1 This paraphrase of Paul's words in Ephesians 4:26 guaranteed they not only resolved conflicts but also gave and received forgiveness.

2 Why does Colossians come after Ephesians in the Canon?

3 Ephesians 4:23 says, "Be made new in the attitude of your minds" (NIV).

4 Paul says, "Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:17).

5 Already in Colossians and Ephesians they set up the household in a clear hierarchical patriarchal situation.

6 Going back to the Ephesians passage, Paul makes it clear that the root issue is idolatry—putting something before God.

7 And Ephesians is written by another disciple of Paul using Colossians and Paul's letters as models.

8 Number one, ; I said Colossians and Ephesians both have realized eschatology; Paul has reserved eschatology.

9 This has led some scholars to say maybe Ephesians was written as a circular letter.

10 "No one hates his own body, but lovingly cares for it just as Christ cares for his body, which is the church" (Ephesians 5:29 LB).

11 Instead, follow Ephesians 4:15, which says, "Speak the truth in love." So the key to proper correction: Affirm the person; then correct the behavior.

12 Ephesians 4:2 - Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

13 In Colossians and Ephesians there is clearly a patriarchal household structure that's hierarchical.

14 In Ephesians, the apostle Paul says the third thing to do in spiritual warfare is to wear shoes that announce the Good News of peace.

15 Of course Colossians doesn't come before Ephesians even though I'm saying it was written before it, and why does Colossians come after Ephesians in the Canon?

16 The relationship between the Epistle to the Ephesians and I Peter is much closer.

17 Paul to the Ephesians was not perhaps addressed directly to them; it may be only a circular letter sent by him to several churches.

18 The next preaching series is the book of Ephesians. Please read the book once.

19 The reference to the Ephesians (1:1) is missing in some manuscripts, and the epistle may have been a circular letter to several churches.

20 You are about to assume a place of responsibility which requires giving yourself up for your wife as per Ephesians 5:25-33.

21 I think a different disciple came around, knew about the letter to the Colossians, used Colossians as a model,and then wrote the letter to the Ephesians as another pseudonymous letter.

22 But now let's read the grand climax of this pyramid of promises in Ephesians 3.

23 The two that are the most debated probably now are Colossians and Ephesians.

24 So Paul seems to hold what we would call almost a subordinationist form of Christology, whereas Colossians and Ephesians tend to have Christ as more fully God.

25 Remember how I even talked about with Colossians and Ephesians last time, you had this idea that they almost sound like the resurrection has already taken place.

26 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: " Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! "

27 One of the things is that we think that Ephesians may have been a circular letter because of this idea that not all the Greek manuscripts have Ephesians and some have other things.

28 So some scholars have suggested that maybe the letter to the Ephesians was originally intended as a circular letter.

29 It's almost as if the eschatological timeline, the axis in Paul's letter, has been just flipped up like this in Colossians and Ephesians, so that's one major difference.

30 If you noticed the Colossians sentence was long but it was not nearly as elaborate as that Ephesians sentence,right?

31 Another major difference is Colossians and Ephesians have a slightly higher Christology.