The growth and maturing process of the believer is constantly occurring. While the physical body is decaying, the inner self of the believer continues to grow and mature into Christlikeness (Ephesians 3:16-20).
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for 2 Corinthians 4:16.
The stubbornness of humanity’s sinful rebellion is such that without a sovereignly-bestowed spiritual awakening, all sinners refuse to acknowledge the depth of their spiritual poverty.
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for Matthew 11:28-30.
The believer’s new spiritual perception of everything is a constant reality for him, and he now lives for eternity, not temporal things.
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Also see Colossians 3:20. The child in the home is to be willingly under the authority of parents with obedient submission to them as the agents of the Lord placed over them, obeying parents as if obeying the Lord Himself. The reasoning here is simply that such is the way God has designed and required it (or, right).
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for Ephesians 6:1.
Paul gives 4 principles for Christian liberty in 1 Corinthians 10:23-33: 1) edification over gratification (v. 23); 2) others over self (v. 24); 3) liberty over legalism (vv. 25-27); and 4) condescension over condemnation (vv. 28-30).
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for 1 Corinthians 10:23-30.
Believers are not led through subjective, mental impressions or promptings to provide direction in making life’s decisions – something Scripture nowhere teaches. Instead, God’s Spirit objectively leads His children sometimes through the orchestration of circumstances (Acts 16:7) but primarily through: 1) illumination, divinely clarifying Scripture to make it understandable to our sinful, finite minds (Luke 24:44,45; 1 Corinthians 2:14-16; Ephesians 1:17-19); and 2) sanctification, divinely enabling us to obey Scripture (Galatians 5:16,17; 5:25). When a person experiences the Spirit’s leading in those ways, he gains assurance that God has adopted him into His family.
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for Romans 8:14.
It is not sufficient to give lip service to Christ’s lordship. Genuine faith produces obedience.
Commentary from the MacArthur Study Bible, notes for Luke 6:46.
God is not indifferent to believers of Christ. On the contrary, the Father loves Christ’s own. In fact, the Father sent the Son to redeem them and then return.
Commentary from the MacArthur study Bible, notes for John 16:26-28.
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