Sound Truths
Here at the mid-point of chapter 6 in Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus, Paul begins shifting toward the closing remarks of his epistle. After many rich pages of doctrine, warning, exhortation, and instruction, he now moves to encouragement and reassurance. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. […]
For a good portion of human history slavery was very common, and in some areas where the early Christians lived there were more slaves than free. Thankfully, in America we are so blessed that it is hard to truly visualize slavery, which can make certain biblical passages difficult to understand or relate to. So as […]
Turning the page to the last chapter of Ephesians, we find ourselves in the middle of the Apostle Paul’s instructions to believers on how to act among each other. Starting with the husband and wife in Eph 5:22-33, he now looks deeper into the inner family unit. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for […]
Closing out what we know as Ephesians 5, the Apostle Paul is in the midst of instructing believers on how to behave among other Christians, and he starts with the top of the family: husbands and wives. In the previous verses we saw how he reaffirmed the family headship and structure, relating it to how […]
The holy union of a husband and wife is a beautiful, sacred, and mysterious thing. But both roles carry considerable responsibility and accountability in the Christian household. Here in Ephesians 5, the beloved apostle segues from instructing believers on how to act in the world to how to act among other believers, and he begins […]
For the better part of one and a half chapters in Ephesians, Paul schooled us on how believers must live differently from the unsaved if we are to consider ourselves true Christ-followers. But now at the mid-point of chapter 5, Paul begins to shift more toward a positive exhortation, transitioning from how we behave in […]
In our study of Ephesians we’ve seen how Paul admonished believers to behave rightly and to live in a manner worthy of our calling as Christ’s disciples (see Eph 4:1). Throughout Ephesians 4 and 5, and in many other epistles, we are instructed to walk in love, gentleness, truth, and humility. Today I’d like to […]
It’s been said that each day we have is a gift. This is true! Yet, it’s a gift that is also meant to be useful in service to the Lord. As we’ve seen throughout our study in Ephesians, the Apostle Paul put a strong emphasis on the necessity – in fact, the command – for […]
We recently learned how, as true and obedient believers, we reflect God’s light into the world, and in doing so are called children of Light (Eph 5:8). Today we see Paul foster this thought more deeply as he continues to urge the Church to live our lives in a godly manner. But all things become […]
Children of Light As we’ve gone through Ephesians verse by verse, we’ve seen how the Apostle Paul clarified and even ratified many core doctrines of the Christian faith. A few highlights: God the Father chose us for salvation before He even made the earth (Eph 1:4). Our salvation is only found in Christ, by grace, […]