How do Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians compare to Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians?
Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians are higher, deeper spiritual truths, forming a plateau above Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians. They are prison epistles written after Acts 28. While sharing the same format, they contain no mention of the Jew or the Old Testament, marking the turn to the Gentile.
Les explains that after a big jump up, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians reach a plateau above Romans, Corinthians, and Galatians. They are called prison epistles because they were written after Acts 28 when Paul was in prison, and they follow the same format. Ephesians is a higher level of doctrine, Philippians a higher level of reproof, and Colossians a higher level of correction. Once this jump is made into higher or deeper spiritual truths, there is no longer any mention of a Jew or the Old Testament; after Acts 28, the turn is to the Gentile, and not once is the Jew mentioned in these inspired letters.