Eph 6:5-7 5 Ihr Knechte, gehorcht euren leiblichen Herren mit Furcht und Zittern, in Einfalt eures Herzens, als dem Christus; 6 nicht mit Augendienerei, um Menschen zu gefallen, sondern als Knechte des Christus, die den Willen Gottes von Herzen tun; 7 dient mit gutem Willen dem Herrn und nicht den Menschen … Paulus hat die […]
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right (Eph 6:1) We have seen in earlier verses Paul address the relationship between husband and wife, and now he addresses the wider family. It is important to note that this advice is given directly to the children, who he treats as equally important as […]
Kinder, seid gehorsam euren Eltern in dem Herrn, denn das ist recht. (Eph 6,1) Wir haben in den vorherigen Versen gesehen, dass Paulus die Beziehung zwischen Ehemann und Ehefrau anspricht und jetzt richtet er sich an weitere Familienmitglieder. Es ist wichtig zu bemerken, dass sich dieser Ratschlag direkt an die Kinder richtet, die er als […]
… and let the wife see that she respects her husband. (Eph 5:33b) In the closeness of a marriage relationship, a wife very quickly discovers that her husband is not always perfect. Paul emphasises that a wife must maintain a respect for her husband throughout the relationship. As the reality of a husband’s limitations become […]
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Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her. (Eph 5:25) At first sight the command for husbands to love their wives, seems almost redundant. The whole basis of a marriage is supposed to be one of love. But it is all too easy to underestimate the depth […]
But now is Christ risen from the dead (1 Cor 15:20a) This is the wonderful message that is true the whole year round, but one that we especially remember at Easter. The chapter that contains this verse focuses on the resurrection, but this particular verse is in a short dialogue about the folly of those […]