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Verse 7. _WITH GOOD WILL_] μετ ευνοιας. With _cheerfulness_;
do not take up your service as a cross, or bear it as a burden; but
take it as coming in the order of God's providence, and a thing that
is...
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AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN - That is, he should regard his lot in
life as having been ordered by Divine Providence for some wise and
good purpose; and until he may be permitted to enjoy his libert...
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5. EXHORTATIONS TO SERVANTS AND MASTERS
CHAPTER 6:5-9
The servants exhorted were slaves. Slavery existed throughout the
Roman Empire at that time. Nowhere is slavery attacked in the New
Testament, no...
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Slaves must render obedience to their earthly masters as unto Christ,
in a spirit of fear and reverence, and with undivided allegiance; not
trying merely to do such work as may pass muster before the...
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EPHESIANS 5:22 TO EPHESIANS 6:9. SUBORDINATION IN THE FEAR OF CHRIST.
The principle is illustrated by the relation (_a)_ of wives to
husbands, (_b)_ of children to parents, (_c_) of slaves to masters....
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS (Ephesians 6:1-4)...
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Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity
of heart, as you would Christ himself. Do not work only when you are
being watched. Do not work only to satisfy men. But work as t...
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GOOD WILL. Greek. _eunoia._ See 1 Corinthians 7:3, the only other
occurance.
DOING SERVICE. App-190.
LORD. App-98.
MEN. App-123....
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The Christian Home: Servants and Masters
5. _Servants_ BONDSERVANTS, SLAVES. Cp. Colossians 3:22-25; and see 1
Corinthians 7:21-22; 1 Timothy 6:1-2;...
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Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9. HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS IN CHRISTIAN
LIGHT
Cf. Colossians 3:18 to Colossians 4:1;...
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SLAVES AND MASTERS
Cf. Colossians 3:22 to Colossians 4:1; 1 Peter 2:18-25; _Didachè_ IV.
On the attitude of Christianity to the institution of Slavery, see
Lightfoot, _Col._ pp. 323 ff., Benson, Chris...
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ἘΚ ΨΥΧΗ͂Σ ΜΕΤʼ ΕΥ̓ΝΟΊΑΣ ΔΟΥΛΕΎΟΝΤΕΣ.
It is better to connect ἘΚ ΨΥΧΗ͂Σ what follows. It marks the
transition to the second characteristic of whole-hearted service. It
is capable of standing the most s...
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ΕΎΝΟΙΑ (G2133) добрая воля, расположение,
добрые намерения (TLNT). Это истинно
доброе расположение, без какого бы то
ни было принуждения (Robinson),
ΔΟΥΛΕΎΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΔΟΥΛΕΎΩ (G1398)...
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_PREVIEWING IN OUTLINE FORM_ (EPHESIANS 6:1-9)
C.
Subject yourselves one to another. Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6:1-9
3.
Children and fathers....
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The source of our reward...
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With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
GOOD WILL - expressing the servant's feeling toward his master; as
"doing the will of God from the heart" (soul) expresses the source o...
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The Joint Body-In the Lord
32 There are three secrets in Ephesians: the secret of Christ
(Eph_1:9), the secret administration (Eph_3:9) and the secret of
marriage, here referred to. The physical...
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'Obedience must be not only thorough, but hearty: temper is
all-important.'...
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RULES FOR THE FAMILY. THE CHRISTIAN'S AEMOUE
1-4. Second illustration of orderly subordination: the relation
between children and parents....
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CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR
EPHESIANS
_LES PAINTER (BIBLE TEXT BY CYNTHIA GREEN)_
CHAPTER 6
6:1-4 ~ CHILDREN AND PARENTS
V1 Children, you must obey your parents. This is because the *Lord
has...
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WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE, AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN. — Here
we ascend to a still higher quality than “singleness of heart.” To
do service “with good will,” that is, gladly and cheerfully,
“co...
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(4 _c._) In Ephesians 6:5 the hardest form of subjection, that of
slaves to masters, is dealt with, still under the same idea that both
are “in Christ.” The slave is the servant of Christ in obeying h...
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[5.
Practical Exhortation continued (Ephesians 5:22 to Ephesians 6:9).
(4)
THE BEARING OF THE TRUTH OF UNITY ON THE THREE GREAT RELATIONS OF
LIFE.
(_a_)
_Between husbands and wives_ — a relation w...
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THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEHOLD
Ephesians 6:1
THE Christian family is the cradle and the fortress of the Christian
faith. Here its virtues shine most brightly; and by this channel its
influence s...
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Other relative duties those of masters and servants. With this compare
the paragraph in the sister Epistle, Colossians 3:22 to Colossians
4:1, and the statement in 1 Peter 2:18-25....
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μετʼ εὐνοίας δουλεύοντες [ὡς] τῷ
κυρίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνθρώποις : _with good will
doing service_ [as] _to the Lord and not to men_. Further explanation
of what is meant by the bond-service of Christ, _viz._,...
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CHILDREN AND PARENTS; SERVANTS AND MASTERS
Ephesians 6:1
Where our religion is true, it will affect every relationship in life.
The love of Christ must find its manifestation in nursery and in
kitch...
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The teaching now turned to the next relationship of importance in the
Christian household-the relationship of parents and children. Children
are to yield obedience, and thus be set free from all care...
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Duties of Slaves
Christ and his apostles did not violently oppose slavery, but set in
motion the principles that would destroy it. Paul told Christian
slaves to have proper respect for their master's...
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With good will doing service, as to the (e) Lord, and not to men:
(e) Being moved with a reverence for God, as though you served God
himself....
