WAR!

Read end of ch. 5 then ch.6:1-4 Roles of humanity

obey your parents - taken directly from the 10 commandments

you are obeying the Lord when you are obeying your parents as long as their instruction is of God

Children who learn obedience tend to live better & longer lives

Parents need to raise children up biblically

cally

5-9 doulos

Paul is NOT condoning slavery here

slavery = servant most likely in this passage; context is crucial

The key is 5:22-6:10 gives us different roles that we will all identify with

God makes it clear to practice obedience to that role as he intended it to be

No role is more important than another

10-20 Spiritual warfare

we are to put on the full armor of God so that we will be able to win the spiritual war against the devil

v10 be strong IN THE LORD | we cannot survive on our own strength & as spiritually dead people

v12 we do not face a physical army, but a spiritual one. Therefore, our weapons must be spiritual

v13 if a Christian puts on all of the armor, he/she will have the ability to stand firm against Satan

vs14-17 read descriptions of armor

vs18 an important part of the armor that can get overlooked or forgotten—PRAYER

Think of some ways in which you can show your parents that you respect them and obey what they tell you to do

Think of some things in your daily walk with Jesus that you can “go to war” against the Enemy (pray in the morning, read Scripture, memorize some verses, etc.)

Even though you do not have physical armor, think of ways to make those items described in chapter 6 a real thing in your life.