Week 7

Imagine for a second that you are a Gentile Christian in the early years following the life and death of Jesus. Your life has been one of worshiping and fearing gods that would become angry and destroy you at any given moment. There never seemed to be enough sacrifice or worship to satisfy these ancient gods. Now through a man named Paul you hear of a living god, one that is not in the form of an idol but is represented by a man like yourself. A man named Jesus of Nazareth. This God is loving and wants nothing more than to give you peace and hope and fullness of life in a world of darkness, conflict, hopelessness, and trials.

But you are concerned. This man named Paul is in prison and you wonder about your faith. Is it real? Is Paul himself questioning his faith? This part of Ephesians is written to quell these fears of the early Christians in Ephesus.