Through 20 centuries since the Word became flesh and lived among us, the theological evolution of Christianity cannot be discussed without close reference to the activities of the church as a servant-steward of God's cosmic mission. This paper discusses mission as the hermeneutic for biblical interpretation since Ephesians presents a “cosmic Christology” with its main focus on Christ and about the Church as it fulfills the purposes of Christ. It concludes by provoking an “ecclesiology of responsibility.” That is, an ecclesiology that does not pay tribute to the letter as belonging only to ancient times, but one that recognizes it imposes an obligation relevant for being the church of Christ in the world today.
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