Transcript The Book of Ephesians

The Book of
Ephesians
Be Strong in the Lord and the Power
of His Might
The Epistle to the Ephesians
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Who Wrote the Book of Ephesians and when?
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The Apostle Paul in about 62 A.D. Eph. 1:1 It
was delivered by Tychicus about 62 A.D.
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Where was it written?
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While Paul was a prisoner in Rome.
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Why?
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After Paul wrote the Colossians a letter concerning the
Colossian heresy, he then decided to write Ephesians as
a follow up letter while the thoughts were still fresh in
his mind. Paul wanted to spell out the fact that Christ is
the head of the church and as Christians we are
members of his body. Also that believers enjoy an
intimate relationship with him and thus have a unique
relation with one another.
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Destination?
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It is believed to be an “encyclical” or circular
letter. It was not sent to just one church but
many churches of Asia Minor.
This is based on four arguments:
1. In some of the oldest Greek manuscripts the
words Ephesus are omitted. Perhaps a space was
originally left vacant so each church upon
reading the epistle in its public worship services
could fill in its own geographical locale.
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2. There are no personal references as would be
expected if went to only one church.
3. In 3:2 the language implies that not all the readers
knew its writer personally but at least heard of him.
4. The epistle addresses itself to no specific problem
such as a particular church might have; it speaks only of
general problems that believers everywhere have in
common.
Purpose?
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Paul seeks to present the church as members of
Jesus’ body, possessing the closest relationship
with him and each other.
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Theme?
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A twin theme runs through the letter.
First: Believers compose the body of Christ.
Second: Both Jewish and Gentile believers share
the same common ground of grace. Jesus has
made the Jewish and Gentile believers into “one
new man” {2:15}.
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The city of Ephesus is located halfway up the western
coast of Asia Minor. Pergamum was the capitol of the
province of Asia but Ephesus was the most important
city.
 Ephesus was an impressive city with about 300,000
people.
 Ephesus was also home of the of the fertility goddess,
Diana. The temple of Diana was known as on of the
seven great wonders of the world.
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During New testament times the city of
Ephesus experienced economic decline as its
harbor began to silt itself shut. Today the city of
Ephesus lies in ruins.
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I. Greeting: Eph. 1: 1-2
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II. Doctrinal: The Churches Wealth in Christ.
A. Praise for spiritual blessings. 1: 3-14.
B. Prayer for understanding these blessings. 1:
15-23. V-18
C. Grace and faith. 2: 1-10. V-8
D. The unity of believers. 2: 11-22v14&15
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E. Revealing the divine mystery about the spirit.
3: 1-13 v3-5
F. Prayer for inner growth. 3: 14-21
v16-18
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III. Practical: The church’s walk in Christ.
A. The unity and growth of the Spirit.
4: 1-16. v4-6
B. The conduct and character of the church. 4:
17-32 v14-16, 22-23
C. The ways of the believer. 5: 1-21
v.14-15
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D. Relationship of believers to one another. 5:
22 – 6:9.
1. Wives and husbands. V22-26
2. Children and Parents. V6: 1-4
3. Servants and masters. V6:5-9
E. Relationship of Christians to the devil.
6: 10-20 v10-13.
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IV. The conclusion. 6: 21-24