Ephesians - Authorities -BIBLE SUMMARY WITH ART

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 Paul explains the blesssing of redemption through the blood of Christ to predestined believers and Christ's role as head of church.

 Paul reminds believers who were once hopeless and dead in their sins that they are are now alive in Christ,  reconciled to God only through faith under Christ's blood.

 Paul (imprisoned) explains that Gentile believers are fellow heirs in Christ, he encourages them to not lose heart through tribulations.  

All believers are unified in the person of Christ so love one another, be honest, kind and forgiving just as God forgives you in Christ not practicing sinful Gentile traditions.

 Carefully imitate God as children of light in every aspect of the way you live, wives are subject to husbands and husbands to Christ in love. 

We are all to be subject to authorities, put on the whole armor of God (in Christ)  to be strong in the Lord  for the struggle is spiritual.  

 Paul is being accused of being two faced therefore under a curse by not requiring  circumcision for Galatians believers, Paul argues his gospel of imputed righteousness is the entire point of the Law fulfilled in Christ.   

 Paul writes the Philippian believers  to assure them of the joy in suffering for the sake of the gospel in prison, and warns against those who  elevate self, and attribute physical success for keeping the Law.