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(1) В¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
(2) Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with
promise;) (3) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest l...
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In this epistle we have the unfolding of the grace of God in all its
fulness, not merely the application of His righteousness to man's need
on His part, but God from out of Himself, and for Himself, a...
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. In the last 2 studies, we discovered what the Lord expects from a
Christian wife and a Christian husband.
1. In this whole 6-part study on Christian Behavior, we have learned
the...
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_With good will doing service. _(Ver. 7.) This is contrasted with the
suppressed indignation which swells the bosom of slaves. Though they
dare not openly break out or give signs of obstinacy, their d...
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But it is not only that there is a line of conduct to follow, a model
to imitate, a Spirit with whom one may be filled, it is not only
relationships between oneself and God, and those in which we stan...
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WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE,.... To their masters; not grudgingly,
with an ill will; no otherwise, nor longer than when they are forced
to it; but of a ready mind, and with a cheerful spirit, taking...
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_Servants_ Δουλοι, _bond-servants;_ or he may include also those
that were in the station of hired servants; _be obedient to your
masters_ For the gospel does not cancel the civil rights of mankind;
_...
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WITH GOOD WILL; kind and cheerful readiness....
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The duties of servants and masters:...
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WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN;...
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PARENTS AND CHILDREN
(vs.1-4)
Children are next addressed. The instruction is simple and
uncomplicated. They are to obey their parents in the Lord, that is, as
subject to the Lord's authority. False...
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CHAPTER 6
______________ must obey their parents. Parents must give direction
that is in the __________. This is God's plan from the creation and it
is __________.
Children are to __________ their p...
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“WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE, AS UNTO THE LORD, AND NOT UNTO MEN”
“With good will”: “Do good work with good will” (Nor). “Do
your duties heartily and willingly” (Gspd). “Lit., ‘serving
with. good mi...
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5-9 The duty of servants is summed up in one word, obedience. The
servants of old were generally slaves. The apostles were to teach
servants and masters their duties, in doing which evils would be
le...
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WITH GOOD WILL DOING SERVICE; not grudgingly or as of constraint, but
freely and cheerfully. AS TO THE LORD, AND NOT TO MEN; not only
regarding men your masters, but Christ your great Master. That whi...
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Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VII
as to the representatives of God, with attention and fear, "as to the
Lord, and not to men."[89]...
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Ephesians 6:7 with G3326 goodwill G2133 service G1398 (G5723) Lord
G2962 and G2532 not G3756 men G444...
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‘Bondservants be obedient to those who according to the flesh are
your masters, with fear and trembling (with greatest care), in
singleness of your heart, as to Christ. Not in the way of eyeservice
as...
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Ephesians 6:7. WITH GOOD WILL. The word is not that sometimes rendered
‘good pleasure,' but another which implies a well-disposed mind. The
work is to be clone ‘from the soul,' heartily (Ephesians 6:6...
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IV. SPECIAL CHRISTIAN DUTIES IN HOUSEHOLD RELATIONS.
(1.) Of wives and husbands; chap. Ephesians 5:22-33. (2.) Of children
and parents; chap. Ephesians 6:1-4. (3.). Of servants and masters;
chap. Ephe...
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3. _Christian Duties of Servants and Masters_.
The precepts for the subordinate class come first, but both are
exhorted as Christians; the servants to serve as to the Lord, the
masters to rule as hav...
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WITH GOOD WILL
(μετ' ευνοιας). Not in Col. Old word from ευνοος, only
here in N.T. as ευνοεω is in N.T. only in Matthew 5:25....
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Ephesians 6:7
Labour no Hindrance to Spiritual Progress.
I. Servants may be described as servants of Christ. If the Church is
regarded, according to the Scriptural imagery, as a kingdom or
household,...
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Ephesians 6
I. The Apostle compares the struggles of a Christian against the
enemies of his soul to the warfare of a soldier against the enemies of
his country. What are the spiritual truths, the Chri...
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Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is
right._
Fitting by nature, and pleasing in the sight of God.
Ephesians 6:2. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first
comm...
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CONTENTS: Domestic life of Spirit-filled believers. Warfare of the
believer.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Satan, Tychicus.
CONCLUSION: The Christian life is a warfare, a struggle not o...
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Ephesians 6:1. _Children, obey your parents,_ because they are your
parents, who gave you birth, and nourished you with food and fond
affection in all your tender years. Their age and experience quali...
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CHEERFULLY. "You must not misunderstand your freedom in Christ! You
must view yourselves, not as slaves to men, but as servants of Christ!
You must not be rebellious, but serve cheerfully, because in...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Ephesians 6:5. SERVANTS, BE OBEDIENT.—R.V. margin,
“bond-servants.” There was One who had “become obedient even
unto death,” having taken “the form of a bond-servant”...
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EXPOSITION
EPHESIANS 6:1
CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS IN THE LORD: FOR THIS IS RIGHT. The first
duty of children is obedience, and "in the Lord," _i.e. _in Christ,
this duty is confirmed. The ἐν Κυρ...
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Now parent-child relationships,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right (Ephesians
6:1).
That "in the Lord" I think is important. If your parents are not godly
and if your parents...
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1 Corinthians 10:31; 2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 5:3; Ephes
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With good - will. Bengel quotes Xenophon : "The slave that is a
steward must have good - will if he is to on thy place adequately."
Compare Colossians 3:23....
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Unto the Lord, and not to men — That is, rather than to men; and by
making every action of common life a sacrifice to God; having an eye
to him in all things, even as if there were no other master....