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Christian RelationshipsChristian Relationships

Ephesians 5:20-6:9Ephesians 5:20-6:9

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Christian Christian RelationshipsRelationships

• True Christianity Positively True Christianity Positively Affects Our Relationships Affects Our Relationships

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Three Possible Three Possible Approaches To The Approaches To The

TextText• What does the passage say?

• Why does it say it?

• Why doesn’t it say something different?

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Three Approaches To Three Approaches To The TeachingsThe Teachings

• Reject the Bible.• Accept and implement

the teaching.• Rationalize or explain

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Guiding Principle: Guiding Principle: Submit to One Submit to One

Another Out of Another Out of Reverence For ChristReverence For Christ

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Yield to Oncoming Yield to Oncoming TrafficTraffic

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CategoriesCategories• Wives to Husbands

• Husbands to Wives

• Fathers to Children

• Children to Parents

• Slaves to Masters• (Employees to

Employers)

• Masters to Slaves

• (Employers to Employees

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WivesWives• Verb: Submit

• Analogy: Husband is the head of the wife as Christ is

the head of the church.

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HusbandsHusbands

• Verb: Love

• Analogy: Love your wife as Christ loved the church.

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FathersFathers

• Verb: Do Not

Provoke• Verb:

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ChildrenChildren• Verb: Obey

• Reasoning: The first commandment with

promise.

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SlavesSlaves

• Verb: Obey

• Reasoning: As you would obey Christ

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MastersMasters• Verb: Treat them by the same

principles.

• Verb: Do not threaten them.

• Reasoning: You have a master in heaven.

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Authority and Power Authority and Power Exist!Exist!

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Authority is No Excuse Authority is No Excuse for Abusefor Abuse

• Discipline is not to provoke but to instruct.

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Christian Authority Christian Authority

Implies Implies

Love & Self- Love & Self-

SacrificeSacrifice

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Christianity Christianity

Eradicates and Eradicates and

Regulates AbuseRegulates Abuse

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Service is to the Lord Service is to the Lord and and Not to MenNot to Men

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Treat others as you Treat others as you would like to be would like to be

treated if you were in treated if you were in their place!their place!

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Christianity Affects Christianity Affects

Our Relationships!Our Relationships!

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How Have You Been How Have You Been Treating Others?Treating Others?

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Christ Died for the Christ Died for the Church— Church—

Are You a Part of the Are You a Part of the Body of Christ?Body of Christ?

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