In Paul’s final words to slaves, “whether he is a slave or free” (Ephesians 6:8), the word “free” refers to slave masters, allowing Paul to transition to his counsel to them while imagining slaves and slave masters standing on an equal footing before Christ in the judgment (compare 2 Corinthians 5:10; Colossians 3:24-25). Assuming that you are … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: 3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:1-2 One summer when I was ten years old I spent a week with my … Continue reading –>
What does Paul require of Christian slaves in his detailed instructions to them? Ephesians 6:5-8. Paul asks Christian slaves to obey their masters, offering heartfelt, excellent service. What is notable is his repeated reference to a grand substitution that he asks them to make. They are not to place their slave master in the place of … Continue reading –>
Read through the counsel to slaves and slave masters in the following passages: Ephesians 6:5-9; Colossians 3:22-25; Colossians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 7:20-24; 1 Timothy 6:1-2; 1 Peter 2:18-25. How would you summarize this advice? It is startling to hear Paul address Christian slave masters and to imagine Christian slaves and their Christian slave master seated together in the house churches of … Continue reading –>
The book of Ephesians does show us “How to Follow Jesus in Trying Times”: Hymn 623 – I Will Follow Thee, My Saviour, so that our actions will always speak louder than our words. All the way through this week’s study we find it is supreme to Give Of Your Best To The Master – … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The fifth commandment shows that honoring parents is part of God’s design for human beings to thrive. Respect for parents will foster health and well-being. September 9, 2023 1. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 6:1-3. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. … Continue reading –>
Lesson 11 *September 2-8 Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 6:1-9; Mark 10:13-16; Colossians 3:21; 1 Peter 2:18-25; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Colossians 3:24-25. Memory Text: “And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master … Continue reading –>
Compare Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21. What motivation does Colossians 3:21 provide for avoiding irritating one’s children? <p Sirach, a Jewish document available in Paul’s day, advises fathers about the treatment of their sons: “He who loves his son will whip him often. . . . Pamper a child, and he will terrorize you; play with him, and he will … Continue reading –>
Advice to Children What advice does Paul give to children, and how does he support that counsel from the Old Testament? Ephesians 6:1-3. (See also Matthew 18:1-5,Matthew 18:10; Mark 10:13-16.) To appreciate fully Paul’s counsel to children, we must imagine it being read out in the house churches of the thriving metropolis of Ephesus. The word “children” (Greek, … Continue reading –>
