Our verse for this week is Ephesians 5:33, “Nevertheless let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.” The first word in this verse is important: “nevertheless.” In modern English it comes across as an expression of...

Our verse for this week is Ephesians 5:31: For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh. It is well known that one of the biggest problems in marriage can come from the in-laws, but they can also be a great blessing. Even...

As we have discussed, man was created to be a social creature. But to be complete, we need a relationship with God first. Without this no human being can ever be all that they were created to be. Next we need relationships with other people. These can be of many different types and depths, but...

This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:25-29: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory,...

This week we continue our study with one of the more problematic verses in this epistle for modern times, Ephesians 5:22-24: Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the...

This week we continue our study with one of the more enigmatic verses in this great epistle, Ephesians 5:21: and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ. The teachings of the Lord in such Scriptures as John 5:44, and Paul in Ephesians 1:10, make it clear that one of the most corruptive and...

This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:20: always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father The first three words of this verse are crucial for a victorious Christian life– Why is this? Why should we thank God for problems or for the attacks...

This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:19: speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; Music has been called the only universal language. This is because it can go beyond the mind to touch the heart, the emotions...

This week we continue our study with Ephesians 5:18: And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit If Paul were writing this today he would almost certainly add to the admonition “not to be drunk with wine” or “stoned on drugs.” Neither of these are...

Our text for this week is Ephesians 5:15-17: Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. As someone once said, “Whenever you see a “therefore” in...