Ephesians 81-82_24 Ephesians 5:1-8
Ephesians 1981-82 Corps Teachings. Lesson 21: Ephesians 5:1-8. EPHESIANS 5:1-8 April 7, 1982 Well, tonight I’d like for you to take your Bibles and go to Ephesians, please. Chapter 5. Much of the material (I’d like some coffee please) that I’m going to cover tonight will fit right in with the Advanced Class, and one of the reasons it does is because I think I told you in the opening part of the Advanced Class that of all the revelation that has ever been given, nothing has ever exceeded the abundance of the revelation that’s given in the Book of Ephesians. And that’s why Ephesians fits so beautifully into the Advanced Class. In King James, chapter 5, verse 1. Thank you dear. She’s the one that’s “Constantly Abiding” {audience laughter}; we love that song. And she said she and her husband were going to call you, J.P., tonight so you be looking for it. Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; Is verse 1. The word “followers” is the word “imitators” or imitating. And the word “children” is a son, you understand. A child would be a son, beloved son. And these words, “Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children;” You see, the “dear” and the walking in love of the second verse, when you put all of this together what you end up with is that the nature of the walk of a believer has to be in response to Christ’s love, to his love. That’s why the literal translation of verse 1 is: Ephesians 5:1 Literal translation according to usage Therefore become imitators of God like beloved children. And the expanded one is shorter. Ephesians 5:1 Expanded translation Become therefore imitators of God like beloved sons. And verse 2 in King James says: Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour. Now this is a beautifully unique verse in here. This “and walk” is one of the imperative moods that’s used so frequently in Ephesians here. It’s a command.
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Tweet Topic: logospedia Format: AUDIO Publication Date: 1981-82 Victor Paul Wierwille was a Bible scholar and teacher for over four decades. By means of Dr. Wierwille's dynamic teaching of the accuracy and integrity of God's Word, foundational class and advanced class graduates of Power for Abundant Living have learned that the one great requirement for every student of the Bible is to rightly divide the Word of Truth. Thus, his presentation of the Word of God was designed for students who desire the in-depth-accuracy of God’s Word. In his many years of research, Dr. Wierwille studied with such men as Karl Barth, E. Stanley Jones, Glenn Clark, Bishop K.C. Pillai, and George M. Lamsa. His formal training included Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology degrees from Mission House (Lakeland) College and Seminary. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Princeton Theological Seminar