Paul is a masterful teacher skilled in the use of metaphors for memorable messages in a murky world. Paul draws upon powerful imagery from Scripture he knows to be both very present to the eyes of God’s people in Ephesus and strikingly familiar to their minds. Paul challenges the hearers of his letter to see deeply God’s grace and
appreciate a repositioning in battle against the enemy. Ephesians 6:10-17 Isaiah 11:5, 59:15b-21
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Identity in Christ: Beloved