NEW CLOTHES FOR THE NEW YOU
Ephesians: Cosmic Truth For Common People – Part 9
Ephesians 4.25-5.2
v. 24 “… put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” (esv)
Isaiah 5.20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil …” (esv)
GOD’S CHILDREN DRESS LIKE WE ARE COMMITTED TO …
Telling THE Truth
v. 25 “… speak the truth … because we are members of one another.” (csb)
Governing OUR Emotions
v. 26 “Be angry and do not sin …” (esv)
Psalm 7.11 “God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.” (esv)
v. 26 “… do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” (esv)
Doing OUR Best
v. 28 “… doing honest work with his own hands …” (esv)
2 Thessalonians 3.11–12 “For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.” (esv)
Choosing OUR Words Wisely
v. 29 “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” (esv)
Proverbs 12.18 “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” (esv)
Guarding OUR Hearts
v. 31 “Let all bitterness … be put away from you …” (esv)
v. 32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted …” (esv)
Proverbs 4.23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” (niv)
Imitating OUR Father
v. 5.1 “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” (esv)
v. 32 “… just as God also forgave you in Christ.” (csb)
v. 5.2 “… Christ … loved us and gave himself for us …” (csb)