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…Ephesians 4:17-32
…Lazarus from the grave was the 7th sign miracle…
…doctor’s office waiting for test results is a hard place
…the results but we don’t want the results.
…Paul gives us the lab results…
…Scripture, we find the use of the metaphor… “putting on and taking off”
ce;
…So, as those who have
been chosen of God, holy
and beloved, put on a heart
of compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness and
patience; (Col. 3:12)
“For this perishable
must put on the
imperishable, and this
mortal must put on
immortality.”
“For indeed in this house
we groan, longing to be
clothed with our dwelling
from heaven, 3 inasmuch
as we, having put it on,
will not be found naked.
…God has given us the power to change… (Eph. 1:18ff)
…apply this metaphorical language to the behavior of believers who act like unbelievers…
…it is time for believers to be believers and take off their grave clothes
…believer, wearing grave clothes should be un-thinkable (17-21)
…begins with repentance (a change of mind)
…people think differently from the unsaved
…lost, our thinking was futile
…people have darkened understanding
…people are spiritually ignorant
…people suffer from hardness of heart
…people are alienated from God.
…people are totally insensitive
to spiritual things
…believer, wearing grave clothes is
unacceptable (22-24)
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…Take off the old, put on the new (22-24)
…and putting on is a Mind Thing
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…believer, wearing grave clothes is
unbecoming (25-32)
…unbecoming
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…unbecoming.
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…unbecoming
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…unbecoming
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
…Holy Spirit is unbecoming
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
•Bitterness •Wrath •Anger
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
•Clamor (Brawling) •Slander •Malice
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth
•Kindness •Tenderness • Forgiveness
Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth