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  • Ephesians 6:1-4

    Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV: 6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in…

  • Ephesians 5:22-33

    For this last portion of Ephesians 5, we are going to take a “bird’s eye view.” I know there is a lot of controversy over the word submission. Our purpose is not to get into the debate, but to take an overview of the passage and look at broad concepts. KJV: “22 Wives, submit yourselves unto…

  • Ephesians 5:18-21

    One of the big challenges of being home-bound and isolated is the “grey” that comes with it. Today’s passage is a huge assist in combating this grey. Ephesians 5:18-21, KJV: “18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,…

  • Ephesians 5:15-17

    Before we start in our study today, a couple “house-keeping” items. Yesterday’s blog was about Ephesians 5, not Ephesians 4. Ahem. I needed more coffee or sleep yesterday. Thank you, in advance, for your patience. Secondly, we will soon be coming to the end of our Ephesians study. Please comment below if there is a…

  • Ephesians 5:15-21 Overview

    Consistency: “the quality of always behaving or performing in a similar way, or of always happening in a similar way:” (Oxford Dictionary) Change takes consistent effort to make up consistency. Habits are hard to break, err make. (Well, they are hard to break unless you are not the one breaking them. Then, we think it should be easy for them to make a lifestyle change. Ahem…) While…

  • Ephesians 5:11-14

    We are continuing on our journey of learning how to live as Christ would have us live, as new people. Ephesians 5:11-14, KJV: “11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.…

  • Ephesians 5:8-10

    Ephesians 5:8-10, (KJV): “8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.” Here again we see that we used to be darkness, but are now…

  • Ephesians 5:6-7

    Ephesians 5:6-7 KJV: “6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” Paul gives us a word of warning in this passage. We are not to be deceived by empty or purposeless words. These…

  • Ephesians 5:3-5

    Yesterday we saw how we should be walking by imitating God as well as loving and giving as Christ does in verses 1-2 of Ephesians 5. In verses 3-5, the practical instruction continues. KJV: “3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor…

  • Ephesians 5:1-2

    We touched on Ephesians 5:1-2 yesterday in our introduction to chapter 5. KJV: “5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.” Some things strike me as I…