What Makes A Home

(Eph. 5:21-6:9/FCC/7-19-26/Lukins)

Theme→A healthy household needs a reverence for Christ.

1. The reason for submission (5:21)
2. The reason’s application in the home (5:22-6:9)
   1. Impact on marriage (5:22-33)
      1. Wife images the church (5:22-24) (1 Pet. 3:1-7)
      2. Husband images Christ (5:25-33) (Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4, 15-16) (Gen. 2:24)
   2. Impact on offspring (6:1-4)
      1. Children obey in Christ (6:1-3) (Ex. 20:12) (Deut. 5:16)
      2. Parents instruct on behalf of Christ (6:4)
   3. Impact on bondage (6:5-9) (Ex. 21:16) (Deut. 24:7) (1 Tim. 1:10)
      
      1. Slaves obey their masters because of Christ (6:5-8) 
      2. Masters respect their slaves because of Christ (6:9)
3. 4 Questions to consider:
   1. Do you revere Christ in your actions?
   2. Do you revere Christ in your words?
   3. Would your brothers and sisters agree?
   4. Would unbelievers agree?