EPHESIANS

Chapter 5

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STUDY:

• Who are we supposed to be imitators of?
• List the things mentioned in verses 3 and 4 that we are not supposed to do?
• What happens to darkness when it is exposed? 
• Instead of being drunk, we should be filled with what?
• Why is a woman supposed to submit to her husband?
• Describe the love a husband should love his wife. Explain the results of this love and how it relates to Christ.
• What is the last thing that is advised to women concerning their husbands?

APPLICATION:

• In what specific ways can you be an imitator of God?
  

• What sin/darkness in your life can be exposed?  What close friend/family can you confess your sin to? It is first and foremost to confess our sins to Jesus, but when we expose sin to someone that we can trust, we can have someone hold us accountable. They can pray with us.  When we continue secretly in sin, Satan has a definite stronghold on us.  When we share with someone about what we struggle with, the stronghold becomes weaker, and we are able to be delivered from it much easier.

• Are you a submissive wife?  Do you love your wife as Christ loves the church? What steps can you take this week to practice submission and love toward your spouse? 

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Read my thoughts on this chapter:

"imitation, the mouth & confession"

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HIGHLIGHTED TEXT:

But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible.   {Verse 13}

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