Verse 5.-For to be seen of men.The second bad principle in their religion was ostentation and vanity. Acts done professedly in the honour of God were animated by self-seeking and ambition. They never penetrated beyond externalism. See this spirit reproved in the sermon on the mount (Matt...
there can be no doubt on the matter. And he revisits this truth in his letter to the church at Ephesus, reminding them that “by grace you have been saved through faith, and thatnot of yourselves, it is a gift of God,not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:9, NKJV...
i. When one compares this description of spiritual armor with that found in Ephesians 6, there is not an exact correlation. This indicates that Paul saw the idea of spiritual armor as a helpful picture, not something rigid in its particular details. ii. Faith and love are represented by the...
(6)Let us not sleep.—The metaphor here expresses not so much actual sin (Ephesians 5:14) as carelessness in spiritual and moral things. “Letusnot say, ‘Peace and safety,’ and resign ourselves to indifference about Christ’s coming.” St. Paul (as always) indicates that it was possib...
God has established an order of authority, the principle of male headship, both in the church (1 Corinthians 11 and 1 Timothy 2) and the home (Ephesians 5:23). b. He is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. For man is not from woman, but woman from man...
1.(1-2)凭爱心行事 所以你们该效法神,好像蒙慈爱的儿女一样。也要凭爱心行事,正如基督爱我们,为我们舍了自己,当作馨香的供物和祭物献与神。 a.所以:在此,保罗总结了以弗所书第4章的思想,他阐述了基督徒应怎样彼此相待。 b.你们该效法神:这里的意思简单明了——我们要以神为我们的榜样和模范。我们不能...
David's life is encouraging and inspiring. This book will guide you through studying the highs and lows of David's life, great lessons of faith, and powerful warnings against self-centered arrogance.
which makes manifest the wrong, and leads the conscience to see it and repent of it. It is through this chastening that the man passes from darkness to light. It is because men shrink from this chastening that they hate the light. (Comp. Notes on the remarkable parallel inEphesians 5:11...
(Ephesians 5:1.) This is of the deepest importance practically, for Christ is our real key according to that revelation of Him which is given in the New Testament; and this alone enables us to use rightly and intelligently the Old Testament. The Christian who is under grace understands the...