The BOOK questions allow the learner to explore the key verses of the lesson. Finally, the TOOK question has as its goal to motivate the learner to respond in the future days to what God has been teaching through His Holy Spirit. Introduction Ephesians is simply a letter springing from Paul's love to the church there, and indicative of his earnest desire that they should be fully instructed in the profound doctrines of the gospel. Paul wrote this letter to the Ephesian believers and all other believers to give them in-depth teaching about how to nurture and maintain the unity of the church. Unfortunately, unity does not abound in the church, as it should.
People disagree and cause division over unimportant issues.
Some delight in causing tension by discrediting others. Our outward expression of unity will reflect our inward unity of purpose. They thought of themselves as pure and clean because of their national heritage and religious ceremonies. Paul pointed out that Jews and Gentiles alike were unclean before God and needed to be cleansed by Christ. In order to realize how great a gift salvation is, we need to remember our former natural, unclean condition.