Exegetical Paper of Ephesians 2:14-22 In Ephesians 2:14-22‚ Paul writes a letter to the people of Ephesus both Jews and Gentiles of the time‚ telling them that Christ had broken down the wall of hostility so that they can live in peace and unity. Within this paper‚ there will be an extensive exegetical look at the history of the passage; what the significance of this passage is to the biblical audience‚ and the differences between the biblical audience and today’s audience. By studying this passage
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EXEGESIS PAPER ON EPHESIANS 6:1-3 ‘Children Obeying & Honouring their parents is a right thing to do and bring blessings’ Background: Paul the author of this letter‚ realizing that the Ephesians were starting to forsake their first love‚ wrote this epistle to encourage them to love both God and their fellow saints. The letter begins with love (1:4‚6) and ends with love (6:23-24).1 Chapter 1-3 are principally the doctrinal elaboration of the theme‚ love‚ unity‚ and chapter 4-6 teach what should
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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
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Ephesians 5:21-33 p Principles of Biblical Interpretation RELI 3305 02 Instructor: W.B. Tolar December 8‚ 2011 Jordan R. Laessig Setting The book of Ephesians was written by the apostle Paul (Ephesians 1:1) while in jail (Acts 28:16-31) between A.D. 60 and A.D. 62. While most agree that this letter was written to address the church of Ephesus‚ some scholars believe that because the name Ephesus was not mentioned in the book‚ Paul was writing to all churches in Asia Minor‚ and Ephesus was
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Now‚ for those of you who don’t know the book of Ephesians was written by the Epistle to the Romans by the name of Paul. You will find that he wrote quite a few books in the Bible‚ we can discuss that fact at a later time. Paul’s point of view was to let everyone know that Christ‚ was the only head of the true church. Ephesians chapter 4: The theme of this chapter is answering Gods calling and anointing on your life. God has given each of us different abilities and talents‚ it is our job to assume
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a list in Ephesians 4 with similar‚ but not the same‚ gifts. The list in Ephesians 4 gives examples of gifts such as evangelism‚ teaching‚ and pastoring. In both passages of scripture‚ Paul was addressing concerns within the specific church and not attempting to make a point of saying what is and is not a spiritual gift. Because there is not a passage of scripture that clearly lists every single spiritual gift‚ as shown in the difference between the lists in 1 Corinthians and Ephesians‚ Christians
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OF GOD BIBLE COLLEGE AN EXEGESIS OF EPHESIANS 4:7-16 A PAPER PRESENTED TO RUTH PHUA-CHNG IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BS 622: NEW TESTAMENT EXEGESIS BY ALVIN LIM SINGAPORE MAY 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I. EXEGETICAL OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS 4:7-16 . . . . . 5 CONCLUSION .
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Ephesians is an epistle from the Apostle Paul to the church of Ephesus. Ephesians is an epistle which means it has a three part structure: 1.) Introduction‚ indicating the sender‚ the receiver of the letter‚ and a greeting‚ 2.) body‚ 3.) and a conclusion‚ which usually ends with a farewell prayer. The literary context of Ephesians is that it seems to have any confrontation on regards to any heresy within the church like Colossians. Paul writes to the Church of Ephesus to encourage them to be united
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Ephesians 1 New International Version (NIV) 1 Paul‚ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God‚ To God’s holy people in Ephesus‚[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ‚ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in
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Introduction to Ephesians Saturday Bible School Click Clickicon iconto toadd addpicture picture Introduction to Ephesians The city of Ephesus was situated in Lydia on the River Cayster‚ about forty miles from Smyrna. It was a place of considerable commerce and also noted for its magnificent temple of Artemis‚ which was from very ancient times the center of the worship of that goddess. Introduction to Ephesians This temple was burnt down by Herostratus 355 B.C.‚ but rebuilt at immense cost
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