Ephesians 4: 31 – 32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. In verse thirty, Paul told us to grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. His very next words seek to further instruct us in how to avoid distressing God’s Spirit. […]
Ephesians 4: 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. There is continuity in Paul’s teaching to the Ephesians. He begins at a basic place; redemption. Paul tells us to put on the new self that was won for us through Christ’s victory. […]
Ephesians 4: 29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. We left off last week, in our Ephesians series, talking about how to react when angered. Here is […]
Psalm 70: 4 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad because of you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “God is great!” This is a good meditation. Can those who seek Yahweh really be glad? Is there really something in seeking Him which can bring us joy? Our theology says so […]
Ephesians 4: 26 -27 Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity. This is the verse I have been working my way towards for several days now. The point of all of this is for Paul to tell […]
Ephesians 4: 25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Now that we have put on the new self that Jesus bought for each of us, we are to interact with each other in the holiness that He has provided. Look, it […]
Ephesians 4: 24 . . . and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. You have been created a new creature. You have been created in righteousness and truth. Jesus said in John 14: 6 “I am the way, and the […]
