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become wife, and the two shall become one flesh." one flesh." 3232 This mystery is This mystery is profound, and I am saying that profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the it refers to Christ and the church. church.

Place in the CanonPlace in the CanonHistorically, Ephesians shows us the continued struggle of the early church. Theologically, we learn more about the nature of salvation.Devotionally, we should be led to exhibit the unity which Christ purchased for us on the cross.