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Answers to Lesson Seven:

Ephesians

Chapter Six

Review Questions:

 

Question One:  In Paul's admonition to children he deals with both action and attitude.  What was the action?  What was the attitude?

Answer:  The action that children are to do is "obey your parents" (Ephesians 6:1).  However, the action without the proper attitude does not accomplish God's purpose.  The attitude is to be one of honor (Ephesians 6:2).  Christians of all ages must blend the two elements of action and attitude together if they want to be pleasing to God.

Question Two:  Fathers are told to bring up their children "in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4).  What does this mean?

Answer:  Throughout the scriptures fathers (parents) are expected to "Train up a child in the way he should go" (Proverbs 22:6).  When the law was given in the Old Testament, parents were told to "teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you lie down, and when you rise.  You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.  You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates"  (Deuteronomy 6:7-9).  See also Colossians 3:21, Hebrews 12:5-10,  I Timothy 3:4 and 12,  II Timothy 1:5, II Timothy 3:14-15, Titus 1:6 and many passages in the book of Proverbs. 

Question Three:  Many times in the scriptures Christians are warned that they should battle against the flesh (for examples see Galatians 5:19-21 and I John 2:15-17).  However, in Ephesians 6:12 it is suggested that another battle is going on.  Where is it taking place?

Answer:  In Ephesians 6:12 Paul affirms that there is an unseen battle going on "in the heavenly places."  See also passages such as II Corinthians 10:3-6 and 11:13-15, Ephesians 2:2 and I Peter 5:8.

Question Four:  Paul describes the armor of God listing several pieces of armor.  If one has on all the armor of God, is he/she fully protected?

Answer:  As described in this passage, the Christian is as well equipped for the spiritual battle as the Roman soldier was for a physical battle.  The important thing to remember is to use all the armor God gives us.

Question Five:  What are some of the lessons that one can learn from Paul's statement about prayer and supplication in Ephesians 6:18-20?

Answer:  Some of the lessons one can learn are (you may have had these or other thoughts about prayer and supplication):

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All Christians need our prayers all the time.

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Christian leaders need prayers as much as others.

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Even one who was brave enough to go to prison needs prayer to proclaim the gospel boldly.

Question Six:  Peace, love, faith and grace are words that the scriptures use often.  How would you define them?

Answer:  Your answer should include the following concepts:

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Peace is used in two different senses in the scriptures: (a) It is a lack of conflict with those who are around us (see Matthew 5:9, Romans 12:18, Ephesians 4:3, and I Timothy 2:2).  (b) It is also used to describe a part of the life of a Christian that allows him or her to not worry about life or his or her relationship with God (see Philippians 4:7, Colossians 3:15, Romans 5:1, I Thessalonians 5:13, II Thessalonians 3:16, and John 14:27).

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Although there is more than one word used in the New Testament and translated love, this word describes the deep seated attitude that puts the good of others first.  It is the kind of love that God had that caused Him to send his Son (see John 3:16 and Romans 5:8).  It is the very essence of God (see I John 4:8 and 16).  It is the only acceptable motivator for the Christian (see I Corinthians 13:1-13) and causes us to keep His commandments (I John 5:3).

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Faith is described by the Hebrew writer as, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1).  He goes on to state that "without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him" (Hebrews 11:6).  The whole 11th chapter of Hebrews then goes on to describe what faith is by using the statement, "By faith...." (see Hebrews 11:3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31; see also Hebrews 11:32-38) and then describing an action taken by some individual.  To summarize, faith is an assurance and conviction that moves an individual to action.  James states that the conviction without action is "dead" (see James 2:14-26).

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Grace may best be described as "unmerited or unearned favor."  This is how we are ultimately saved (see Ephesians 2:8 and Romans 3:22-25).

 

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