The City and Church of Ephesus

This section concludes the letter by establishing faithfulness as the crowning glory in the believer's proper response to God's offer of salvation and the blessings that come with it.

Paul adds an ordered life as another response from those who receive God's blessings of salvation.

This section builds on the previous two by adding piety as a true response of the church to God because of His blessings.

Paul continues to describe the proper response of the saved to God in the form of righteous living.

This section of the epistle describes the proper response to God's offer of salvation and the blessings attached to it, the first of which is to maintain the unity of the Spirit.

The Apostle describes God's efforts to reach out to the Gentiles in order to save them.

Paul explains the universal nature of the church by outlining the way God has brought together the most disparate groups of that era - Jews and Gentiles.

Beginning in chapter two Paul begins to describe the universal nature of the church as it existed in the past, present, and future.

Paul begins his letter by describing the incredible blessings given by God to those who believe in Jesus Christ.

This lesson examines the historical and social settings in which the church at Ephesus was established.