Skip to main content

Ephesians 5:22-6:9 [21]

If you are new to this blog, I encourage you to start with Intro [1] and then continue in order.

Well, we are almost done with Ephesians - only two sections left! I know it has been a lot of work, but hopefully you have seen some of the benefits of digging into God's word. Don't quit yet, persevere to the end and get that good fruit that comes from studying diligently!

DAY 1
Now we move on to specific instructions for specific groups of people. So first of all, read through 5:22-6:9 and note all the different people Paul addresses. Mark them a certain way, if you would like.

DAYS 2 AND 3
1) List the commands Paul gives to wives and husbands and any reasons he gives for the commands.

2) How do verses 23 and 24 help to flesh out what it means for a wife to submit to her husband?

3) How does the comparison of Christ loving the church in verses 25-27 help us to understand how husbands are to love their wives?

4) Same question for 28-30 as above...

If you are a wife or husband, ask the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ to help you to obey His commands to you.

DAY 4
1) List the commands Paul gives to the different people in 6:1-9. Also write down any reasons Paul gives.

Pray about anything that struck you as you were studying.

2) What is the difference between obeying and honoring your parents?

3) Do you find both challenging? How?

Whether you are in a season of life where you are still called to obey and/or honor your parents, ask God to help you with this.

DAY 5
Make a list of anything we see about God or Jesus Christ in this section.

Praise God and Jesus for these things!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ephesians 1:15-23 [7]

If you are new to this blog, please start with 1 (Intro) and then continue in order. Before each day's work, pray and ask God to open your eyes to his truth through his Holy Spirit. Ask for his leading and guidance. Also, as you read, stop to praise God for things, thank God for things, confess sin, or ask for help to be like the example you see in the scriptures. Just generally talk to God about what you are reading about! DAY 1 AND 2 Pray Read chapters 1 and 2 and look for key words that are repeated. Pick 2 and then mark them distinctly on your manuscript in chapters 1 and 2. Praise God for something about him in the passage. DAY 3 Mark grace and peace distinctly in chapters 1 and 2 if you didn't already. I circled grace in orange and put blue waves under peace (as in peace like a river😀 ), but you can mark them however you'd like. If grace and peace are what you marked, feel free to look for other repeated words to mark. DAY 4 Paul prays for the Ephes...
Post a Comment
Read more

Ephesians in Review - Unity and Honesty [25]

If you are new to this blog, I encourage you to start with  Intro [1]  and then continue in order. This is in answer to Ephesians in Review at the end of   Ephesians 6:10-24 THE LAST ONE!!! [23] . This study of Ephesians has been so rich for me.  It was one of my favorite books of the Bible before I started, but I love it even more and understand it even better now. It has also amazed me how many opportunities God has given me to share from my time studying it. It seems like Ephesians relates to EVERYTHING! 1) When I started studying Ephesians this time, I was struck by the theme of unity. I found that it was all over the place, even when the word itself was not used (for more on unity, see my post,  Unity Through and Through - Thoughts on Ephesians 4:1-16 [16] ). I was happy to receive confirmation of that when I read one of my pastor's sermons, and he said that unity was the main theme of Ephesians: "to unite all things in [Christ], things in heaven an...
Post a Comment
Read more

Does the Translation Matter? [3]

If you are new to this blog, please start with 1 (Intro) and then continue in order. The first thing to do is to read through the whole book of Ephesians to get the big picture. But before you do that, you need to pick a translation. I will be using and referring to the ESV. You can use whatever translation you'd like, however, for this kind of detailed study, a word to word translation would be preferred over a thought to thought translation. The introduction to your translation may talk about this.
Post a Comment
Read more