EPHESIANS
Identity in Christ · Unity · Cosmic Reconciliation
Expanded Museum Poster · Timeline Theme Table
1 · Core Story & Meaning
Ephesians lifts the lens to a cosmic scale: believers are chosen in Christ, saved by grace, and formed into one unified body. The letter moves from identity and calling to a transformed way of life shaped by love and spiritual resilience.
Core Sentence · Ephesians in One Line
In Christ, God forms a unified people who live out their calling in love and spiritual strength.
Chosen in Christ
├─ grace received
├─ divided people united
├─ new humanity formed
├─ daily life transformed
└─ standing firm in spiritual battle
Emotionally: awe → belonging → humility → purpose → resilient confidence.
Four Major Movements
How the book actually flows:
1. SPIRITUAL IDENTITY (1–2): grace and new humanity
2. UNITY & CALLING (3–4): one body, one hope
3. NEW LIFE PRACTICED (4–6a): love reshapes relationships
4. SPIRITUAL RESILIENCE (6b): standing firm in Christ
Cosmic–practical rail for the museum walk.
2 · Key Scenes & Emotional Gestures
Identity-shaping revelations and lived unity.
Scene · Spiritual Blessings (Eph 1)
Identity anchored before time.
Chosen → redeemed → sealed
Belonging replaces insecurity.
Scene · One New Humanity (Eph 2)
Walls torn down.
Hostility → peace → one body
Unity redefines community.
Scene · Walk in Love (Eph 5)
Identity expressed through action.
Light → wisdom → love
Belief becomes visible.
Scene · Armor of God (Eph 6)
Strength for unseen conflict.
Truth → righteousness → faith
Confidence grounded in God’s power.
3 · Timeline of Themes by Argument Flow
Top = identity in Christ; bottom = walking it out.
| Argument Order |
Section Block |
Creation |
Fall |
Covenant |
Promise |
Faithfulness |
Exile |
| 1 · Eph 1 |
Blessed & Chosen in Christ |
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election in Christ |
spiritual inheritance |
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| 2 · Eph 2 |
Grace & New Humanity |
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unity formed |
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saved by grace |
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| 3 · Eph 3–4 |
Calling & Unity |
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mystery revealed |
one body built |
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| 4 · Eph 4–5 |
New Way of Living |
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mature life |
love enacted |
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| 5 · Eph 6 |
Spiritual Strength |
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stand firm |
cosmic struggle acknowledged |
Ephesians is the museum’s ‘identity gallery’: who we are in Christ, and how that identity reshapes everything.