As far as I know, you don't see many "watch out for cliff" signs in Florida like you would see in Colorado or other mountainous states. The book of Ephesians is not filled with a lot of specific rebukes like 1 Corinthians or Galatians. It is a more general letter. But when you look at the commands, you see Paul was not just giving theoretical statements. The issues that are raised in this section are not like cliff-warning signs in Florida. These are real issues that must be faced.
What we see here at the end of Ephesians 4 and the start of Ephesians 5 is a summary of the Christian life. You can find similar passages in a number of places in Scripture. The repetition is important. The way that we are called to live and walk is not natural. What is natural is bitterness, anger, self-centeredness. Only in saving union with God through the Lord Jesus Christ can we truly seek to put off the things of the flesh and then live as imitators of God.
And how important the words love, kindness, and forgiveness are defined by Scripture and the message of the gospel rather than the false ideas of the world.
Walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us!
We will look at Eph. 4:31-5:2 in two parts – the final two verses of Eph. 4 and the first two verses of Eph. 5.
SERMON ACTIVITY
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