Ephesians 6:3
3 That [hina] it may be [ginomai] well [eu] with thee, [soi] and [kai] thou mayest [esomai] live long [makrochronios]
on [epi] the earth. [ge] KJV-Interlinear
3 that
it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. NASB
It, is a reference to
your personal life.
Long can indicate
duration, but here is applied to the fullness and completeness of ones life.
Therefore, if the child
is raised in a loving and nurturing home, and maintains a loving attitude and an
attitude of respect toward the parents, recognizing authority, responsibility
and learns a sense of obligation, then they will grow up better able to
function in life, set reasonable goals for themselves, and pursue them.
Success then, is assured in
some form since the child, when they grow up, will be able to adapt to the many
difficulties that life will throw at them.
So, with a good
foundation of character constructed and woven into ones life, then prosperity
and productivity generally follow.
When the child is raised
with legitimate standards, and then follows the Christian ethic, and even more
so, pursues their own individual spiritual life, then fulfillment, prosperity
and longevity are certain.
Success in ones life is
never determined or decided by the length of ones life or the things in ones
life, but by the spiritual content of ones self. The duration in years, of ones life, is
irrelevant.
Spiritual content, always
begins with understanding and respect, followed by the self-motivation, and
self-drive in ones life. These characteristics
are good foundations for ones own success, and when Bible doctrine is added to
the mix of ones life, then regardless of ones worldly circumstances, spiritual
success becomes certain.
And that, spiritual
success, should be the ultimate objective and goal of life.
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