IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (10 OF 17)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-24
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It's the Moment of Truth (10 of 17)
Series: WHO AM I?
Tim Badal
Ephesians 4:17-24
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Ephesians. We're going to wipe the sleep out of our eyes and forget that we lost an hour last night. We're in the book of Ephesians, having been studying it for the last handful of months. We're now in Ephesians 4:17-24.
For those who haven't been with us, this book was written by the apostle Paul to a groups of believers who had started a church. Paul had started the church and then handed it off to his protÈgÈ, Timothy. Paul has now spent a couple years away from Ephesus. He loves this church he helped start and now writes this letter to them, reminding them of who they are in Christ, their position and privileges and the great purpose for living they have because of Christ.
But then problems came because these people weren't living in a Christian vacuum. Life in first-century Ephesus wasn't much different than it is for us living in the Fox Valley area in the 21st century. If you were to go to modern-day Turkey, where Ephesus was located, you would find the town of Selcuk. Today the city has a population of about 40,000. It has lots of tourism because many of the ruins of Ephesus are still there. As you tour those ruins, you can see that the world the Ephesians lived in wasn't much different from ours. They were known for their commerce, even having had one of the first shopping malls. There was food, household items, jewelry, fine linens; anything you wanted was available in Ephesus. They were also a center for sports and entertainment. The ruins of one of the largest ancient colosseums is in Ephesus. They liked athletic and other events as much as we do here in America.
It was also a culture that emphasized sensuality and sexuality. They had a temple dedicated to Diana, also known as Artemis, depending on whether you were Greek or Roman. The edifice of that incredible structure is still there, which of course att ...
Series: WHO AM I?
Tim Badal
Ephesians 4:17-24
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Ephesians. We're going to wipe the sleep out of our eyes and forget that we lost an hour last night. We're in the book of Ephesians, having been studying it for the last handful of months. We're now in Ephesians 4:17-24.
For those who haven't been with us, this book was written by the apostle Paul to a groups of believers who had started a church. Paul had started the church and then handed it off to his protÈgÈ, Timothy. Paul has now spent a couple years away from Ephesus. He loves this church he helped start and now writes this letter to them, reminding them of who they are in Christ, their position and privileges and the great purpose for living they have because of Christ.
But then problems came because these people weren't living in a Christian vacuum. Life in first-century Ephesus wasn't much different than it is for us living in the Fox Valley area in the 21st century. If you were to go to modern-day Turkey, where Ephesus was located, you would find the town of Selcuk. Today the city has a population of about 40,000. It has lots of tourism because many of the ruins of Ephesus are still there. As you tour those ruins, you can see that the world the Ephesians lived in wasn't much different from ours. They were known for their commerce, even having had one of the first shopping malls. There was food, household items, jewelry, fine linens; anything you wanted was available in Ephesus. They were also a center for sports and entertainment. The ruins of one of the largest ancient colosseums is in Ephesus. They liked athletic and other events as much as we do here in America.
It was also a culture that emphasized sensuality and sexuality. They had a temple dedicated to Diana, also known as Artemis, depending on whether you were Greek or Roman. The edifice of that incredible structure is still there, which of course att ...
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