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Chapters 1-3 contain a reminder to the Gentile Christian readers of the privileges and status they enjoy as believers in Christ and members of the Church, reinforcing for them their significance in God’s plan for history and the cosmos
- Blessing of God for His Salvation in Christ (1:3–14)}
- Thanksgiving with Prayer for Believers’ Knowledge of God and Their Awareness of the Church’s Significance (1:15–23)
- God’s Gracious Salvation as Resurrection and Exaltation with Christ (2:1–10)
- The Gaining of the Gentiles’ Privileges of Participation in God’s New Temple Through Christ’s Reconciliation (2:11–22)
- Paul as Minister of the Mystery to the Gentiles (3:1–13)
an appeal to live in the Church and in the world in the light of these realities and not simply to become merged into the ethos of the surrounding culture.
- The Church’s Calling to Maintenance of the Unity It Already Possesses (4:1–16)
- Exhortation to Live According to the New Humanity Rather Than the Old (4:17–24)
- Practical Injunctions About the Old and New Life (4:25–5:2)
- From Darkness to Light (5:3–14)
- Wise and Spirit-Filled Living (5:15–20)
- Household Relationships—Wives and Husbands (5:21–33)
- Household Relationships—Children and Parents (6:1–4)
- Household Relationships—Slaves and Masters (6:5–9)
- Concluding Appeal to Stand Firm in the Battle Against Spiritual Powers (6:10–20)
- Postscript (6:21–24)