“ (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) ”
For the fruit of the Spirit - That is, since the Holy Spirit through the gospel produces goodness, righteousness, and truth, see that you exhibit these in your lives, and thus show that you are t...
(For the fruit of the (d) Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) (d) By whose power we are made light in the Lord.
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...
Spirit . App-101., but the texts read "light". goodness . Compare Romans 15:14 . righteousness . App-191. truth . See Ephesians 4:21 .
9. For the fruit of the light. (157) This parenthesis is introduced, to point out the road in which the children of light ought to walk. A complete description is not given, but a few pa...
DISCOURSE: 2117 PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Ephesians 5:9 . The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth . THERE is in the minds of many a prejudice against the writings...
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) For the fruit of the Spirit - Instead of Spirit, Πνευματος, ABD*EFG, the Syriac, Coptic, Sahidic, Ethiopic, Armenian, V...
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Fruit of the Spirit - taken from Galatians 5:22 . 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'the fruit of THE LI...
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...
(3 b ) Ephesians 5:3-14 warn, with even greater fulness and emphasis, against the sins of impurity and lust, as incompatible with membership of the kingdom of heaven, as works of darkness, impossib...
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...
Walk as Children of Light Ephesians 5:1-12 It is indeed a high calling to imitate God and to walk in love after the measure of Christ; but it will be impossible unless we open our innermost hea...
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...
(1) В¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; (2) And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling sav...
For the fruit of the Spirit ,.... Either of the spirit of man, as renewed, or rather of the Spirit of God; the allusion is to fruits of trees: the believer is a tree of righteousness; Christ is his...
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Ver. 9. For the fruit of the Spirit ] Why grace is called fruit, see note: See Trapp on " Gal 5:22 "
For ye were sometimes That is, once; darkness In a state of total blindness and ignorance, without any light of instruction without, or divine grace within, and therefore had some excuse for livi...
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...
The fruit of the Spirit; either in the fruit or work of the new nature, or of the Holy Ghost, by whom we are made light in the Lord: see Galatians 5:22 . In all goodness; either a general virt...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 5:3 . Let it not be once named. —After the things themselves are dead let their names never be heard. Ephesians 5:4 . Nor jesting. —“Chastened insolen...
righteousness ( See Scofield) - ( 1 John 3:7 ).
Ephesians 5:9 The Fruit of Light. We ought to read, "The Fruit of Light." It is all about light and darkness, as we see here. "Spirit" has been introduced instead of the word "light." The text sh...
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...
For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. The fruit of the Spirit 1. The author, the Holy Spirit. 2. The fruits of His sanctifying operations enumerated, “A...
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...
The children of light avoid the works of darkness:
1 John 2:29 ; 1 John 3:10 ; 1 John 3:9 ; 1 Peter 2:24 ; 1 Peter 2:25 ; 1 Timothy 6:11 ; 3 John 1:11 ; Ephesians 4:15 ; Ephesians 4:25 ; Ephesians 6:14 ; Galatians 5:22 ; Galatians 5:23 ;...
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...
The fruit of the light — Opposite to " the unfruitful works of darkness," Ephesians 4:11 . Is in — That is, consists in. Goodness and righteousness and truth — Opposite to the sins spoken of, Eph...