Ephesians 81-82_27_Ephesians 6:1-9
Ephesians 1981-82 Corps Teachings. Lesson 24: Ephesians 6:1-9. EPHESIANS 6:1-9 May 5, 1982 All right, tonight we’re still in Ephesians, Corp. Chapter 6 tonight, we open with the final chapter of this great revelation in the Book of Ephesians. Chapter 6, verse 1 in the King James reads: Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. The word “obey” literally means to hear it to the end of obedience. You know, people a lot of times hear a lot of things and don’t do anything about it. They hear it with their earballs, but they don’t act on it. This word that’s used here means literally to hear it to the end of doing something about it, being obedient to it. The words “in the lord”—they are omitted by a number of men in the…that are, you know, in the critical Greek manuscripts like Lachmann, Tregelles, Alford, even Nestle does it. Yet, the majority of texts and manuscripts keep it, and I think it ought to be in the text. When it talks about obedience in the lord, I think the answer to this resides in Colossians 3:20. Take a look at it, Colossians 3:20. And I’ll have a cup of coffee, please. Colossians 3:20, it says: Colossians 3:20 Children, [do what?] obey your parents in all things: for this is [what?] well pleasing... I believe that is the truth of this first verse. And I’ve translated literally as follows. Ephesians 6:1 Literal translation according to usage Children obey your parents for this is right. (Thank you dear.) Now the expanded one. Ephesians 6:1 Expanded translation Children listen to your Christian parents and be obedient for they represent the lord for this is right on. I want to talk a little bit about this why I did this this way. It’s Christian parents I believe we’re talking about. And Christian parents are to be parents who have renewed their mind on the Word, who know the Word and who are obedient to the Word. That’s why children are to listen to their Christian what? And be obedient, for they, the Christian parents who
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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