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 \napply  \n## what you have learnedto your own life\n\nIn this connection,read carefully JAMES 1:22-25.It is onlyas you apply your lessons to your own life that you willreally grow in grace and increase in the knowledge of God.  \n## Introduction to Ephesians\n\nColeridge called the epistle to the Ephesians “the divinest com-position of man.\"It was written by the apostle Paul about A.D.62.He had been a prisoner at Rome at least a year.Paul's remark-able labors at Ephesus are recorded in AcTs 18 and 19.  \nThe subject of the epistle is the believer's place in Christ andChrist's place in the believer.God's highest thought for HisChurch will be found in this letter.  \nIf you try to read a letter that was written to someone else,some-times it will make very little sense.If you are one of those towhom this epistle was written,it will mean much to you,other-wise you will need to accept Christ as Saviour before you canfully comprehend it.  \nThe epistle is divided into two parts:(1)Doctrinal-chapters1-3,and(2)Practical-chapters 4-6.The key statement for thefirst section is,\"That ye may know what is the hope of his call-ing”(1:18).The key statement for the second section is,\"Thatye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called”(4:1).  \n## Outline of the Book\n\n### LESSON\n\n1 The Mystery of the Church 1:1-14  \n2 A Prayer for the Church 1:15-23  \n3 The Creation of the Church 2:1-22  \n4 The Heavenly Calling of the Church 3:1-21  \n5 The Unity of the Church 4:1-16  \n6 The Standard of the Church 4:17-5:21  \n7 The Conduct of the Church 5:22-6:9  \n8 The Weapons of the Church 6:10-24  \nDigitized by the Internet Archive","cbCaifqPKZFnqhNw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifqPKZFnqhNw","pdf",3737400,68,"English","# how to study the lesson\n# how to take the self-check tests\n# what you have learned to your own life\n# Introduction to Ephesians\n# Outline of the Book\n## LESSON 1 The Mystery of the Church 1:1-14\n## LESSON 2 A Prayer for the Church 1:15-23\n## LESSON 3 The Creation of the Church 2:1-22\n## LESSON 4 The Heavenly Calling of the Church 3:1-21\n## LESSON 5 The Unity of the Church 4:1-16\n## LESSON 6 The Standard of the Church 4:17-5:21\n## LESSON 7 The Conduct of the Church 5:22-6:9\n## LESSON 8 The Weapons of the Church 6:10-24\n# The Mystery of the Church","[{\"question\":\"How should a lesson be studied step by step?\",\"answer\":\"Choose a quiet place, read the full Scripture lesson repeatedly, read each question carefully, then look up the listed reference and answer from the correct passage in your own words. 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