Ephesians 6, Honor your Father and Mother, do not exasperate your children, the Devil's schemes, spiritual battle, our struggle is spiritual, armor of God

1. Ephesians 6
Honor your Father and Mother, do
not exasperate your children, the
devil's schemes, spiritual battle, our
struggle is spiritual, armor of God

2. Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5,
Dave

3. Last Time, Walk Circumspectly
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KJV
Ephesians 5:15, Walk Circumspectly
• Giant dunes sculpted by the wind present a challenge for
day hikers in Great Sand Dunes National
Park, Colorado, May 1958.PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM
RALPH GRAY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

4. KJV
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Ephesians 5:15, Walk Circumspectly
KJV
Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk
circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
NAS NAU .... be careful ...
NKJ KJV ...walk circumspectly,...
CSB ...Pay careful attention, ...
ESV ... Look carefully then....
NET ... be very careful how you live...
YLT Ephesians 5:15 See, then, how exactly ye walk,

5. Ephesians 6
Eph 1-3 Was About
Being In Christ

6. 4-6

7. Ephesians
• Our Position
• Chapters 1-3 tell us about our position and
identity in the church, the body of Christ.
• Our Practice
• Chapters 4-6 tell us how our position in the
body of Christ should direct our walk

8. Eph 6:1-9

9. Eph 6:2, "Honor Your Father And Mother"
• Eph 6:2, "Honor your father and mother"• Jesus quoted this verse a lot;
• Mt 19:20…"All these I have kept," the young man said.
"What do I still lack?" (… Mk 10:20, Lk 18:21)
• Mk 7:10-12…Moses said, 'Honor your father and your
mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother
must be put to death.' 11 But you say that if a man
says to his father or mother: 'Whatever help you might
otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a
gift devoted to God), (Mt 15:4, Lk 18:21)

10. Eph 6:2, "Honor Your Father And Mother"
• Jesus quoted this verse a lot in the gospels;
• The Bible quotes it a lot;
• The Old Testament; Ex 21:17; Lev 19:3, 20:9;
Deut 5:16, 27:16; Pr 20:20; 30:17).
• The New Testament;
• Eph 6:2, Col 3:20; 2 Tim 3:2,3; Rom 1:30, plus
the 6 gospel quotes by Jesus
• It must be important!

11. Eph 6:2, First With A Promise
• Eph 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the
Lord, for this is right. 2 "Honor your father and
mother"-which is the first commandment
with a promise—
• Wow! What's the promise?

12. Eph 6:2, Enjoy Long Life
• Ex 20:12 "Honor your father and your
mother, so that you may live long in the land
the Lord your God is giving you.
• Dt 5:16 "Honor your father and your
mother, as the Lord your God has commanded
you, so that you may live long and that it may
go well with you in the land the Lord your
God is giving you.

13. Eph 6:3, Different Dispensation
• Ex 20:12…so that you may live long in the land the
Lord your God is giving you. (Duet 5:16)
• Israel gets the Holy Land how much land does the
church get?
• The church gets “long life on the earth.”
• No land!?
• Mt 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
earth.
• Dan 2:35…But the rock that struck the statue became a
huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
• Rev 21:7 He who overcomes will inherit all this…

14. God Loves Israel
• They are God’s
chosen people
• Even if they
don’t like it!

15. Duet 5:16, As God Commanded You?
• Duet 5:16 "Honor your father and your
mother, as the Lord your God has
commanded you…
• When did God command this before the 10
commandments?

16. God could have commanded it in…
• Ge 2:24…a man will leave his father and mother
• Ge 4:9…"Am I my brother's keeper?"
• Ge 9:22…Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his
father's nakedness
• Ge 19:33…they got their father to drink wine
• Ge 27:13…His mother said to him, "My son, let
the curse fall on me
• Ge 37:32…They took the ornamented robe back
to their father
• Ge 49:4…you went up onto your father's bed

17. When Did God Command This Before
The 10 Commandments?
• Dt 4:23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the
Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for
yourselves an idol in the form of anything the Lord
your God has forbidden.
• Dt 4:40 Keep his decrees and commands, which I am
giving you today, so that it may go well with you and
your children after you and that you may live long in
the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.
• Dt 4:13 He declared to you his covenant, the Ten
Commandments, which he commanded you to follow
and then wrote them on two stone tablets.

