BSGCEPH # 24 Do not be unwise Eph 5 vs 15-21

We continued with the indicative and imperatives teaching, making the distinctions-as this affects how we view the truth of the gospel-in regards to what actually causes what before God.

The Holy Spirit exhorts all the redeemed to redeem the time, to buy back the time, from things that do not profit to those things that are profitable in Christ.

The days are evil. Evil because dissipation continues unabated, but most importantly, because people do not want to hear the truth about God and His salvation. False gospels abound..

We talked about sanctification and possessing one's vessel in honor.. Distinctions were made about Paul's usage of the term sanctification. One is in the imperative and the other indicative. And sanctification as in self-control is in the imperative and thus is not the sanctification that actually caused/causes our sanctification, but that which is wholly in the blood of Christ.

We also worked on the matter of submission to one another-what it means and what it does not mean and from whence it cometh from… and I do recommend all my messages, because I will still leave the redeemed with the Christ who redeemed them, which is what the gospel is all about after all.

Ephesians 5:15-17 (NASB)
15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,
16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
17 So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.