What is Ephesians a higher level of?
Ephesians is a higher level of doctrine. It stands above Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians as a prison epistle written after Acts 28, alongside Philippians as a higher level of reproof and Colossians as a higher level of correction, moving into deeper spiritual truths.
Les explains that after making a big jump up, the teaching reaches a plateau above Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians. When it gets to Ephesians, it comes to one of the prison epistles, or prison letters. After Acts 28, while in prison, he writes Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians with the same format. Les teaches that Ephesians is a higher level of doctrine, Philippians is a higher level of reproof, and Colossians is a higher level of correction. Once this jump is made into higher or deeper spiritual truths, Les points out there is no longer any mention of a Jew or the Old Testament. After the Acts 28 statement, from henceforth they turn to the Gentile, and there is not another word in the inspired letters of Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians out of the Old Testament; not once is the Jew mentioned.