18. “DEUTERONOMY”
• Always read the Bible in context!
• Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the OT and
was called by the Greeks “Deuteronomion”
• Or “the second law” , so we get our name
Deuteronomy, or “a second statement of the
law” or "repetition of the law“
• Deut 17:18 When he takes the throne of his
kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a
copy of this law…

19. Deuteronomy 5:16, Honour
• The Biblical Illustrator lists 3 ways, “THE DUTIES of children
are….summed up in one word, "honour" -- "Honour thy father and
thy mother.“…
• 1. Reverence. There may occur cases in which the parental
character is as far as possible from all that could inspire either
reverence or love. But still, how much soever this may be the
case, there is a respect due to the person of a parent, for the very
relation's sake; just as there is an official respect due to the person
of a magistrate on account of the station he
occupies, independently of the claims of personal character. This
respect is not the dictate of any servile fear. It is associated with
love, and is proportional to it. It might be defined a reverential
familiarity.
• 2. Obedience.
• 3. Maintenance. This, of course, comes into application only in

20. Eph 6:4, Fathers, Do Not Exasperate
• Eph 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your
children…
• 3949 παροργίζω parorgizo {par-org-id'-zo}
• Meaning: 1) to rouse to wrath, to
provoke, exasperate, anger
• DLK= para=from, orge=wrath

21. Eph 6:4, Fathers, Do Not Exasperate
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NIV
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NET NAS ESV NAU
Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your
children…
The NIV is a little soft here
• NKJ KJV Eph…provoke not your children to wrath…
Eph…do not provoke your children
to anger…
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CSB
Eph…don't stir up anger in your children…

22. Eph 6:4, Fathers, Bring Them Up
• Eph 6:4 Fathers,…instead, bring them up in the
training and instruction of the Lord. [shemah]
• Dt 6:4-9 Hear [shemah, listen], O Israel: The Lord our
God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today
are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your
children. Talk about them when you sit at home and
when you walk along the road, when you lie down and
when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands
and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the
doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

23. Eph 6:4, Fathers, Bring Them Up
• Eph 6:4 Fathers,…instead, bring them up in
the training and instruction [Bible] of the Lord
• Fathers are to bring them up
• You can delegate the job but not the
responsibility

24. Eph 6:5, Employees,
Obey Your Earthly Employers
• Eph 6:5-8 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with
respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just
as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only
to win their favor when their eye is on you, but
like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from
your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you
were serving the Lord, not men, 8 because you
know that the Lord will reward everyone for
whatever good he does, whether he is slave or
free.

25. Eph 6:9, Employers, Treat Your
Employees In The Same Way
• Eph 6:9 And masters, treat your slaves in the
same way. Do not threaten them, since you know
that he who is both their Master and yours is in
heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.
• 2 Ti 2:24 And the Lord's servant must not
quarrel; instead, he must be kind to
everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
• Ro 14:4 Who are you to judge someone else's
servant? To his own master he stands or falls….

26. Eph 6:10-24

27. Eph 6:10, Be Strong In The Lord
• Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong [empowered, imperative passive]
in the Lord and in his mighty power
• 1 Co 16:13-14 Be on your guard; stand firm in
the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 14 Do
everything in love.
• 2 Ti 2:1 You then, my son, be strong in the
grace that is in Christ Jesus

28. Eph 6:11, The Devil's Schemes
• Eph 6:11 Put on the full armor of God so that you
can take your stand against the devil's schemes.
• 2 Co 2:11 in order that Satan might not outwit
us. For we are not unaware of his schemes
• 2 Co 11:14…Satan himself masquerades as an
angel of light.
• Eph 6:16….fiery darts of the wicked… KJV
• 1 Pe 5:8…a roaring lion looking for someone to
devour..

29. Eph 6:12, A Spiritual Battle
• Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly realms.
• Why do we see broken homes, disgraced
pastors, split churches, ignorant untrained
Christians, un- churched Christians, scattered
teens?

30. Eph. 6:12, Our Struggle
• Eph. 6:12 ". . . our struggle is. . . spiritual …"
• 2 Cor. 4:4 ". . . the god of this world has blinded
the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not
see the light of the gospel . . .“
• Our struggle is against the flesh, the Devil, and
the world.
• 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of
the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride
of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. KJV

31. Since Our
Struggle Is
Spiritual

32. Did Paul Get This Illustration From The
Roman Soldier Who Was Guarding Him
• Acts 28:16 When we entered Rome, Paul was
allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier
who was guarding him.
• Or from….

33. Isa 59:15-18, The Armor Of God
• Isa 59:15-18 The Lord looked and was displeased
that there was no justice. 16 He saw that there
was no one, he was appalled that there was no
one to intervene; so his own arm worked
salvation for him, and his own righteousness
sustained him. 17 He put on righteousness as his
breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his
head; he put on the garments of vengeance and
wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. 18
According to what they have done, so will he
repay wrath to his enemies and retribution to
his foes

34. Eph 6:13, Put On The Armor Of God
• Eph 6:13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that
[if] when the day of evil comes,
• you may be able to [go out against the Devil] stand your
ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
• Binding Satan and Territorial praying
• Jude 3-10…slipped in among you…are godless men…reject
authority and slander celestial beings. 9 But even the
archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil
about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a
slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord
rebuke you!" 10 Yet these men speak abusively against
whatever they do not understand; and what things they do
understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals...

