Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; Just imagine for a moment if no one obeyed anyone. For instance: Read more…
Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Dads: while our children know how to push our buttons, we need to rise above our emotions that Read more…
Ephesians 6:3 so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. This is the promise for the children who honor their parents. This very promise should be ample motivation to have conversation Read more…
Ephesians 6:2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), There are two concerns that parents need to deal with: On the other hand, how can we expect our children to honor us when we Read more…
Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. I want us to focus on these two questions: Unfortunately, obedience is not highly valued by some; instead more stress is laid learning independence and fostering Read more…
Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each individual among you also is to love his own wife even as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. A wife will only fully respect her husband’s God ordained leadership Read more…
Ephesians 5:32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. A mystery by definition is something that can not be explained, but only observed and -if desired- embraced. Now, we can readily observe Read more…
Ephesians 5:31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Becoming one flesh means spouses are meant to readily identify with each other Read more…
Ephesians 5:30 because we are members of His body. What we have here is a a mystical understanding here between the church and our Lord. My brothers and sisters What great things God has given us in calling us Read more…
Ephesians 5:29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, Paul continues to highlight that a husband’s love for himself is reflected in how he loves his wife. Read more…