Careful Walking

Aim: To be attentive and prudent churchmen, in a fallen world.

Doctrine: Churchmen are to be very thoughtful (in this world). This is because life involves choices, and this is how believers lead others.

Exegesis: The proper paths for our careful walking: light brings special responsibility (v. 15a); adoption requires moral and spiritual discernment (v. 15b); Christ deserves His church's best (v. 16).

Further application: Necessary keys to careful walking: churchmen need to plan ahead (anticipating challenges), and then, we can execute our strategy (thinking, rather than simply reacting).

Key verse: v. 15 ''See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise...''