'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."'
(Ephesians 5:11)
Hi there,
Ephesians 5:11 is a paraphrase of Isaiah 60:1, where the original sense is modified, and us used with a new and different application:-
'Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee,
and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
(Isaiah 60:1-2)
* What is impressing itself upon me is the fact that the darkness of ignorance and unbelief does indeed 'cover the earth,' and, 'gross darkness the people'.
* I am so glad that I do not have young children of school age, for some of the things being required of teachers to teach in schools today do come into the category of, 'unfruitful works of darkness', which are 'shameful' to speak of. Bringing before the minds of young children matters which should not be introduced, and causing unnecessary consternation and concern.
* Yet when parents voice their objections, they are labelled and blamed for doing so. Young people who do not want to learn of such things, and ask to be excused from lessons are also subject to labelling, and even bared from school on the basis of their objections.
So, yes, we are living in dark times.
In Christ Jesus
Chris
.. 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."'
(Ephesians 5:11)
Hi there,
Ephesians 5:11 is a paraphrase of Isaiah 60:1, where the original sense is modified, and us used with a new and different application:-
'Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee,
and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
(Isaiah 60:1-2)
* What is impressing itself upon me is the fact that the darkness of ignorance and unbelief does indeed 'cover the earth,' and, 'gross darkness the people'.
* I am so glad that I do not have young children of school age, for some of the things being required of teachers to teach in schools today do come into the category of, 'unfruitful works of darkness', which are 'shameful' to speak of. Bringing before the minds of young children matters which should not be introduced, and causing unnecessary consternation and concern.
* Yet when parents voice their objections, they are labelled and blamed for doing so. Young people who do not want to learn of such things, and ask to be excused from lessons are also subject to labelling, and even bared from school on the basis of their objections.
So, yes, we are living in dark times.
In Christ Jesus
Chris