This lovely chapter begins with the Apostle pressing the vital importance of moral purity in believers’ lives, even to refusing to speak about the wickedness so prevalent in the world. Walking in the light of God’s presence and according to His will, the believer is filled with the Spirit, and thus the subject of his conversation will be hymns, spiritual songs and the giving of thanks to God.
The blessed relationship of the church to the Lord Jesus Christ is then brought out. This divine relationship is beautifully pictured in the marriage union. This relationship is to be lived in such a manner that the union of Christ and His church is glorified and honored by the marriage bond. Love and submission are two key principles in marriage.
1. What character did the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ have to God?
Ephesians 5:___
2. What is a believer to give thanks to God for? Ephesians 5:___
3. What is the Lord Jesus to the church, His body, besides its head?
Ephesians 5:___
4. What is coming on those who practice the evil things described in the first few verses of Ephesians 5? Ephesians 5:___
5. Following the example of the Lord Jesus, how is a man who loves his wife to treat her? Ephesians 5:___