- Side topic: What did Jesus mean when He prayed, “not my will by thine be done?”
- Hebrews 5:7
- Jesus was praying that His time on the cross would be short. We know that prayer was answered because Pilate marveled that He died so quickly.
- Ephesians 5:15-29
- Ephesians 5:20 – The word “all” is used as it often is in the Bible: all of the class or category under consideration. We are to give thanks for all the blessings we have in God.
- Ephesians 5:22 – This guidance goes back to Genesis 3. A wife in subjection is not a lesser person. We are all in subjection to someone. We are all equal in God’s eyes.
- Ephesians 5:26 – Compare I Peter 3:21.
- Ephesians 5:29 – This is the great love men should have for their wives. Their love should be patterned after Jesus’ love for the church in how He gave Himself for the church.
JJ
July 08, 2018
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