Live As Saints
Philippians 2:12 and 13 We do the work.
Ephesians 5:1 “Follower” – an imitator
Ephesians 4:24-32 Teaches “how to live” by comparison with “how not to live.”
“Dear children” – imitators of God
Matthew 5:43-45 Those who live like Him are His children
Romans 8:11-16 Those led by the spirit are the children of God
Hebrews 12:6-8 “Bastard” – parentless
Ephesians 5:2 How does an imitator of God walk? — Like Christ.
Verses 3-5 Presents way of selfish living:
fornication – illicit sexual activity; adultery, homosexuality, lesbianism, sex with animals, sex with close relatives
uncleanness – Ephesians 4:17-19; un-saintlike
covetousness – a greedy desire to have more (Colossians 3:5)
Verse 7 No inheritance in the Kingdom (I Corinthians 6:9 and 10; Galatians 5:19-21)
Verse 12 Those things we keep secret remain problems in our lives.
Psalms 32:5 If we have confessed our sin but continue to be caught in it we must do more.
James 5:14-16 Not for absolution but to release the power
Sin is cunning, deceitful, and powerful especially habitual wrong behaviors.
Proverbs 28:13
Ephesians 5:13 Light (John 3:20 and 21)
Ephesians 5:14-20 Walk as saints




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