Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Raising children is one of the greatest responsibilities we as parents will ever have. It is a never-ending job. Some parents have tried and eventually given up. Some never even begin to train....
“Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.” Ephesians 5:33 As our culture becomes increasingly secular and humanistic, Christianity stands in stark contrast to the rest of the world. Men are discouraged from loving their wives and leading their wives and homes. Women are encouraged and expected to be domineering and...
“Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:2 The word “honor” carries the idea of respect, value, kindness, and gentleness. As Ephesians 6:2 says, this is the “first commandment with promise.” Long life and...
Be filled with the Spirit . . . submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Ephesians 5:18, 21 Ephesians 5:21 introduces a section in the letter to the Ephesians that deals with the subject of submission. This section includes three parts: the submission of a wife to her husband, the submission of...
Be filled with the Spirit . . . giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:18, 20 What does the word “thankful” mean to you? Does it primarily make you think of Thanksgiving Day and of overeating with awkward family members whom...
Be filled with the Spirit . . . speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:18–19 Ephesians 5:19 instructs us to address one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We find music mentioned throughout both the Old and New Testaments....