Having addressed the obedience which children should render to their parents in verses 1-3 of this chapter, and then having given instruction to fathers, that they should not provoke their children to wrath in their expectations of their obedience, the apostle now has specific instructions concerning masters and servants. Paul tells bondservants that the Lord expects them to do 3 things which will help in every way to help promote a right view of service to Christ in the minds of everyone around them, in families, in churches, and in the greater society. 1st – Be obedient to their masters with fear and trembling in sincerity of heart. 2nd – Remember that the bondservants mentioned here are Christ's bondservants, doing the will of God from their hearts. And 3rd – And these bondservants do their service with goodwill as to the Lord, and not unto men. Let's attempt to learn more about this very interesting subject, in relation to our service to Christ.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...