Ephesians 4

Characteristics necessary for unity in churchverses 1-6

I therefore – the prisoner of the Lord

            beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation

wherewith you are called

            with all lowliness – meekness – long-suffering

forbearing one another in love

endeavoring to keep the unity of the

Spirit in the bond of peace

There is one body – and one Spirit

even as you are called in one hope of your calling

one Lord – one faith – one baptism

one God and Father of all

            WHO is above all – through all – in you all 

Responsibilities of gifted individualsverses 7-13

 BUT to everyone of us is given grace according to the

measure of the gift of Christ

                        wherefore HE says – when HE ascended up on high

                                    HE led captivity captive – and gave gifts unto men

(Now that HE ascended – what is it but that HE also descended first

into the lower parts of the earth? HE that descended is the same

also that ascended up far above all heavens

                                    that HE might fill all things)

AND HE gave some apostles – and some prophets – and some evangelists

            and some pastors and teachers – for the perfecting of the saints

                        for the work of the ministry – for the edifying of the

body of Christ till we all come in the unity of the faith

                                                and of the knowledge of the Son of God

                                                            unto a perfect man – unto the measure of

the stature of the fullness of Christ

Outcome of proper trainingverses 14-16

THAT we henceforth be no more children – tossed to and fro and carried about

with every wind of doctrine – by the sleight of men  and cunning craftiness –

whereby they lie in wait to deceive

BUT SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE

may grow up into HIM in all things which is the HEAD – even

Christ from WHOM the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by

that which every joint supplied according to the effectual – working in the

measure of every part – making increase of the body unto the edifying

of itself in love

Heathen life describedverses 17-19

This I say therefore – and testify in the Lord

            that you henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk

in the vanity of their mind

                                    having the understanding darkened

            being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance

that is in them – BECAUSE of the blindness of their heart

                                    who being past feeling have given themselves

over unto lasciviousness                               

                                                  to work all uncleanness

with greediness 

Christian life describedverses 20-24

BUT you have not so learned Christ

            if so be that you have heard HIM – and have been taught by HIM

                        as the truth is in Jesus

            that you put off concerning the former conversation the old man

                        which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts

AND BE renewed in the spirit of your mind

            and that YOU put on the new man which after God is

created in righteousness and true holiness 

Former life vs. New life in Christverses 25-29

 WHEREFORE putting away lying – speak every man truth

with his neighbor for we are member one of another

Be you angry – and sin not – let not the sun go down upon your wrath

            neither give place to the devil

Let him that stole steal no more – but rather let him labor

            working with his hands the things which is good

                        that he may have to give to him that needs

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth

            but that which is good to the use of edifying

                        that it may minister grace unto the hearers 

Don’t grieve the Holy Spiritverses 30-32

AND grieve not the Holy Spirit of God

            whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption

Let all bitterness – wrath – anger – clamor – evil speaking

be put away from you with all malice

and be you kind one to another – tender-hearted

forgiving one another even as God for

Christ’s sake hath forgiven you   

COMMENTARY:

DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers

: 1        I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called. (2821 “vocation” [klesis] means calling, invitation, role, implying new relationship, implying relationship and/or task, situation, speaks of a life worthy of calling, or position)

DEVOTION: Paul is reminding the believers in Ephesus that they were called of God into HIS service. HE gave them an invitation and they accepted the call with the responsibility to follow HIS directions.

Paul was following the call of God not only in salvation but in service to HIM. He was presently in prison for his witness for the LORD. He is writing this letter to encourage the church members to stay faithful to the LORD no matter what happens in their life.

The Christian life is a lifestyle or a worldview that has Jesus Christ at the center. Each day those who are followers of Christ are to walk worthy of the invitation they received from the LORD.

Each of us is to start our day with the LORD. HE gives us directions for our day through the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our life. HE gives us opportunities to witness to those around us. HE gives us opportunities to encourage those who are with us in the battle against the world, the flesh and the devil.

Paul goes on to describe four characteristics each Christian is supposed to manifest in their life: lowliness, meekness, long-suffering and forbearing with one another. All this is done to create a unity in the body of Christ that others could see and want to know more about. Too many people are not encouraged by anyone and to see a group encourage one another stands out as something to be admired.

CHALLENGE: Only we can answer the questions that Paul presents to the church at Ephesus. Are we walking worthy of our calling each day of our life? Are we creating a unity in the church that the world wants to know more about?) 

DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers 

: 3        Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (1775 “unity” [henotes] means oneness, agreement, or unanimity)

DEVOTION:  Paul is concerned that the church would lose it’s oneness. Paul moves from doctrine to practical living in this letter. The first three chapters dealt with the doctrinal base for living the Christian life, now he shows how it works out practically.

The church needs unity to be a good witness to the world. There needs to be a difference between how the Gentiles lived before Christ to how they are living after they became followers of Christ.

Before they were followers of Christ they were walking in the vanity of their mind. They were ignorant of the life in Christ. Their understanding was darkened by sin. Their heart was blinded. They gave themselves over to lasciviousness. They were greedy for sin.

Now there is a difference. They had become part of one body called the church. They had individuals who were gifted to teach them the truth of God. They had the Holy Spirit in them that had sealed them until the day of redemption. They were to endeavor to keep the oneness of the Christian community. They were to show the world what God’s people looked like and acted like.

The church began with the disciples meeting in the upper room and the Holy Spirit came upon them. They presented the gospel and the church was started. The church is supposed to be in agreement with God and then with each other. The point we are to strive for is agreement in the faith. This chapter informs us that we are to speak the truth in love.

Too often there are Christians who speak the truth with no love.  There is so much fighting in the church that we can’t reach our world. If the church would show her oneness to the world more people would be followers of the LORD.

However, the world sees Christians as ones who fight with one another rather than loving one another and they want no part of it. Our responsibility is to edify or build up one another. We are to put on the new man and put off the old man.

The old man is our sin nature. The new man is the Spirit filled individual. Paul wants them to realize that the Holy Spirit is in them to help them work together.

Are we working together? Which man does the world see in us? Too often we have people in the church trying to be in control when the control belongs only to the LORD. The final verse gives what God wants in the life of individuals in the church: be ye KIND to one another, TENDER-HEARTED, and FORGIVING one another. When we walk into church each Sunday do we see these characteristics manifested in each person we meet?

CHALLENGE: Each Sunday as you enter the church building make it your goal to edify everyone you meet. Practice verse 32!!!)

DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers

: 29      Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. (3619 “edifying” [oikodome] means building up, the act of bringing something closer to fullness or completion, to make more able, the act of one who promotes another’s growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness and holiness, upbuilding, or strengthening)

DEVOTION:  Believers are to be ones who use their mouth wisely. We have to watch what we say and how we say it. Our words are to be encouraging most of the time. There will be times when we will have to confront people concerning something they have done or said that is not pleasing to the LORD.

There should never be any foul or abusive language used by someone who is a follower of Jesus Christ. We find that Peter when he denied Jesus Christ for the third time used language from his days before Christ. He didn’t want to be caught as a follower of Jesus and end up on a cross next to HIM.

He repented of his language and denial of Jesus Christ later in tears. Christ had told him that he would deny HIM but Peter thought he was stronger than he really was.

Too often we are not as strong as we should be with the use of our language. Remember that God hears every word that we speak both in public and in private. HE is never not listening to us.

So with that in mind we should use our words to be helpful and encouraging to those around us even those who mistreat us. It is always better to say nothing at all rather than to say things we will regret later and wish we had never said.

Anger can be a real problem that only the strength of the LORD can help us control. Many things are said in anger that never should have been said.

CHALLENGE:  Ask the LORD for help in this area if it is a problem.

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: 32      And be you kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you. (5483 “forgiven” [charizomai] means give freely, to forgive someone on account of the goodwill one has toward a person, give generously, cancel a debt, to show favor to, pardon, show kindness or to gratify one with)

DEVOTION:  Forgiveness is harder than we think at times. It sounds good to be a forgiving person until someone has done something to hurt us. Then it can cause us all kinds of heartaches.

Paul is instructing the believers in Ephesus to put legs to their doctrinal beliefs. He wants them to show those around them what it is like to be able to follow the LORD in our actions.

We can believe good doctrine but putting it into practice is hard. Each day we meet other believers who seem to do things that irritate us. We are commanded to be tenderhearted toward those individuals. This means that we are to try to understand where they are coming from and forgive them when they say or do things that cause us to do a double take.  Our kindness with them will cause them to want to learn more about how to act properly with other people. We can use that opportunity to teach them.

God uses those occasions to teach us what we need to learn about kindness because HE is kind. HE uses those opportunities to teach us forgiveness as HE forgives us.

If we are not willing to work with people who are fellow believers who are still growing in the LORD like we are how are we going to work with those who don’t know the LORD and need HIS salvation.

CHALLENGE:  We have to start at the household of God when we are learning Christlikeness.

