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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place in Ephesians it says that we’re to witness or share people…things with people but quote them the scripture, or correct them when we quote them the scri…correct them by quoting the scriptures. I…I’ve taught you this. I forget where it is. Any of you in the back room remember it, Craig or any of you? That, you know, just talking off of the top of your mouth is one thing, but to…to speak and then back it up with a scripture quotation. [Craig Martindale] Ephesians 4:25 is where you handled that. [Dr. Wierwille] Did I? [Craig Martindale] That’s the verse, yeah. [Dr. Wierwille] You remember what I…come on up here. [Craig Martindale] It’s in the expanded you used a quote from the Word. [Dr. Wierwille] 4:25, is that right? [Craig Martindale] That’s right. [Dr. Wierwille mumbles the first part of the verse then continues:] Ephesians 4:25 …for we are members one of another. [Dr. Wierwille] 4