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“Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.” (Eph. 4:25) Paul is operating under the assumption we mentioned in the previous blog. Men are by nature liars. However, in the verse before this one, Paul suggested we be…

“…and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” (Eph. 4:24) This is a two-part operation. We, humans, have a part and God has a part. No question but that God has taken care of his part.…

“…and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind,” (Eph. 4:23) This is an absolutely wonderful thought. Being renewed. The older I get, the more I think about the prospect of renewing some of my parts. I now have an artificial knee which works well, but I’m not…

“…that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lust of deceit.” (Eph. 4:22) Paul is addressing faithful saints in Ephesus. These are people who were once darkened in their understanding and led in the path…

There will be no blog Wednesday – Monday due to travel over the holidays. See you a week from Tuesday.

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“If indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus.” (Eph. 4:21) In a day when the false news is the news, what is a person to believe? If the newspapers can’t be trusted and neither can the TV networks how do…

“But you did not learn Christ in this way,” (Eph. 4:20) Christians who have been led to Jesus and the saving blood of the lamb are those whose hearts have been softened by the word of God. When one learns from the meek and lowly, the pure and holy, one…

“…and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.” (Eph. 4:19) Paul is discussing the Gentiles in this passage, but he would apply it to any group of people or individuals who lived in the darkness of their…

“…being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart.” (Eph. 4:18) Darkened understanding is the result of being excluded from the life of God because of ignorance. They were ignorant because their hearts…