Lunchbox Ephesians Session 5
Lunchbox Ephesians Session 5
A 2.1-3 Children of wrath
B 2.4-10 Children of God
A 2.11-12 Separated--alienated
B 2.13-22 Fellow citizens
2. "In him you are being built"2.11-22
- Past plight & present privilege (2.11-13) Not self-made (2.11), unmade (2.11), but "made" (2.14).
- Peace-making (2.14-18)
In the Roman world of the day to be a "member of a household meant refuge and protection at least as much as the master was able to provide. It also meant identity and gave the security that comes with a sense of belonging." Peter O'Brien's commentary on Ephesians (212) quoting P.H. Towner "Households and household codes"
- People Temple (2.19-22)
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