{"id":481,"date":"2006-04-24T23:02:09","date_gmt":"2006-04-24T23:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/ephesians_chapt_4.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:46:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:46:46","slug":"ephesians_chapt_4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/04\/ephesians_chapt_4.shtml","title":{"rendered":"[Ephesians] – Chapter 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ephesians 6:4 – “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Fits with what Patrick said. Teach them that God’s way is good and how to follow it.
\nEphesians 6:6-8 – If this is how slaves<\/em> were to act, how then should I act as a mere employee? Or as a spouse? A church member? Sometimes it can be hard to do the right thing, to obey<\/em> and authority or to respond with sincere respect and submission. But, it is good to remind ourselves, God is watching and he will reward me. Of course, truly following this passage would mean not doing the good looking<\/em> for reward from God, but think it’s OK in the spirit of the passage to be comforted by its expectation.
\nI never noticed before, as I do now, the pairs of relationships addressed here in Ephesians 5-6. Paul has instructions, and challenging ones, both both wives and husbands, parents and children, slaves and masters. Their instructions are complimentary – wives must submit, but husbands better love them on the same level as Christ did the church; children obey, but fathers, don’t provoke them; slaves obey, but masters, remember they serve the same God in heaven. there is more responsibility laid on the leader’ to create and environment where the obedience is possible and even easy.
\nIn both Ephesians 6:11 & Ephesians 6:13, Paul says to put on the full armor of God. Don’t leave any piece off. Though it may seem that your burden is lighter, you are left exposed. That involves truth, righteousness, readiness, faith, salvation, the word of God and prayer. It’s too easy to leave one of these behind, or to put one down in order to pick up another.
\nIn Ephesians 6:12 he reminds us that we are fighting a battle that is largely hidden in another realm. The battle s within our hearts and souls. Who will we be there, where no one but God can see?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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