35. Eph 6:13, Dressed For The Occasion

36. Eph 6:14, Jesus Is The Christ
• Eph 6:14…the belt of truth buckled around…
• John 14:6…"I am the way and the truth and the life
• Ro 15:8…Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf
of God's truth…
• Col 1:5…in the word of truth, the gospel
• 1 Ti 3:15…the church of the living God, the pillar and
foundation of the truth
• 2 Ti 2:15…who correctly handles the word of truth.
• 1 Pet 1:22…purified yourselves by obeying the truth
• 1 John 5:6…the Spirit is the truth.
• 3 John 3…continue to walk in the truth.
• John 17:17…Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

37. Eph 6:15, Readiness…the Gospel
• Eph 6:15 and with your feet fitted with the
readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
• Evangelism?
• Bible Knowledge Commentary says, “This verse
does not speak of the spreading of the gospel, for
Christians are pictured in vv. 10-16 as standing,
not advancing. Instead this refers to a believer's
stability or surefootedness from the gospel which
gives him peace so he can stand in the battle.

38. Eph 6:15, The Gospel’s Assurance
• Eph 6:15…the gospel of peace.
• 2 Ti 1:9…saved us and called us to a holy life —
not because of anything we have done but
because of his own purpose and grace…
• 2 Ti 1:12…I have believed, and am convinced that
he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him
for that day.
• Jude 24 To him who is able to keep you from
falling and to present you before his glorious
presence without fault…

39. Eph 6:16, The Shield Of Faith
Roman
Shield
reproduction

40. Eph 6:16, The Roman Shield
• 2375 θυρεός thureos {thoo-reh-os'}
• Meaning: 1) a shield, a large oblong, four
cornered shield
• They could be
locked together
• They were made
oval or in the shape
of a door.
• The Greek name
thureos is from the
root thura, meaning
a door.

41. Eph 6:17, The Helmet Of Salvation
• There are 3 Bible uses of “the
helmet of salvation.”
• When we put of “the helmet
of salvation” we will be
saved from Satanic attack.
• The church will be raptured
Pre-Trib
• When God/Jesus puts of “the helmet of
salvation” the remnant of Jews will be saved?

42. Eph 6:17, The Pre-Trib
Helmet Of Salvation
• 1 Thes 5:4-11 But you, brothers, are not in darkness so
that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are
all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not
belong to the night or to the darkness…8 But since we
belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on
faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of
salvation as a helmet. 9 For God did not appoint us to
suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are
awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 11
Therefore encourage one another and build each other
up, just as in fact you are doing.

43. Eph 6:17, The Helmet Of Salvation
• Eph 6:17 Take the helmet of salvation...
• Isa 59:17 He [Messiah] put on righteousness as his
breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his
head; he put on the garments of vengeance and
wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
• When God/Jesus puts of “the helmet of
salvation” who will be saved?
• When we put of “the helmet of salvation” who
will be saved?

44. Eph 6:17, Our Helmet Of Salvation
• Eph 6:17 Take the
helmet of salvation ...
• Mt 26:51…one of Jesus'
companions reached for
his sword, drew it out
and struck the servant of
the high priest, cutting
off his ear.
• Saved from fatal attack

45. Eph 6:17, The Sword Of The Spirit
• Eph 6:17…and the sword [machaira] of the
Spirit, which is the word of God.
• <3162> μάχαιρα machaira
• Meaning: a short sword or dagger

46. Eph 6:17, The Sword Of The Spirit
• <4501b> ῥομφαία rhomphaia
• Meaning: a large broad sword, generally a sword

47. Eph 6:17, The Sword Of The Spirit
• Heb 4:12 For the word of
God is living and active.
Sharper than any doubleedged sword [machaira] , it
penetrates even to dividing
soul and spirit, joints and
marrow; it judges the
thoughts and attitudes of
the heart.

48. The Armor Of
God Is Always
6 Pieces

49. The Armor Of God Is Always 6 pcs.
Which is
the most
important
piece?

50. Eph 6:18
And pray in the
Spirit on all
occasions with all
kinds of prayers
and requests.
With this in
mind, be alert
and always keep
on praying for all
the saints.

51. Eph 6:19-20, Pray Also For Me
• Eph 6:19 Pray also for
me, that whenever I open my
mouth, words may be given
me so that I will fearlessly
make known the mystery of
the gospel,
• Eph 6:20 for which I am an
ambassador in chains. Pray
that I may declare it
fearlessly, as I should.

52. Eph 6:20, I Am An Ambassador In Chains
• 2 Co 5:18-20 All this is from God, who reconciled
us to himself through Christ and gave us the
ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was
reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not
counting men's sins against them. And he has
committed to us the message of reconciliation.
20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as
though God were making his appeal through us.
We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled
to God.

53. Eph 6:21-24, In Closing
• Eph 6:21-24 Tychicus, the dear brother and
faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you
everything, so that you also may know how I am
and what I am doing. 22 I am sending him to you
for this very purpose, that you may know how we
are, and that he may encourage you.
• 23 Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from
God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with
an undying love.

54. Do not forget your umbrella.
I have to water the plants.
God
THE END

55. How can you be a self-made-man?
I remember perfectly making you.
God