We continue through Paul's letter to the Ephesian churches this morning with Paul's exhortation section. Contra our fragmented and hyper-politicized world, the church of Jesus is supposed to be a united body of believers in the gospel (last week on 4:1–16). This morning he continues to speak to us in our world of anything goes that we don't live like the world (negatively) but live as the new creations in Christ that God has made us (positively).
DON'T LIVE LIKE THE OLD, FALLEN WORLD (VV. 17–19) Futility Darkness Alienated Heard-Hearted Callous Sensuality/Impurity
BUT LIVE LIKE THE NEW CREATION (VV. 20–24) You learned, heard, & were taught (3 past tenses) the truth in Jesus: You put off (past tense) your old self ("man" = Adam) You put on (past tense) your new self ("man" = Christ) ...[RE-]CREATED AFTER THE LIKENESS OF GOD IN TRUE
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS (Gen. 1:26–27) Be renewed (present tense)
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Rev. Daniel R. Hyde (B.A., M.Div., Th.M.) is the church planter and pastor of the Oceanside United Reformed Church in Carlsbad/Oceanside, CA. Rev. Hyde is the author of over 100 articles as well as 8 books: Jesus Loves the Little Children (Reformed Fellowship, 2006), The Good...
