The Church of Ephesuss

The Book of Ephesians is an epistle written by Paul, to the church of the Ephesians, at around 62-63 A.D.

The church of Ephesus had deep fellowship with such servants of God at that time, such as the Apostle Paul, the Apostle John, Mark, Timothy, Priscilla, and Aquila.

Timothy, Paul’s spiritual son had stayed at the church of Ephesus at Paul’s request and nurtured its flock with the Word (1 Timothy 1:3).

The Ephesian Church was where Paul had preached to both the Jews and the Gentiles from the beginning.

The relationship between the saints in Ephesus and Paul began when Paul stopped by Ephesus and preached the gospel during his second missionary journey (Acts 18:19).

At that time, although Paul left Ephesus after preaching for only a short while, the work of the gospel was carried on by Priscilla and Aquila, who stayed behind.

After this, Paul stopped by Ephesus during his third missionary journey and ministered at the Ephesian Church for about three years (Acts 19:1, 20:17-35).

Paul bravely risked his life for his ministry at the Ephesian Church during these three years, a ministry that was marked by his tears and prayers (Acts 20:31).

After this, at the end of Paul’s third missionary journey, on his way back to Jerusalem, Paul met the elders of the Ephesian Church at Miletus, and from there they parted in tears (Acts 20:17, 36-38).

This was the last meeting between Paul and the church of Ephesus recorded in the Book of Acts.

The Book of Ephesians is the epistle that most profoundly addresses God’s wonderful providence revealed through His Church in the New Testament.

Through the whole Epistle of Ephesians, Paul leads us into the providence of God. In other words, Paul makes it clear that God the Father had planned the salvation of mankind in Jesus Christ, fulfilled it through Jesus Christ, and is now revealing this work of salvation that was accomplished in love through His Church.

Thus, the purpose of the Book of Ephesians was to explain God’s profound dispensation of salvation.

Unlike the other Pauline epistles, it does not mention Paul’s fellow workers. Through the whole Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul wrote about how God the Father planned our salvation in Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world, and how He had accomplished this plan of salvation through the gospel of the water and the Spirit.

Whenever Paul introduced himself, he often said that his apostleship came “by the will of God.” . And Paul said that to save us from sin according to the will of God the Father, Jesus Christ had no choice but to become our propitiation.

Paul also said that his ministry was in accordance with God’s will, as well as the will of Jesus Christ.

In this, Paul realized the will of God the Father and Jesus Christ’s perfect work of salvation, and this is how he became a preacher of the true gospel.

To understand the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit, it is essential that you start with the first three books in the series, and then carry on to the other books to reinforce your faith.