Ephesians, part 26, Parental Authority

After discussing the relationship between husband and wife, Paul turns his attention to the relationship between parents and children. Ephesians 6:1 says, 1 Children, obey you……
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Ephesians, part 25, The Great Mystery

Paul quotes Genesis 2:24 in Ephesians 5:31, writing, 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 f……
https://old.godskingdom.org/blog/2022/10/ephesians-part-25-the-great-mystery

Ephesians, part 24, The Sanctified Bride

Paul tells us that husbands ought to love their wives, even as Christ loved the church (pictured as a wife or bride). The purpose or goal of love is stated in Ephesians 5:27, ……
https://old.godskingdom.org/blog/2022/10/ephesians-part-24-the-sanctified-bride

Ephesians, part 23, Kingdom Leadership (part 2)

Marriage requires teamwork to accomplish the purpose for Adam’s creation, which was to subdue the earth and make it fruitful. The man (and the woman within him) were given authori……
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Ephesians, part 22, Kingdom Leadership (part 1)

Ephesians 5:22-33 is a fairly long passage where Paul discusses marriage and family relationships in the context of the broader principle of Kingdom leadership. Two weeks ago, God……
https://old.godskingdom.org/blog/2022/10/ephesians-part-22-kingdom-leadership-part-1

Ephesians, part 21, Kingdom Teamwork

Ephesians 5:21 says, 21 and be subject to [hupotasso] one another in the fear of Christ. A Greek lexicon gives a longer explanation of the word hupotasso. It says: ……
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Ephesians, part 20, The Normal Risen Life

After Paul equates truth with light, which exposes secrets and repels the darkness, the next step in his logic is given in Ephesians 5:14, 14 For this reason it says, “Awake, ……
https://old.godskingdom.org/blog/2022/10/ephesians-part-20-the-normal-risen-life

Ephesians, part 19, Imitating God

Paul writes in Ephesians 5:1, 2, 1 Therefore be imitators [mimetes] of God, as beloved children, 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an……
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Ephesians 4, part 18, The Renewed Life

If a believer is learning to love and to speak the truth in love, he will find himself at odds with the rest of the world. Ephesians 4:17, 18, 19, 20 says, 17 So this I say, and……
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Ephesians 4, part 17, Result of the gifts

After telling us that God had given the fivefold ministry to the church as gifts, Paul writes in Ephesians 4:14, 14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here a……
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