Ephesians 5:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:1-2

The Christian Walk in Love, Light and Wisdom (5:1-21). ‘Therefore you be imitators of God as beloved children, and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance.’ The imitation of God looks both back to Ephesians 4:32 and on to Ephesians 5:2. We imitate God in being those who forgive, and we also imitate Him by walking in love, a love that is comparable with Christ’s love. And it is because we are His... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ephesians 5:1-2

Ephesians 4:25 to Ephesians 5:2 . Precepts of the New Life.— Away then with lying, resentment, stealing, foul talk, bad temper, lust. Remember the common membership ( Ephesians 4:25). Give the devil no scope ( Ephesians 4:27). Do not grieve the Spirit ( Ephesians 4:30). Be kind, tender-hearted, forgiving— remembering the Divine forgiveness ( Ephesians 4:32). Be imitators of your heavenly Father and walk in love, remembering the love of Christ and His oblation of Himself for us. Ephesians... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Ephesians 5:1

Be ye therefore followers of God; particularly in being kind, and forgiving injuries, Matthew 5:45,Matthew 5:48; so that this relates to the last verse of the former chapter. As dear children; viz. of God. Children should imitate their fathers, especially when beloved of them. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-2

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTESEphesians 5:1. Followers of God.—R.V. imitators. St. Paul gathers up all duties into one expression, “imitation of God,” and urges them on his readers by a reminder of their high birth laying them under obligation, and rendering their copying easier.Ephesians 5:2. Walk in love.—“Love must fulfil all righteousness; it must suffer law to mark out its path of obedience, or it remains an effusive, ineffectual sentiment, helpless to bless and save.”MAIN HOMILETICS OF... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:1

Ephesians 5:1 Christ's Acts of Love the Christian's Model. I. Christ took our flesh that in it He might go up and down among us; that in it He might be seen by us; that in it He might speak to us, and leave deeds and words which might, in characters of love, be traced in our souls, and there live on for ever. He came among us in order to set before us, in His own Divine person, the loveliness, and beauty, and majesty of Divine love and Divine holiness. The life of Christ is the whole sum of the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-33

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Ephesians, chapter 5.Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children ( Ephesians 5:1 );Now, the therefore immediately points you back, back to the last verse of chapter 4 where we are exhorted to be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us. Paul's topic here is God's forgiveness as our example of forgiveness. "Be ye followers of God," or follow the example that God has established for us in... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 5:1-33

Ephesians 5:1-2 . 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 the good; and if we act otherwise, men will not acknowledge us for the sons of God. In all good offices the Saviour forgot himself, and went about continually doing good. Nay more; he gave himself for us, an eucharistal oblation and sacrifice, a sweet savour of unexampled love. What can words add... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 5:1

Ephesians 5:1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children.Imitators of GodThe apostle urges us to give and forgive. If ye be imitators of God, give, for He is always giving.I. Consider the precept here laid down--“Be ye imitators of God, as clear children.”1. I note upon this precept, first, that it calls us to practical duty. In this instance there can be no cavil at the too spiritual, sentimental, or speculative character of the text; there can be no question as to the eminently... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ephesians 5:1

1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; Ver. 1. Be ye therefore followers ] In forgiving one another. As dear children ] God hath but a few such children. See Trapp on " Mat 5:45 " See Trapp on " Mat 5:48 " read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Ephesians 5:1

followers: Ephesians 4:32, Leviticus 11:45, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 5:48, Luke 6:35, Luke 6:36, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16, 1 John 4:11 as: Jeremiah 31:20, Hosea 1:10, John 1:12, Colossians 3:12, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:2 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:15 - General Deuteronomy 24:22 - General 1 Samuel 20:14 - the kindness Job 29:16 - a father Psalms 26:3 - For Psalms 68:5 - a judge Psalms 85:13 - shall set Psalms 112:4 - he is gracious Proverbs 3:3 - mercy Proverbs 16:32 - that is Proverbs 19:11 -... read more

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