In the New Testament we found some letters, also known as epistleswhich were written mainly by the apostle paul, with an occasional little help from Timothy or Silas. In the epistles of Paul, the apostle has the purpose of instructing churches that he had built on his missionary journey, among which are the church of Philippi, in the epistle to the Philippians, that of Corinth, in the epistle to the Corinthians , that of Rome, in the epistle to the Romans, etc., which faced various challenges as Christians.
We invite you to discover what Paul says in the “Book of Ephesians”also know as Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians already know some of the beautiful words of god that contains this book of the Bible.
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Context of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians
In the city of Ephesus, some pagan deities were worshiped, especially Diana of Ephesus, from whom the brothers had turned away to convert to Christianity. So, in this context, Paul wrote to them to encourage them to persevere in their total devotion to the Lord Jesus by introducing them to the supremacy of the name, love, and power of Jesus Christ.
7 beautiful biblical passages from Ephesians
Ephesians 1
“May he enlighten your hearts, so that you may value the hope to which you have been called, the treasures of glory that his inheritance among the saints contains, and the extraordinary greatness of the power with which he works in us, the believers, for the effectiveness of his force. This is the same power” (Ephesians 1:18-19).
Ephesians 2
“We are his creation: we were created in Christ Jesus, in order to perform those good works, which God prepared in advance for us to practice” (Ephesians 2:10).
Ephesians 3
“To him who is able to do infinitely more than we can ask or think, by the power that works in us, to him be glory in the Church and in Christ Jesus, to all generations and forever! Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21).
Ephesians 4
“On the contrary, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another as God in Christ has forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:32).
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Ephesians 5
“Do not abuse the wine that leads to debauchery; rather, fill yourselves with the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).
“Practice love, following the example of Christ, who loved us and gave himself up for us, as an offering and sacrifice pleasing to God” (Ephesians 5:2).
Ephesians 6
“Finally, be strong in the Lord with the strength of his power. Put on the armor of God, so that you can resist the snares of the devil (Ephesians 6:10-11).
(Discover here other commented verses of this letter to the Ephesians: Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 4:15; Ephesians 6:12; …)
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