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EPHESIANS CHAPTER 5.
Introduction.
Walk in unity = Eph. 4:1-16
Walk in the new man = Eph. 4:17-32
Walk in Love = Eph. 5:1-7
Walk in Light = Eph. 5:8-14
Walk in wisdom = Eph. 5:15-6:9
Walk in Warfare = Eph. 6:10-24
I. Walk in Love. v.1-7
1. In Childlike love. v.1
A. Followers of God as dear children.
2. In Sacrificial Love.v.2.
A. as Christ did.
3. In Holy Love. v.3-7
A. not fleshly
B. not in defilement of speech.
C. a holy life is the evidence of a true saint.
a sinful life is evidence that one is not a true
believer, and has no part in God's kingdom.
D. judgement is sure on sin. v.6.
therefore live separate from sin. v.7
II. Walk in Light. v.8-14
1. You are light in the world. v.8 Note. Matt. 5:14
A. a resurrection has taken place. Out of the darkness
of sin, into the life of light - Christ. v.14.
check John 8:14; John 5:24-26.
B. Light that proves what is acceptable unto God.
v.9-10
C. light that separates. (reproves) v.11-14
- from the unfruitful works of darkness
- from shameful things done in secret.
III. Walk in Wisdom. 5:15-21
1. Redeeming the time.
2. Understanding what the will of the Lord is.
3. Be filled with the spirit. v.19-20
Evidence of a life filled with the Spirit is four fold.
A. singing with praise. = praiseful
B. making melody. = joyful
C. life of thanksgiving. = thankful
D. submission one to another. = humble
NOTE. This could termed The Spirit-filled Domestic Life.
IV. Walk in Right Relationships in Marriage. Eph. 5:22-33
1.Wives v.22-24,33b.
in subjection to their own husbands in every thing as the
Church is to Christ. v.22-24
The husband is the head.
The wife should reverence the husband. v.33b.
2. Husbands v.25-33a.
love your wives, (as your own body). v.28.
as Christ loved the Church. v.25.
A. Greatness of Love. (gave Himself for it)
(story Yonggi Cho and railway train, man gathering
coal, saves his sons life but lost his own).
B. Reason for Love.
Love is required by God for the husband to repay
the wife for her submission.
a. "Husbands Love your Wives" v.25
b. "so aught men to love their wives" v.28.
c. LOVE = to will to love
d. AUGHT = to owe , to be a debtor.
C. Result of Love.
a. "That he might sanctify and cleanse ...
by the ... word." v.25.
b. RHEMA = a revelation, a Revealed word.
3. Husband and wife (interpersonal) relationship.
The unity of a Man and Wife is as the unity of Christ and
the Church.
The Wife is the Husband's own body
a. To be loved, that he might sanctify her and make
her glorious.
b. To be nourished, to bring to maturity, I taught Her
everything I know.
c. To be cherished, to cover with comfort.
d. To be joined, cleaved to, to be glued to.
Members of His body, flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone.
A man leaves his father to woo and wed his bride and cleave
to her,
4. Relationship of Christ and the Church.
A. That of lover.
" Christ Loved the Church" v.25.
B. That of Redeemer.
"Gave Himself for it" v.25.
C. That of Headship.
"The husband is head of the wife, even as Christ
is head of the Church". v.23.
D. That of Sanctifier.
"That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the
washing of the word".
E. That of satisfier.
" He nourisheth and cherisheth it". v.29.
F. That of glorifier.
"to present it to Himself a glorious Church".v.27
a. Past Christ gave Himself.= sacrifice v.25
b. Present that He might = sanctify it. v.26
c. Future that He might present it to Himself
v.27.
V. Walk in Right Relationships in Life. Eph. 6:1-9
1. Children Eph. 6:1-3
a. obey your Parents.
b. honour your Parents.
2. Fathers Eph. 6:4
a. Provoke not your children to wrath
b. bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord.
3. Servants Eph. 6:5-8
a. obey your masters ... with good will ..not as men
pleasers, but Christ pleasers.
4. Masters Eph. 6:9.
a. do to your servants as you do unto the Lord.