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DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:

BODY

Chastity (Purity in living)

Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)

Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)

Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)

Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)

SOUL

Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)

Frugality (wise use of resources)

Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)

Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)

Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)

SPIRIT

Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)

Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)

Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)

Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)

Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group)

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DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:

Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible)

Doctrineverse 14

God the Father (First person of the Godhead)

Godverses 6, 13, 18, 24, 32

Fatherverse 6

Above allverse 6

Through allverse 6

In you allverse 6

Life of Godverse 18

God for Christ’s sake has forgivenverse 32

God the Son (Second person of the Godhead –God/man, Messiah)

Lordverses 1, 5, 17

Christverses 7, 12, 13, 15, 20, 32

Gift of Christverse 7

Ascended up on highverses 8, 9

Led captivity captiveverse 8

Gave gifts to menverse 8

Descended into lower parts of earthverses 9, 10

Fill all thingsverse 10

Gave gifts to menverse 11

Body of Christverse 12

Son of God verse 13

Head of the churchverse 15

Jesusverse 21

God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)

Spiritverses 3, 4

Holy Spirit of Godverse 30

Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)

Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)

Devil (fallen angel)verse 27

Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation)

Gentilesverse 17

Neighborverse 25

Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels)

Staying children in faithverse 14

Tossed to and froverse 14

Carried about with every wind of doctrineverse 14

Cunning craftinessverse 14

Lay in wait to deceiveverse 14

Walking as Gentilesverse 17

Vanity of the mindverse 17

Understanding darkenedverse 18

Ignoranceverse 18

Alienatedverse 18

Blindness of heartverse 18

Lasciviousnessverse 19

Uncleanness with greedinessverse 19

Old man – corrupt & deceitful lustsverse 22

Lyingverse 25

Anger verses 26, 31

Wrathverses 26, 31

Stealingverse 28

Corrupt communicationverse 29

Grieve not the Holy Spiritverse 30

Bitternessverse 31

Clamorverse 31

Evil speakingverse 31

Maliceverse 31

Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins)

Walk worthyverse 1

Vocationverse 1

Calledverses 1, 4

Lowlinessverse 2

Meeknessverse 2

Longsufferingverse 2

Forbearing verse 2

Love one anotherverses 2, 16

Unityverses 3, 13

Peaceverse 3

One bodyverses 4, 16

Hopeverse 4

One faithverses 5, 13

One baptismverse 5

Graceverse 7

Giftedverse 11

Saintsverse 12

Perfect (mature) manverse 13

Knowledge of Son of Godverse 13

Fulness of Christverse 13

Good doctrineverse 14

Speaking the truth in loveverse 15

Grow upverse 15

Edifyingverse 16

Life of Godverse 18

Hear Christverse 21

Taught by Christverse 21

Truth in Christverse 21

Put off old manverse 22

Renew mindverse 23

Put on new manverse 24

Created in Righteousnessverse 24

True holinessverse 24

Speak truthverse 25

Membersverse 25

Sin not in angerverse 26

Steal no moreverse 28

Laborverse 28

Work with handsverse 28

Give to needyverse 28

Edifyverse 29

Minister graceverse 29

Sealed unto the day of redemptionverse 30

Kind one to anotherverse 32

Tender-heartedverse 32

Forgiving one anotherverse 32

Forgiven because of Christverse 32

Israel (Old Testament people of God)

Church (New Testament people of God)

Prisoner of the Lordverse 1

Apostlesverse 11

Prophetsverse 11

Evangelistsverse 11

Pastor/Teachersverse 11

Perfecting of the saintsverse 12

Work of the ministryverse 12

Edifying of the body of Christverses 12, 16

Unity of the faithverse 13

Doctrineverse 14

Head of the church: Jesus Christverse 15

Members one of anotherverse 25

Last Things (Future Events)

Day of redemptionverse 30

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QUOTES regarding passage

Unity comes from within and is a spiritual grace, while uniformity is the result of pressure from without.  (Wiersbe, W. W. (1996). The Bible exposition commentary (Eph 4:1). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.)

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As in chapter 3, so here the idea of the dignity of his office seems to lie behind the mention of his imprisonment. He designates himself ‘the prisoner in the Lord,’ not with a view to stir the sympathy of the readers, and enforce his exhortation by an appeal to feeling, but as one who could rejoice in his sufferings and speak of his tribulations as their ‘glory’ (3:13; Gal. 6:17).” (Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuest’s word studies from the Greek New Testament: For the English reader (Eph 4:1). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.)

