Please read all of Ephesians. Choose one of the questions below and select a verse that particular helps in answering that question. Please explain your choice.1. What seem to be the most import ethical challenges the Ephesian Christians are facing?
2. In what ways does Ephesians seem different than Romans and Corinthians?
3. What specific standards does Paul set for servants, masters, children, wives, and husbands? Is he right is saying that the husband is the “head” of the wife? How do Paul’s ideas differ from those of contemporary society?
4. What is Paul’s advice to leaders on handling ethical problems?
What I gathered from the book of Ephesians is that there were many moral challenges facing the Ephesian Christians. Paul talks about sexual immorality, vulgar language, lying, and stealing. This was all talked about in chapters 4 and 5. Paul also talks about how to avoid sin. He explains how trying to refrain from anger will help avoid sin and being able to live in the light of God will make everyone better people.
ReplyDeletePaul sets standards for husbands, wives, servants, and masters, and the general theme with all of that is that you should fulfill your office with its due respect, and you should also do what you’re supposed to with “sincerity of heart” (Eph. 6:5). Children are to obey their parents. Husbands are to love their wives. Wives are to be subject to their husbands. Servants are to serve their masters. There’s definitely a clear hierarchy of what everyone’s roles are, and hopefully unity can be more easily achieved if everyone follows their set way for life.
ReplyDelete1. Ephesians are facing problems of not letting go of their evil ways like in Ephesian 4:17-32. This quote says that you should give up your evil ways because you have found God and Christ. This is kind of repeat throughout the whole book.
ReplyDeleteLike my fellow classmates, I have gathered that the Ephesians were not necessarily the best people in the world. The letter starts out pretty positive, then Paul really gets into all the issues the Ephesians are facing. Mt favorite verse is Ephesians 4:29-32. I believe that this is especially important, and is one of the most import ethical challenges the Ephesian Christians are facing. I believe that this is one of the most important ethical challenges Christians face today.
ReplyDelete4. It seems that a lot of Paul's advice on handling ethical problems is to just be aware of them and then watch what you do to make sure you are not living in the same sin in Ephesians 5:15 -16 says "Pay careful attention,then to how you walk - not as unwise people but as wise- making the of the time, because the days are evil." a little later he gives suggestions how they can interact with each other and be filled with the spirit by giving thanks to God the Father and speaking to one another in hymns and spiritual songs.
ReplyDeleteWhat I always got from Ephesians is that it seems as if this was the New Testament version of the law. Paul writes this as a bit of a rulebook to correct disputes in Ephesus.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am as bold to say that Ephesus is more relevant today than then. Maybe there would less family issues in today's world...