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"THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS"
Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom (5:1-21)
INTRODUCTION
1. Though we now enter chapter five, we are still noticing how to "walk
worthy of the calling with which you were called" -
a.
We have been "called" to be...
1) "holy and without blame before Him in love" -
2) "sons by Jesus Christ to Himself" -
3) "fellow citizens with the saints" -
4) "members of the household of God" -
5) "a holy temple in the Lord" -
6) "fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise
in Christ" -
b.
What sort of "walk" is worthy of such a calling?
So far we have
seen that it is one in which we are...
1) "Walking Together In Unity" -
2) "Walking In Truth And Holiness -
2. As we come into the fifth chapter, we learn that our "walk" (or
conduct) which is worthy of our calling is one in which we...
a. Walk In Love -
b. Walk As Light -
c. Walk As Wise -
["Walking In Love, Light, And Wisdom": why is this so important?
As
indicated in , we are to be "followers of God as dear children";
and just as God is "love, light, and wisdom" personified, so we should
try to imitate our Father!
Therefore, consider how we should...]
I. WALK IN LOVE (1-7)
A. FOLLOWING CHRIST AS OUR EXAMPLE... (1-2)
1. Jesus certainly has loved us and given Himself for us
2.
He offered Himself to God as an offering and sacrifice in our
behalf
3. Let His example teach us how to "walk in love" - cf. :
34-35;
B. WITH A LOVE THAT IS PURE... (3-7)
1.
Our love should be free from any hint of immorality or greed
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2. Even words or jokes suggestive of immorality or greed are
unbecoming those who are "saints" (holy, set apart for God's
purpose) -
3. This is a serious concern, for immoral or greedy persons have
no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, but instead will
experience the full wrath of God! -
["Walk In Love", with a love that is sacrificial and free from any hint
of personal gain (either sexual or monetary)...that is the kind of
"walk" worthy of our calling as "saints".
Our "walk" also bears the responsibility of being a positive influence
in the world in which we live, and this Paul discusses as we now
consider our need to...]
II.
WALK AS LIGHT (8-14)
A. WE ARE NOW "LIGHT IN THE LORD"... (8-10)
1.
Before coming to Christ, we were once "darkness" (remember Ep
2:1-3); but now we are "light in the Lord" and should walk as
"children of light" -
2. The "fruit" expected of those "children of light" is "goodness,
righteousness and truth" -
3. By bearing such fruit, we fulfill our role as "light" by
"proving" (demonstrating) what is well-pleasing to the Lord -
; cf.
B. AS "LIGHT" WE MUST NECESSARILY EXPOSE "DARKNESS"... (11-14)
1.
We are not to have fellowship with "unfruitful works of
darkness" - ; e.g., fornication, uncleanness,
covetousness,
2. Instead, our task is to "expose" them -
a. Things that we must "expose" are often so disgraceful, it is
shameful to speak of them
b.
But by "walking in the light" ourselves, we can through
example and word expose by contrast these "works of
darkness"
3. Thus the need to be "light" ourselves, something that comes
only from Christ -
a. Christ gives "light" to those who were spiritually asleep
and dead - cf.
b.
Some scholars think this verse (14) may have been an early
"baptismal hymn", sung at a person's baptism
[To "Walk As Light" is an awesome responsibility, and some have allowed
the "darkness" to overshadow the "light", rather than the "light"
exposing the "darkness".
How can we be sure to carry out our role as
"the children of light"?
This is were "wisdom" comes in, and therefore Paul exhorts us to...]
III.
WALK AS WISE (15-21)
A. CHARACTERISTICS OF "WALKING AS WISE"... (15-17)
1. Doing so with great care -
a.
The word translated "circumspectly" means "exactly,
accurately, diligently"
b.
Unlike fools, who care little about where they are going or
what is happening
2. Taking advantage of the time available to one -
a. To "redeem the time" is "to make wise and sacred use of
every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal and well
doing are as it were the purchase money by which we make the
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