The apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesian Christians from Rome around A.D. 60 while under house arrest. Paul had spent three years in Ephesus, a Greek city in Asia, Minor, on his third mission trip and used it as a center for regional evangelistic work. Ephesus was a large and important city in the Roman Empire. The biggest attraction and the center of it's pagen culture was the temple of Artemis (Diana), a revered greek goddess.
Paul begins his letter with praise to God for the grace he has lavished upon believers in Christ. "In Christ" is an essential idea in Ephesians; every blessing comes to us through Christ. This week's Bible Truth is Paul celebrates the Church's blessing in Christ. He tells the Ephesians to live out their new life in Christ by putting off the old self and putting on the new.
Scripture: Ephesians
Memory Work: It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5
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