Ephesians 6 - Daily Summary

 Ephesians 6 is the last of the chapters of the letter to the Ephesians. It is an interesting chapter. Before we enter Ephesians 6 let's recap the end of Ephesians 5.

Ephesians 5 concludes by giving several instructions to Christians families, households, and communities. These instructions include submitting and loving your spouse, just as the church did to Christ (submit) and Christ did to the church (love).

Ephesians 6 gives more instructions to communities, families and households. The first people group Ephesians 6 instructs are children and the young. Children should be obedient to their parents [a], and they aill enjoy long life on the earth.

Fathers are also spoken about. They should not exasperate (that means annoy, anger, or irritate) their children but bring them up with training and bring them up [b] to be godly. Slaves, a common thing back in the times of Paul, should obey their masters. We should obey those higher than us in power just like we obey Christ. We should serve wholeheartedly.

Masters (nowadays you could say they are high ranking people) should treat slaves (people of lower power in the hiearchy of political importance) with kindness and do not be favoritist nor threatening. These instructions are important to build a healthy Christian household or community.

As Ephesians comes to a close, Paul tells the Ephesians to be strong in the lord and put on his armor. We have struggles against temptation and evil. We need the belt of truth, a breastplate of righteousness, footwear of readiness, and a shield of faith. We should don the helmet of salvation and hold the sword of the Spirit. We should pray for ourselves and for one another.

Ephesians 6 ends with a final greeting. [c]

Cross Biblical References

[a] Exodus 20:12

[b] Proverbs 22:6

[c) Romans 16:25-27, 1 Corinthians 16:19-24, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Galatians 6:18, more.

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