living in the Christian The armor passage of 6:10-17 is a classic Scripture portion describing the weaponry of the Christian’s spiritual warfare Paul has just nished telling Christians how they ought to conduct their lives, giving them command upon command that must be obeyed if God is to be glori ed Now he speaks as a general to his army troops and, pointing to the arsenal of the superhuman armor, he assures them of victory if they will but use the divine resources V KEY WORDS AND VERSES Key words There are many key words in Ephesians (Chart 85) If you had to limit the list to ten, which ones would you choose? A key verse Look for a verse that represents the theme of the letter You may find more than one Main theme In your own words, what is the main theme of Ephesians? Title Assign a title to Ephesians to coincide with the main theme you have determined Note the one given on Chart 85 VI APPLICATIONS What three di erent areas of a Christian’s life are suggested by the outline: church unity, 4:1-16; daily walk, 4:17—5:20; domestic duty, 5:21—6:9? Write a list of applications derived from these parts of the epistle Add other important applications to the list Read Revelation 2:1-7 for a brief description of the Ephesian church’s spiritual state thirty- ve years after Paul wrote Ephesians What are your reflections? VII REVIEW QUESTIONS How old was Paul when he wrote Ephesians? Where was he when he composed the letter? Regarding to whom Ephesians was originally sent, what are the two main views? What are your conclusions? How would you describe the average member of the church at Ephesus in the year A.D 61? Reconstruct the story of how the Ephesians were rst saved, and how the local church came to be organized Do you think the message of Ephesians was too deep for the young converts at Ephesus? Who should be reading and studying Ephesians today? What relationship was there between the church at Ephesus and churches in surrounding cities (e.g., Colossae)? What were some of Paul’s reasons for writing this letter to the churches of Asia? What are some of the main doctrines taught in Ephesians? Identify some of the letter’s characteristics, such as style and tone 10 Compare Ephesians and Colossians How you account for the many likenesses? 11 From what you have learned in your survey of Ephesians, how can this epistle realistically help Christians today? VIII FURTHER STUDY You may want to make an extended study of di erent subjects that appear throughout ... describe the average member of the church at Ephesus in the year A.D 61? Reconstruct the story of how the Ephesians were rst saved, and how the local church came to be organized Do you think the message... more than one Main theme In your own words, what is the main theme of Ephesians? Title Assign a title to Ephesians to coincide with the main theme you have determined Note the one given on Chart... Colossae)? What were some of Paul’s reasons for writing this letter to the churches of Asia? What are some of the main doctrines taught in Ephesians? Identify some of the letter’s characteristics,