Ephesians Exegetical Paper
Using the research that you have completed for your Ephesians exegetical paper, what do you think is the main idea of the book? Why?
Looking back on all the research I collected for my Ephesians exegetical paper, I conveyed the idea that the topic of the book of Ephesians was based around the subject of salvation and the church. The idea of this book seem to form a demonstration of understanding that the world separated from God is under its own self harm of judgement of disbelief and the final resolution is based on the elements of God's plans. The passages from Ephesians presented the inauguration of salvation with emphasizing on topics of God’s grace, faith and mercy. The manuscripts in Ephesians (Romans and Colossians) present the reality of old nature before Christ and new nature as a Christian.
How does this main idea of Ephesians impact our lives today?
After studying the writings of Apostle Paul, I feel his messages give us great picture of who we are as believers in sight of God. By human nature we are separated by Christ by spiritual evilness of disobedience, but through the work of God we are reborn. God sees us as redeemed and forgiven, which is what formulates allowance of entering his inner circle.
Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead …show more content…
As I said above, it was very helpful in many ways. In reference of hoping to study a skill or concept more deeply, I would have to choose the topic of the Holy Spirit. “We come to believe that the Bible is God’s Word because of the work of the Holy Spirit.”(Duvall & Hays, 2012, p. 230) Honestly to know that the spirit is there in guidance of my journey of interpreting scripture is such a blessing that I just am just starting to fully understand. Therefore, I plan to invest in taking a deeper look into this
Looking back on all the research I collected for my Ephesians exegetical paper, I conveyed the idea that the topic of the book of Ephesians was based around the subject of salvation and the church. The idea of this book seem to form a demonstration of understanding that the world separated from God is under its own self harm of judgement of disbelief and the final resolution is based on the elements of God's plans. The passages from Ephesians presented the inauguration of salvation with emphasizing on topics of God’s grace, faith and mercy. The manuscripts in Ephesians (Romans and Colossians) present the reality of old nature before Christ and new nature as a Christian.
How does this main idea of Ephesians impact our lives today?
After studying the writings of Apostle Paul, I feel his messages give us great picture of who we are as believers in sight of God. By human nature we are separated by Christ by spiritual evilness of disobedience, but through the work of God we are reborn. God sees us as redeemed and forgiven, which is what formulates allowance of entering his inner circle.
Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead …show more content…
As I said above, it was very helpful in many ways. In reference of hoping to study a skill or concept more deeply, I would have to choose the topic of the Holy Spirit. “We come to believe that the Bible is God’s Word because of the work of the Holy Spirit.”(Duvall & Hays, 2012, p. 230) Honestly to know that the spirit is there in guidance of my journey of interpreting scripture is such a blessing that I just am just starting to fully understand. Therefore, I plan to invest in taking a deeper look into this