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 are far less than perfect? But, on the one hand, 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 creativity. And while, these values are important, without a child 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 when she loves him; and… a husband can only fully 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 this mystery by noting Christians working together on projects, staying 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 And, yet -far to often- we don’t let this happen 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 member of His body. We are given the means to 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. And you would think: “what husband, would ever purposely not Read more…
Ephesians 5:28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; This verse is, at least, telling us that a man’s love for himself is directly reflected in how he cares for his wife? And, may I suggest, Read more…
Ephesians 5:27 that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. Jesus’s purpose for His church is to have her set apart from worldly standards and to make her without Read more…
Ephesians 5:26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, As Christ lived and died to make His church holy and set apart, so we, husbands must do the same for our wives. This is our main concern, husbands. Everything else Read more…