I'm reminded that I am a citizen in two places, my home here on earth and in heaven (Ephesians 1:1). I heard that somewhere, and it has stuck with me ). When I think of the book of Ephesians the word Grace comes to mind ( God's Riches at Christ's Expense). What I'm sharing are some of my favorite nuggets I mined out in my study time. It only takes about 15 minutes to read the whole book of Ephesians. This post is going to be a bit longer so maybe take it in chunks at a time, and I encourage you to read through Ephesians on your own when you get some time to sit. Your Bible becomes your commentary as you work through each book. It walks you through studying each book individually with lots of marking room in the margins and at the end of the book. I use the ESV version as my personal preference. I also highly recommend The New Inductive Study Bible. There are three steps to an Inductive Study (observation, interpretation, and application) and if you're interested in starting Precept Ministries would be the place to start. Studying a book inductively opens up spiritual riches I never realized were there.
The more I read and study, the more I know about that book. I get a good understanding of the book I'm in because of the time spent in it just reading and re-reading it. Getting back into Inductive Bible Study has helped me to camp in one book and have direction when it's time for me to sit and study. I can be disciplined in reading the Word, and praying and memorizing (thank you Scripture Typer app!) but my study time was undisciplined. I can be a bit unfocused and jump around from book to book at times when it comes to studying God's Word.
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