Jensens survey of the old testament adam 498
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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
1 . 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?
2 . A key verse. Look for a verse that
represents the theme of the letter. You may
find more than one.
3. Main theme. In your own words, what is
the main theme of Ephesians?
4 . 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
1. How old was Paul when he wrote
Ephesians? Where was he when he
composed the letter?
2. Regarding to whom Ephesians was
originally sent, what are the two main
views? What are your conclusions?
3. How would you describe the average
member of the church at Ephesus in the year
A.D. 61?
4. Reconstruct the story of how the
Ephesians were rst saved, and how the
local church came to be organized.
5. Do you think the message of Ephesians
was too deep for the young converts at
Ephesus? Who should be reading and
studying Ephesians today?
6. What relationship was there between
the church at Ephesus and churches in
surrounding cities (e.g., Colossae)?
7. What were some of Paul’s reasons for
writing this letter to the churches of Asia?
8. What are some of the main doctrines
taught in Ephesians?
9. Identify some of the letter’s
characteristics, such as style and tone.
10. Compare Ephesians and Colossians.
How do 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
