The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:3-21
THE WALK SUITABLE TO THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT . read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:11-13
Separation and rebuke the true attitude toward works of darkness. The apostle thus describes the duty of Christians in reference to evil works. I. THE CHARACTER OF THESE WORKS . "Unfruitful works of darkness." They spring out of darkness, they delight in darkness, they lead to darkness eternal. They are not naturally unfruitful, for they are fearfully prolific of result, but, in the light of God they are fruitless, because most unlike to the fruits of light, which are... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:11-14
(1) Two worlds of one race. "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." The text may be regarded as a portraiture of two distinct worlds of men on this... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:12
For the things that are done by them in secret it is a shame even to speak of. The groves of Ephesus were notorious for the shamefulness of lust. To speak of such deeds was not only wrong, but shameful; so extreme is the delicacy which Christianity fosters. Too much pains cannot be taken, by parents, masters of schools, and others, to foster this delicacy among the young—to exclude from conversation the faintest touch of what is unbecoming. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:13
But all things when they are reproved are made manifest by the light. As, for instance, when our Lord reproved the hypocrisy of the Pharisees—their practices had not seemed to the disciples very evil before, but when Christ threw on them the pure light of truth, they were made manifest in their true character—they appeared and they still appear, odious. A just reproof places evil in a light that shows its true character. For everything which is made manifest is light. Literally, this is a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:14
Therefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. This is evidently intended to give an additional impulse to the Ephesians to walk as children of the light; but a difficulty arises as to the source of the quotation. There is no difficulty with the formula, "he saith," which, like the same expression in Ephesians 4:8 , is clearly to be referred to God. But no such words occur in the Old Testament. The passage that comes nearest to them... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:14
The trumpet-call of the gospel. Since it is light that manifests, there must be a rousing voice to awake the sleeper, that the light of life may be poured fully upon him. I. THE PERSON ADDRESSED . "Thou that sleepest." Sleep is an apt figure to describe the sinner. 1. He lives in an unreal world , full of dreams and fancies , quite unconscious of the real world around him . The sinner dreams of safety and peace. He is carnally secure ( Romans 13:10 ; 1... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:14
Awake! I. A DESCRIPTION . A particular kind of man is here addressed—"thou that sleepest;" "the dead." 1. The man is asleep . His sleep is spiritual indifference. Whether or no he has an abstract belief in religion is not of the slightest moment. He may be an atheist or he may be orthodox of the orthodox. So long as he is sleeping it matters little what he might have been doing had he been awake. The sleeper may have his eyes open to secular interests; he may have a quick... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:15
Take heed then how ye walk strictly. The construction is somewhat peculiar, combining two ideas—see that you walk strictly, but consider well the kind of strictness. Do not walk loosely, without fixed principles of action; but make sure that your rules are of the true kind. Many are strict who are not wisely strict; they have rules, but not good rules. Not as unwise, but as wise. This rendering brings out the force of ἄσοφοι and σοφυὶ : "fools" (A.V.) is rather strong, for it is not... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 5:1-16
The love and the wrath of God enforcing morality. Paul is still working for the unity of the Church and calling for that watchful and pure walk on the part of the Ephesians which can alone promote it. He consequently brings to bear upon them the allied motives of the love and the wrath of God. And here we may remark, in passing, that the moralities which have tried to work themselves without the aid of Divine sanctions have proved practically powerless. No "independent morality" has as yet... read more