Standing Strong in the Lord – Part 2
At the time Paul was writing the letter to the Ephesian church, he was a prisoner of Rome. Jewish leaders that hated him and the Gospel that he preached, had brought false accusations against him. He had a strong case for his innocence, but had appealed to see Caesar in Rome because political pressures in the Judean region were preventing him from getting a fair trial. This resulted in a lot of waiting and a lot of time in jail or under house arrest. Throughout this difficulty he came to know what it meant to stand strong in the Lord, …