Ephesians is an amazing book. It has a lot of sweet stuff in it, but a lot of tough stuff, too. Some is complex. I suspect that what seems simple has complexity in it, even if we don't see it.
Did you know that there is debate about who the letter is written to? That is not obvious since the very first verse says it is to the saints in Ephesus, faithful in Christ Jesus. Our English versions say that. Many old manuscripts say that, but some just say to the saints, faithful in Christ. If it is to the Ephesians, it is uncharacteristically devoid of any mention of the people there or reflection on the years that Paul spent with them. Maybe it was intended to be circulated to a lot of churches. That is what is happening with it now, anyway.
That is curious, but may not matter much to us. There are other questions that might matter more. Does Paul really believe in predestination? There it is, right in the first chapter, mentioned explicitly, twice. Oh wow. What are we going to do with that?
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