Letter · 6 chapters
Ephesians
God unites people in Christ, creating one new humanity from Jews and Gentiles. The second half works this reconciliation out in community, households, and spiritual resistance.
Historical & literary context
Presented as a letter from Paul in imprisonment; authorship is debated. It may have circulated among several churches in Roman Asia.
Introduction and study notes are commentary, not Scripture.
The shape of the book
- 1–3 · Grace, reconciliation, and the church
- 4–5 · Unity and renewed life
- 6 · Households and spiritual resistance
A passage to begin with
Ephesians 2:8-10
8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Berean Standard Bible · Public domain
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How do good works follow grace rather than purchase it?