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That call to know the grace of God in Christ, to be the children of God, and to serve him as his ‘dedicated ones’ and messengers of his gospel, should transform every part of life. (Foulkes, F. (1989). Vol. 10: Ephesians: An introduction and commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (115). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)

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Vocation has come to mean something we choose, while calling is something for which we are chosen.  (Boice, J. M. (1988). Ephesians: An expositional commentary (122). Grand Rapids, MI: Ministry Resources Library.)

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The words, “the vocation wherewith ye are called,” are literally, “the calling with which you were called.” “Calling” (vocation in a.v.) is klēsis (κλησις). The verb refers to that divine summons into salvation which God gives a sinner, in which he is constituted willing to accept the salvation offered. It speaks of that effectual call into salvation which God in sovereign grace extends to a sinner. (Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuest’s word studies from the Greek New Testament: For the English reader (Eph 4:1). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.)

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Forbearance, the fourth requirement, is also a divine quality (Rom. 2:4). It is the practical outworking of longsuffering. ‘It involves bearing with one another’s weaknesses, not ceasing to love one’s neighbours or friends because of those faults in them which perhaps offend or displease us’ (Abbott). It is ‘that mutual tolerance without which no group of human beings can live together in peace’ (Stott). Such forbearance, and indeed all these four qualities, are possible only in love. For love is the basic attitude of seeking the highest good of others, and it will therefore lead to all these qualities, and include them all (see vv. 15–16 and on 1:4). (Foulkes, F. (1989). Vol. 10: Ephesians: An introduction and commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (116–117). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)

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In his commentary on Ephesians, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones describes this as a scale in which the weight on one side always equals the weight on the other, in this case the weight of practice equaling the weight of doctrine: “The Apostle … is beseeching them and exhorting them always to give equal weight in their lives to doctrine and practice. They must not put all the weight on doctrine and none on practice; nor all the weight on practice and just a little, if any at all, on doctrine. To do so produces imbalance and lopsidedness. The Ephesians must take great pains to see that the scales are perfectly balanced.” (Boice, J. M. (1988). Ephesians: An expositional commentary (121). Grand Rapids, MI: Ministry Resources Library.)

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Doctrine without practice leads to bitter orthodoxy; it gives correctness of thought without the practical vitality of the life of Christ. Practice without doctrine leads to aberrations; it gives intensity of feeling, but it is feeling apt to go off in any (and often a wrong) direction. (Boice, J. M. (1988). Ephesians: An expositional commentary (122). Grand Rapids, MI: Ministry Resources Library.

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Basically Eph. 1-3 treats doctrinal truth. In contrast, Eph 4-6 treats application. The letter moves from what God has done to what Christians should do. The latter is always based on the former (R..12:1,2). Paul exhorts believers to apply God’s purposes in the Church (4:1-5-5:21), in their relationships (5: 22-6:9) and in spiritual conflict (6:10-20).

(The Moody Bible Commentary by MichaelRydelnik & Michaelaek Vanlaningham)

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Christian patience is the spirit which never admits defeat, which will not be broken by any misfortune or suffering, by any disappointment or discouragement, but which persists to the end.

    (p. 138, the LETTERS to the Galatians and Ephesians by William Barclay)

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 FROM MY READING: 

According to a report released by the Public Religion Research Institute, white evangelical women’s support for Trump has started to decline.

White evangelicals in general still hold the strongest support base for Trump; however, 69% of evangelical men said that they favored the president while only 59% of women agreed, according to Relevant Magazine.

For Mormons, the number of women supporting the president dropped to 45% while 64% of men do. The number drops even lower for Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Unitarian Universality and other religions with roughly only 30% of women holding favorable views of the commander in chief.

According to an article released by the Huffington Post, the gender gap has long existed amongst Democrats and Republicans. More women are likely to consider themselves Democrats than men. This was made especially apparent in the 2016 election when 52% of men voted for Trump and 41% of women voted for Hilary Clinton, as reported by Rutgers. This was the largest gender gap of 11 points since 1996.

But Trump’s aggressive language over the years has put white evangelical women in a difficult spot. Though many men resonate with the president’s abrasive behavior, according to Karen Swallow Prior, a professor of English at Liberty University, it has struck a nauseating tone for women who have suffered at the hands of an abusive leader.

“Women—who are most often the victims of these abuses—are more likely to see such behaviors for what they are,” she said.

Nonetheless, Trump’s anti-abortion rhetoric has also given evangelical women hope for their pro-life agenda. A vote for Trump, regardless of his aggressive language, could save the lives of babies.

