Ephesians 2-3

Written while Paul was imprisoned in Rome in 62 AD, Ephesians 1:1 identifies “Paul, as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God.” As Paul pinned his letters, he always had a careful intent in his choice of words toward the audience that he was addressing. The next line reads, “To the saints in Ephesus” signifying that when Paul wrote these letters his audience was the church in Ephesus. There is also evidence of a secondary audience unfamiliar to him. As evident in Ephesians 1:15, “ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.” This indicates that there were parts of his audience whose faith he had not witnessed. Other scriptures such as Ephesians 3:2-3 also verifies a secondary audience, “surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.” It is likely that the secondary audience were the churches in Lycus Valley. Ephesians 6:22-23 provides the linking evidence to Paul’s friend Tychicus who delivered two letters for him. One letter was delivered to the church in Ephesus and the other to a church in Colosse, located in Lycus Valley.1 …show more content…
His plan was to explain God’s intent for His creation, particularly mankind. Paul had three primary goals in mind; to restore unity and peace among the saints, to refocus the church allowing them to fully acknowledge Christ as the head of the church and to recognize the church as one body in Christ. The opponents of Paul’s ministry were primarily the newly converted Christians as they were trying to get acclimated to their new way of