Who are the people Paul is addressing in this passage?
Look out for the commands in this passage?
What does the Apostle Paul command wives to do and how?
What are his commands for husbands?
What does he command the children to do and why?
What is Paul’s advice for fathers and why?
What is Apostle Paul’s command for bondservants and how should they fulfill their duties?
Who does Paul say we should be working for and how? According to him, why should we work heartily?
What does Paul call the person who does not do their work with sincerity and what will happen to such a person and why?
What is Apostle Paul’s command to masters and why?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
How might Paul’s instructions have sounded radical or counter cultural to his original audience?
What does “submission” mean and how does biblical submission look like in the light of Christ's example of humility and love?(Ephesians 5:22-24, Romans 8:7)
How does the command for husbands to love their wives balance the idea of wifely submission? (Ephesians 5:25-29, 1 Peter 3:7)
Why does Paul emphasize obedience for children and gentleness for fathers? (Ephesians 6:1-4)
How does Paul connect every relationship - wife and husband, parent and child, servant and master, back to serving God? (Ref: Ephesians 6:6-8, Titus 2:9-10, 1 Peter 2:18-21)
What does it mean that there is a Master in heaven? (Ephesians 6:9)
APPLICATION
What will I do?
How can Christian households reflect Christ’s love and order in today’s world?
What might these godly principles look like in workplaces, churches and communities today?
How does seeing Christ as our Lord reshape how we treat others under our care and authority?
