ephesians and philippians

Read pp 408-409. Answer the following questions and post your answers to your blog:
a. What kind of letter is Ephesians?
upbeat
b. What is Paul's "Main Point"?
live a life filled with love following the example of Christ
c. Who is this letter from?
paul


Read page 412 "To Do List for the Mature". Answer the following questions and post your answers to your blog:

a. How does Paul say we can gauge the maturity of our faith?
he gives us a list of spiritual characteristic s

b. What's on Paul's List for "keeping us on track"? List them out. stop telling lies, dont let anger control you, give generously to others, dont use foul or abvussive language, love one another, be tender hearted


Read page 415 "Suit Up for Spiritual Battle". Answer the following questions and post your answers to your blog:

a. If Christians aren't fighting against Romans, who are they fighting against?
forces that are more powerful

b. What are the pieces of physical armor Paul is talking about and what is its spiritual equal?
belt of truth, body armour-Gods righeousness, shoes of peace, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, sword-the word of God

Read "The Race of Our Lives" on page 421. Write a 1 paragraph summary about this passage and post it to your blog. What stuck out to you? Why is this verse so important to us as believers?

Paul relates Christianity to running a race. people believe that they have arrived but paul believes otherwise. he says that you are never completely perfect so therefore t=you have not arrived yet. Instead of wanting to earn a crown of celery, he chooses to strive to win the prize of eternal life. paul tells us to never give up because you have not arrived at the goal yet. the goal is heaven and we need to keep running until we get there.