Ephesians 6:1-9 The Duty of Obedience

Summary: A verse by verse examination of what the book of Ephesians in the Bible teaches. This message covers Ephesians 6:1-9 discussion of obedience.

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Ephesians 6:1-9 ¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.  ²Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)  ³That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.  ⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  ⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;  ⁶Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;  ⁷With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:  ⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.  ⁹And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

1 Peter 2:18-25 ¹⁸Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.  ¹⁹For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.  ²⁰For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.  ²¹For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:  ²²Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:  ²³Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:  ²⁴Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.  ²⁵For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Romans 12:14-21 ¹⁴Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.  ¹⁵Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.  ¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.  ¹⁷Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.  ¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.  ¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.  ²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.  ²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.