Ephesians Part 53

INTRO: If you divide the book of Ephesians into its largest components you have two major sections. Chapters 1-3 give us the wonderful work of salvation. Chapters 4-6 gives us the worthy walk of the Christian. As in many of Paul's epistles the first section is doctrinal, the second practical.

As I outline the book, the first section also has two larger sections. There is the blessed source of salvation in 1:3-14 and Paul's prayers for the Ephesian believers in 1:15-3:21. But in sharing his prayers with them he makes two excursions and we have just finished those. These digressions began in 2:1 and went through 3:13. In 1:15-16 we had some information regarding his thanksgiving.