After calling the Ephesian believers to put off the old self and identity that once ruled them, submit themselves to the renewal of the Spirit, and put on their new identity, he now gives them granular commands that exhibit true Christian living.

After writing about the unity the Ephesian Christians have with one another, he shows the disunity they now have with the world. He challenges them to stop walking as those who have not been redeemed and calls them to a life that reflects the gospel they profess.

After expressing the call, requirements, and foundation of unity in the church, Paul now shifts his focus into how they practically function together as one Body. In this section, he takes particular care to address the role of the church's leaders in this as well.

In light of everything Paul has written up to this point - the power of the gospel, the unity now forged between the Jews and Gentiles, and the filling they have of the Holy Spirit - Paul now calls them to live according to these beautiful realities. He challenges them to maintain that unity and calls them to the character traits that will facilitate it.

In this prayer that closes out the first half of Paul's letter to the Ephesians, Paul specifically asks God to give the believers the strength to fully know, comprehend, and walk in his love while keeping his glory as the north star in his request.

After calling the believers in Ephesus to an uncommon and radical unity, he now demonstrates his personal commitment and sacrifice to this calling.

In light of the comprehensive picture of the gospel that Paul has presented up to this point in the letter, he now calls for a shocking and uncommon unity among Gentile and Jewish Christians.

In this passage, Paul unveils the distinct contrast between who we were before Christ and who we are now. He brings particular focus to the shift in identity we now enjoy.

In light of the adoption, redemption, and guarantee ensured by the Trinity in 1:3-14, Paul reminds the Ephesian Christians of the incredible hope, inheritance, and power that is theirs in Christ.