WAR!
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Read end of ch. 5 then ch.6:1-4 Roles of humanity
obey your parents - taken directly from the 10 commandments
you are obeying the Lord when you are obeying your parents as long as their instruction is of God
Children who learn obedience tend to live better & longer lives
Parents need to raise children up biblically
cally
5-9 doulos
Paul is NOT condoning slavery here
slavery = servant most likely in this passage; context is crucial
The key is 5:22-6:10 gives us different roles that we will all identify with
God makes it clear to practice obedience to that role as he intended it to be
No role is more important than another
10-20 Spiritual warfare
we are to put on the full armor of God so that we will be able to win the spiritual war against the devil
v10 be strong IN THE LORD | we cannot survive on our own strength & as spiritually dead people
v12 we do not face a physical army, but a spiritual one. Therefore, our weapons must be spiritual
v13 if a Christian puts on all of the armor, he/she will have the ability to stand firm against Satan
vs14-17 read descriptions of armor
vs18 an important part of the armor that can get overlooked or forgotten—PRAYER
Think of some ways in which you can show your parents that you respect them and obey what they tell you to do
Think of some things in your daily walk with Jesus that you can “go to war” against the Enemy (pray in the morning, read Scripture, memorize some verses, etc.)
Even though you do not have physical armor, think of ways to make those items described in chapter 6 a real thing in your life.