Ephesians/Colossians

Please note: Enrollment in this course is contingent upon approval by SIBI, as outlined in the Learning Plan provided upon enrollment. Applicants must complete the acceptance process before payment. This course is residential.

Class is Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:50-4:30 (CDT)

Course Description:
The order of our study is as follows: Colossians first (with Philemon), and then work our way through Ephesians. The purpose behind this is  because much of what Paul teaches the Ephesians is based on the truths he has already established in his letter to the Colossians.

COLOSSIANS
The letter to the Colossians deals with THE PREEMINENCE OF THE CHRIST because of a false teaching that had taken hold of this community of believers. The argument from this heresy taught that Christ was simply “one of many” intermediaries between man and God rather than “the one and only”. If you get Christ wrong, then nothing else in your religion really matters. The identity of Jesus is the key to the maturity of the church in Colossae.

PHILEMON
This small, personal letter is written to one of the members of the Colossian church. It deals with a relational rupture between two believers, both of whom are equally valuable to Paul.

EPHESIANS
The letter to the Ephesians deals with the identity of the Church, or THE POSITION OF THE CHURCH. Knowing that God planned for the church before time began, and that we are “in Christ” gives the church and each individual Christian the power to live a victorious life.