Section 8
wife must submit to her husband in the name of the Lord, and a husband must love his wife also in the name of the Lord. Furthermore, chil dren should obey their parents, parents should care for their children, servants should obey their masters, and masters should be fair to their slaves—all in the name of the Lord.
In 4:2 Paul goes on to say, "Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving." Having become one with the Lord by singing, psalming, praying, and thanking, we need to preserve this oneness by persevering in prayer. By prayer we preserve the oneness, the mingling with the Lord. To per severe in prayer is to pray continually, unceas ingly. This is necessary if we are to live Christ.
THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIVING
In Ephesians 5:18 Paul tells us to be filled in our spirit. With what should our spirit be filled? We need to be filled in spirit with the rich word of Christ. When we let the word of Christ inhabit us richly, this word will saturate us and produce an inner filling. We shall be filled with the riches of Christ contained in the Word, filled even unto all the fullness of God. When a brother is filled in this way, God will love his wife through him. Likewise, when children are