The old city of Ephesus is fairly well preserved and many ruins still exist.The letter was written by Paul, probably while he was imprisoned in Rome. (Ephesians 3:1Paul at Ephesus:Acts 18:18-22Dropped off Priscilla and AquilaReasoned with the Jews (Acts 18:19Acts 19Imparting of the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-6Paul performs miracles (Acts 19:11-20Paul confronts idol craftsmen (Acts 19:21-27Uproad: town clerk quiets the crowd (Acts 19:28-41Acts 20:17-38Paul sends for Ephesian elders from Miletus.Paul gives “farewell address” to elders (Acts 20:25.Encourages strength (Acts 20:28-31Paul’s purposeRemind them of their calling in Christ (Ephesians 1-3Encourage them to walk as a Christian (Ephesians 4-6Ephesians 4:1 - Walk in a manner worthy of your calling.Ephesians 5:1 - Be imitators of God.Ephesians 6:10 - Be strong in the Lord.Ephesians 1:5 - “Predestined” here means that God intended for us to be adopted as sons. There are still conditions we must meet for this to be true.
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