Ephesus
Purpose of the letter to the Ephesians
To encourage unity & love in the church
What the author of the hymn considered himself
Wretch
Justification
Our sins and our debts balanced by God
But because of his great love for us. . .
Ephesians 2:4-6
The heresy of philosophy
Chapters 1-3
Theology
The 3 elements of salvation according to Ephesians
Grace, Faith & Works
Sanctification
To be made holy
. . .created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24
The Christian who owned a slave
Philemon
Chapters 4-6
Application of the theology
The 3 aspects of salvation
Justification, Sanctification, Glorification
Glorification
Since then, you have been raised with Christ
Colossians 3:1
The heresy of legalism
You have to do something or behave a certain way to be saved
Two big tourist attractions
The Theater and the temple of Artemis
Jesus is not enough
false or knock-off gospel
Grace
God's unmerited favor
I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,
Philippians 3:8-9
The only church who supported Paul as fulltime pastor
Philippi
Paul, John & Timothy
Prominent pastors of Ephesus
Christ is number 1 and sufficient for our salvation
The Preeminence of Christ
Faith
to believe
The Christ Hymn
Philippians 3-2:6-11
The very first church in Europe
Philippi