Ephesians Bible Study:

Week 12

Kari Kennedy | December 1, 2021

Ephesians 6:1-9

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

 

5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good will as to the Lord and not to man, 8 knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a bondservant or is free. 9 Masters, do the same to them, and stop your threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master[ c ] and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him .

Discussion Questions:

1. What assumptions do you bring to the text as you read about these relationships?

 

2. What do you learn about the historical culture of this passage that changes your view of relationships with children, fathers, bondservants, and masters?

 

3. In light of what we've learned, are there parts of your story God is working to redeem to see Him and/or others differently?

 

4. Out of these four roles, which one holds the most weight in your life - to walk by faith in today? or over the holidays?