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7 in which you yourselves once walked when you 18 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is
lived in them. fitting in the Lord.
8 But now you yourselves are to put off all 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be
these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy bitter toward them.
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language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one 20 Children, obey your parents in all things,
another, since you have put off the old man for this is well pleasing to the Lord.
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with his deeds, and have put on the new man
who is renewed in knowledge according to the
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image of Him who created him, where there
is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor
uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor 3:20 in all things. The only limit on a child’s
free, but Christ is all and in all. obedience is when parents demand something
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and contrary to God’s Word.For example,some chil-
beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humil- dren will act contrary to their parents’ wishes
even in coming to Christ (Luke 12:51–53;14:26).
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ity, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one
another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has
a complaint against another; even as Christ for-
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gave you, so you also must do. But above all 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest
these things put on love, which is the bond of they become discouraged.
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perfection. And let the peace of God rule in 22 Bondservants, obey in all things your mas-
your hearts, to which also you were called in one ters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice,
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body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fear-
dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and ing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily,
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admonishing one another in psalms and hymns as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that
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and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your from the Lord you will receive the reward of
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hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giv- 25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what
ing thanks to God the Father through Him. he has done, and there is no partiality.
DAY 12:What should a believer’s relationship be to the Word of God?
In Colossians 3:16,Pauls says to “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.”This is Scripture,the
Holy Spirit inspired Scripture, the word of revelation He brought into the world.“Dwell” means “to
live in” or “to be at home,” and “richly” may be more fully rendered “abundantly or extravagantly
rich.”Scripture should permeate every aspect of the believer’s life and control every thought,word,
and deed (Ps.119:11;Matt.13:9;Phil.2:16;2 Tim.2:15).This concept is parallel to being filled with the
Spirit in Ephesians 5:18 since the results of each are the same. In Ephesians 5:18, the power and
motivation for all the effects is the filling of the Holy Spirit; here it is the word richly dwelling.Those
two realities are really one.The Holy Spirit fills the life controlled by His Word.This emphasizes that
the filling of the Spirit is not some ecstatic or emotional experience, but a steady controlling of the
life by obedience to the truth of God’s Word.
“Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs”(v.17).The
early church sang the Psalms. Old Testament psalms put to music, primarily, but the term was used
also of vocal music in general.“Hymns”—perhaps songs of praise distinguished from the Psalms
which exalted God,in that they focused on the Lord Jesus Christ.“Spiritual songs”—probably songs
of personal testimony expressing truths of the grace of salvation in Christ. “With grace in your
hearts to the Lord”—not just public,but private.The Lord Himself is both the source and the object
of the believer’s song-filled heart. That such music pleases God can be seen in the account of the
temple dedication,when the singing so honored the Lord that His glory came down (2 Chr.5:12,14).

OCTOBER 13 covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and to
the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and say to them,
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‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Cursed is
the man who does not obey the words of this
Jeremiah 11:1–12:17
covenant which I commanded your fathers in
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The word that came to Jeremiah from the the day I brought them out of the land of Egypt,
11 LORD, saying, “Hear the words of this from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey My voice,
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