"Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus. . ."
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus. . ."
Ephesians 1:1
"Paul’s description of his readers is thus comprehensive. They are ‘saints’ because they belong to God; they are ‘believers’ because they have trusted in Christ; and they have two homes, for they reside equally ‘in Christ’ and ‘in Ephesus’. Indeed all Christian people are saints and believers, and live both in Christ and in the secular world, or ‘in the heavenlies’ and on earth. Many of our spiritual troubles arise from our failure to remember that we are citizens of two kingdoms. We tend either to pursue Christ and withdraw from the world, or to become preoccupied with the world and forget that we are also in Christ."
John Stott
