The Plan All Along – The More You Know (Ephesians 1:7-14)

“This would have special significance to the Ephesians because they were surrounded by what were called ‘mystery religions.’ They were super-secret cults with strange and awful initiation rituals.

From what we know, some of their practices were perverted copies of Christian truth. They saw their cult as a brotherhood. Their initiation rituals usually mimed death and resurrection. Confession was expected, followed by baptism. And, there’s record of a rite held where participants distributed and ate the roasted heart of a child – a satanic forgery of communion.“