“It’s requiring some of us to really think through a more holistic life ethic,” she said. “Is a vote for Trump a vote for life—or is it a Faustian bargain that will destroy our movement in the end? This is the question I’m asking along with many other evangelical pro-life women I know.”

She continued: “I think it’s too early to tell, but I suspect that when the time comes, evangelicals have been trained for generations to put their hopes in Supreme Court appointments. The president is viewed simply as a means to that end.”

Evangelical Trump supporters have remained a stable base for the president even through his impeachment hearing. His favorability amongst evangelicals remained nearly the same throughout the proceedings and their devotion will likely remain a key pillar in his re-election campaign.

Photo courtesy: ©Getty Images/Tetmc 

Mikaela Mathews is a freelance writer and editor based in Dallas, TX

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Luke 1

The births of John and Jesus are foretold.

INSIGHT

How do you think you would feel if you were suddenly in the presence of an angel?

If you’re like the biblical characters, you would feel . . . afraid. Scripture recounts several instances of human beings coming face-to-face with supernatural beings. Most of those occasions were frightening — even terrifying — to the persons involved.

But God’s messengers understand our fear. And they do their best to assuage it. When Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary, he saw her troubled look and said, “Do not be afraid.”

That’s what God says to us throughout our lives. Drawing us into His holy presence, He reassures us that we need not fear. God loves us, Christ died for us, and God has a plan for our lives.

So we can approach Him with complete confidence! (Quiet Walk)

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WHAT WE SEE ABOUT OUR LORD HIMSELF

For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. John 17:8
Notice what we see here about the Lord Himself. Here He is praying for His followers—not only for those immediately of His own time, but for all those who are going to believe in Him throughout the centuries, and therefore for us. Let us look at Him as He thus prays; let us look at certain things that stand out very clearly about His person.
Notice His claims. He says, for instance, “They . . . have known surely that I came out from thee.” Here is One who appears to be just a man. He is to be taken by cruel people in apparent helplessness and weakness and is to be crucified on a cross. Yet He speaks of Himself as One who has come from God. Here is another great assertion of His unique deity: He is proclaiming that He is the eternal Son of God come from heaven to earth to dwell among men. He repeats it by saying, “Thou didst send me.” He is not One who has just been born like everybody else—He has been sent by God into this world.
Then in verse 10 He does not hesitate to say, “I am glorified in them”—a tremendous assertion that He is not only man, He is the Son of God, verily God Himself, and that as He is the glory of the Father, so the disciples are to be His glory. He has glorified the Father, and He is glorified in them by what they are going to be and what they are going to do. You notice our calling, you notice that we, as Christians, have the privilege of being men and women in Him—that through us the Lord Jesus Christ Himself is glorified.
A Thought to Ponder: He is praying for all those who are going to believe in Him throughout the centuries, and therefore for us.
                      (From Safe in the World, pp. 15-16, by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

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God My Personal Savior
“And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Luke 1:47)
One of the most wonderful titles of the Lord Jesus Christ is that of Savior. This word (Greek soter, from which is derived our theological term “soteriology,” the study of salvation) occurs 24 times in the New Testament and is applied only to Christ, “for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
It occurs first of all on the lips of the virgin Mary in our text above, when she realized that she had been chosen to be the mother of the Savior. It is significant that this first use of soter recognizes that our Savior can be none other than God Himself—“God my Savior”—and also that this fact should cause our spirits to rejoice, as Mary’s did. He becomes our personal Savior when we believe on Him, as did Mary.
He is also “the Saviour of the world” (John 4:42; 1 John 4:14) and the “Saviour of all men” in the sense that His work on the cross is sufficient to save all who will receive Him.
There are eight other verses in the New Testament in which “Savior” is taken as synonymous with “God.” The final occurrence of “Savior” is one of these, and it is in one of the greatest doxologies of the Bible. “To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen” (Jude 1:25).
There are many today who see the man Jesus as a great teacher and example, but who reject His deity. There are many others who believe in a cosmic deity of some kind, but are unwilling to believe that He could become uniquely incarnate in a perfect man. How urgent it is that we believe and teach that our Creator must also become our Savior if we are ever to be saved. We must “trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe” (1 Timothy 4:10). Then we can rejoice with Mary in “God my Saviour.” (HMM, The Institute for Creation Research)

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Too often we replace internal, substantive change (i.e. changes related to our character and values) with external, superficial changes (change of programs and growth in numbers. (p. 25, Developing Leaders for the Small Church by Glenn C. Daman)

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