the job of a missionary
This short epistle deals with one specific problem: the reception and aid of the brethren who will be passing through as they perform their deeds of ministry. In short, this epistle is about the importance of hospitality.
You and I are lame on both feet—but God has a gift for us through Jesus Christ if we will accept Him.
It is not what we escape, but what we gain, by going to heaven that thrills our souls. It is not our desire to be unclothed, but to be clothed upon, that moves us to seek its residence.
In this portion of Ephesians we begin to see God’s plan for us fulfilled as He broke down the wall of partition that would divide between Jew and Gentile.
