Eph 6:5-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
Eph 6:5-9 What do we learn from what Paul says here?
We learn from this that all employed Christians are to render service to their employers (or masters), the same as they would serve Jesus - faithfully, diligently and conscientiously.
Not only when the employer is watching, and not only to promote their own welfare.
They must do so to honour their employer and the Lord, whose servants we really are (CP Col 3:22-24; 1Ti 6:1-2; Tit 2:9-10; 1Pe 2:18-21).
Even if an employer does not deserve respect in his own right, he should be respected nevertheless as if one was serving Christ Himself.
The only exception to this is if the employer's demands contravene God's word (CP Ac 4:18-20; 5:28-29).