Ephesians 6

Ephesians 6

• God should be in all relationships.
• Chapter 6: Parent - Child relationship - vs.1-4
• We bring glory to God by submitting to one another.
• We need to be Christ-like in our relationships.
• Glorify God by demonstrating Christ likeness in our relationships.
• Obey your parents.
• Honor your father and mother.
• Have a good attitude about obeying and honoring your parents
• vs. 1- Chapter 6
• A child's attitude towards their parents reflects their relationship with God
• Hosea 14
• The way God designed it is for us to obey our parents.
• vs. 3 The promise to vs. 2
• Obeying your parents promises spiritual blessings.
• Honoring your parents promises honor from God.
• We should submit to our parents.
• The way you respond to your parents reflects your relationship with God.
• vs. 4; Parents do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admiration of the Lord (NKJV)
• Children generally model after their parents.
• Parents need to be a good, Christian roll model for their children with their focus on Christ.
• Your focus should be on Christ and on following His standards as closely as you can.
• We should be showing what Christ is doing in our lives.