Aim: To be attentive and prudent churchmen, in a fallen world.
Doctrine: Churchmen are to be very thoughtful (in this world). This is because life involves choices, and this is how believers lead others.
Exegesis: The proper paths for our careful walking: light brings special responsibility (v. 15a); adoption requires moral and spiritual discernment (v. 15b); Christ deserves His church's best (v. 16).
Further application: Necessary keys to careful walking: churchmen need to plan ahead (anticipating challenges), and then, we can execute our strategy (thinking, rather than simply reacting).
Key verse: v. 15 ''See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.