Tamil Sabbath School

Paul writes his letter to the Ephesians at a time when they are tempted to lose heart. His purpose is to awaken them to their full identity and privileges as followers of Christ.

Paul begins Ephesians by praising God for all the blessings He has poured out and for working through the ages on behalf of believers.

Christ’s power is experienced by us through His resurrection and His ascension in which He is seated on the throne of the universe as God.

There’s nothing quite as gripping as a good rescue story, and Paul, in Ephesians 2:1–10, gives us an up-close-and-personal view of the grandest, most sweeping rescue mission of all time.

Paul sees the cross of Christ as making a dramatic difference. Vertically, the Cross dissolves alienation, reconciling humans with God. Horizontally, it reconciles people with each other.

Paul had a deep passion for the gospel. In it, the Gentiles are on equal footing with their Jewish brothers and sisters.

Paul’s picture of a healthy, unified body helps us understand God’s goal for us: to be parts of a fruitful church united in Christ.

Believers have taken off their old selves and have embraced their new identity. It includes being renewed in the spirit of your mind, and bringing into life true righteousness and holiness.

Paul urges the believers to snap up the bargains found in Christ as they live (as we all do) on the threshold of eternity.

While Paul offers a strong critique of the flawed social structures of the old humanity, he also celebrates the creation of a new humanity embedded within the wider humanity with its flawed social structures.

What can we learn as we watch Paul apply the values of the gospel to the flawed social structures of his day? Join us as we find this answer today.

Paul prays for an enhanced vision for believers so that they will be able to see the full reality of the great controversy and to draw hope from what it reveals to them.