Ephesians Part 73

INTRO: In chapter 4 of Ephesians we entered the practical section of the book and practical it is. Paul enters this practical section by exhorting the Christian to walk worthy of his calling. If we put our life on one side of a balance, it is to balance out with our calling as a Christian. I am to walk worthy of the name Christian. That is I am to walk like Christ. That is what the practical life of the Christian is all about.

Paul first called the Christian to walk in unity in the church. We saw what that meant. Then he said the Christian is not to walk like other Gentiles walk. And how do they walk? In the vanity of the mind. Their understanding is darkened. What they call important is not important and what they call unimportant is important. That is because there is blindness in the mind.

Then he said we had not so learned Christ. So he said the Christian is to put off the old man according to the former conduct and put on the new man. The Christian is no longer to walk like the lost walk. He is to put on the new man which is created in righteousness and true holiness.