“ And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; ”
And be not drunk with wine - A danger to which they were exposed and a vice to which those around them were much addicted. Compare notes on Luke 21:34 . It is not improbable that in this verse t...
(5) And be not drunk with wine, wherein is (k) excess; but be filled with the Spirit; (5) He sets the sober and holy assemblies of the faithful against the immoral banquets of the unfaithful, in whi...
The Way of Light and the Way of Darkness. There are other sins which among God's people, should be literally unmentionable fornication, uncleanness, coveting, filthiness, foolish speech, improper j...
be... drunk . Greek. methuskomai. Only here; Luke 12:45 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 . wherein . by (Greek. en) which. excess . debauchery. Greek. asotia. Only here; Titus 1:6 ; 1 Peter 4:4 ....
18. And be not drunk with wine. When he enjoins them not to be drunk, he forbids excessive and immoderate drinking of every description. “Be not intemperate in drinking.” In which...
DISCOURSE: 2120 THE BELIEVER FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST Ephesians 5:18-20 . Be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody i...
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess - This is a farther allusion to the Bacchanalian mysteries; in them his votarie...
Be not drunk with wine,— It is highly probable that here may be a particular reference to those dissolute ceremonies called the Bacchanalia, which were celebrated by the heathens in honour of the...
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Wherein - not in the wine ( 1 Timothy 5:23 ), but in 'becoming drunk' with it. Excess , х asootia ( G810 )...
The old Darkness and new Light. Rules for the Married 1, 2. In close connexion with what precedes. 'It is the mark of beloved children to become imitators of a loving Father; practise the self-sac...
Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. — From the general idea of reckless levity, St. Paul passes on to the special sin of drunkenness, as not (like gluttony) primarily a gratification of the...
Chapter 22 DOCTRINE AND ETHICS Ephesians 4:25-32 ; Ephesians 5:1-6 The homily that we have briefly reviewed in the last chapter demands further consideration. It affords a striking and instr...
“Redeeming the Time” Ephesians 5:13-21 The earlier verses remind us of Isaiah 60:1-22 . Awake, thou Christian soul; arise from the, dust and put on thy beautiful garments! Stand on the mountai...
All that the apostle had been saying was emphasized by the statement of their relationship to God as he called them to be "imitators of God." Again he urged them to put off the old and put on the new...
(15) See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (16) Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (17) Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord i...
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ,.... The sin of drunkenness here dehorted from, is a custom, or habit, of voluntary excessive drinking of any strong liquor, whereby the mind is distur...
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Ver. 18. And be not drunk with wine ] Nothing so opposite to an accurate life as drunkenness; which therefore is not...
And be not drunk with wine As the heathen are when they celebrate the feasts of Bacchus, their god of wine; wherein is excess Which is the source of all manner of extravagance, and leads to debau...
WALK IN LOVE (vs.1-7) Verses 1 and 2 of chapter 5 are closely connected with verse 32 of chapter 4. God's gracious character of love that delights to have us as His dear children is our example....
Preservatives from Impurity; Cautions and Admonitions. A. D. 61. 3 But fornication, and all...
Wherein, in which drunkenness, is excess; profuseness, lasciviousness, and all manner of lewdness, as the effects of drunkenness, Proverbs 23:29 , &c. But be filled with the Spirit; the...
‘And do not be drunk with wine which results in riotous behaviour (or wastefulness), but be being filled in (or ‘by') the Spirit.' Continuing his contrasts which are a feature of Ephesians 4:22 to...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 5:15 . See then that ye walk circumspectly. —R.V. “Look then carefully how ye walk.” The way of life must be one of exactitude; and that it may be so the...
Ephesians 5:18 Christianity and Temperance. St. Paul here contrasts two kinds of excitement. God does not love the sort of languid and lazy being which nothing stirs, and nothing stimulates. Exci...
Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye therefore followers of God, Or, imitators of God,- Ephesians 5:1 . As dear children; Children are naturally imitators. They are usually inclined to imitate their fathe...
Ephesians 5:1 . Be ye followers of God as dear children, for children are expected to walk in their father's steps. He sends us rain and fruitful seasons, he makes his sun to rise on the evil and...
And be not drunk with wine wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. The sin and folly of drunkenness This precept follows very naturally what he has said about the necessity of wisdom....
EXPOSITIOn Ephesians 5:1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as children beloved. These words are closely connected with the preceding. In Ephesians 4:32 he had urged the example of God...
Things demanded by the correctness of the Christian walk:
1 Corinthians 11:21 ; 1 Corinthians 5:11 ; 1 Corinthians 6:10 ; 1 Peter 4:3 ; 1 Peter 4:4 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:7 ; Acts 11:24 ; Acts 2:13-18 ; Deuteronomy 21:20 ; Galatians 5:21 ; Galatians...
Followers of God Ephesians 5:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The opening verse of today's chapter has a clear and clarion call to the children of God. It is something that we may not sidetrack or push...
Wherein is excess — That is, which leads to debauchery of every kind. But be ye filled with the Spirit — In all his graces, who gives a more noble pleasure than wine can do.