But the fruit of the Spirit is … faithfulness …
Summary: Faithfulness is a word best understood by looking at its opposite, unfaithfulness.
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Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Summary: “Me first” is a concept that goes back to the beginning of human history. It is the essence of our sinful nature rolled up into two words. Putting Christ first in our lives radically changes this concept, turning it upside down and inside out.
Continue reading “Ephesians 5:21 – The Answer to Everything”Ephesians 1:11a – The Predestined Choice
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined …
Summary: Being “chosen” and “predestined” might sound like a contradiction, but only from a human point of view. God’s point of view of our lives is quite different.
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Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Summary: Weddings are an exciting time. They mark a point in life where everything changes. My prayer for the two people getting married today is that this change opens the door to an abundance of blessings from God.
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Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives…
Peter has instructed wives and now turns his attention to the husbands. He begins, “… in the same way….” In the same way as what?
To find the answer, we have to go back to Chapter 3, verse 1. Peter writes, “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands.” Wait a minute. In the same way as — what?
If we go back to Chapter 2, verse 21, we read: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
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