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Title: The Christian's Birth
Author: David Davis
Text: Ephesians 4:20-32
I. NEW LIFE - vv. 20-25
A. New Meaning
Jesus said He was the truth (John 14:6) - and He also said the truth would
make man free (John 8:32).
B. New Man v. 24
Those who "put on Christ" have true holiness and righteousness. "Putting on
Christ" means accepting Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Old things are
passed away - all things become new. Old lust and sin are gone.
Paul uses the metaphor of "taking off and putting on" (clothes) to talk about
what happens when you become a Christian.
Of course - he's not talking about physical clothes, but spiritual clothes - for a
person may change their outer appearance and be a fifthly spiritually (like the
Pharisees).
When a soldier, fireman, policeman, or astronaut puts on his respected
uniform - there are new expectations and responsibilities corresponding with
his identity.
When a Christian puts off that corrupt garment of the old self (22) and puts on
the new self re-created in God's image (24) - he then has new expectations
and responsibilities corresponding to his identity.
C. New Manners v. 25
A Christian puts away lying and speaks the truth at all times. A Christian does
not practice lying. A new child of God desires to think like God thinks...he
seeks to have the mind of Christ in all things.
We are new creations and we begin to discover that we must have a Christ
conscience that dictates our behavior. If you can sin in action and attitude -
and it doesn't bother you - then there is something desperately wrong and
you need to check out your relationship to Christ.
Sin and unbelief separates us from God and others. We have no life. Our
hearts are dead. There are those who have hard hearts and calloused hearts.
Unbelievers feel conviction, but they do not respond. Then they tend to recruit
others in on their sin. There have been opportunities and it is becoming
calloused.
The good news ...
Author: David Davis
Text: Ephesians 4:20-32
I. NEW LIFE - vv. 20-25
A. New Meaning
Jesus said He was the truth (John 14:6) - and He also said the truth would
make man free (John 8:32).
B. New Man v. 24
Those who "put on Christ" have true holiness and righteousness. "Putting on
Christ" means accepting Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Old things are
passed away - all things become new. Old lust and sin are gone.
Paul uses the metaphor of "taking off and putting on" (clothes) to talk about
what happens when you become a Christian.
Of course - he's not talking about physical clothes, but spiritual clothes - for a
person may change their outer appearance and be a fifthly spiritually (like the
Pharisees).
When a soldier, fireman, policeman, or astronaut puts on his respected
uniform - there are new expectations and responsibilities corresponding with
his identity.
When a Christian puts off that corrupt garment of the old self (22) and puts on
the new self re-created in God's image (24) - he then has new expectations
and responsibilities corresponding to his identity.
C. New Manners v. 25
A Christian puts away lying and speaks the truth at all times. A Christian does
not practice lying. A new child of God desires to think like God thinks...he
seeks to have the mind of Christ in all things.
We are new creations and we begin to discover that we must have a Christ
conscience that dictates our behavior. If you can sin in action and attitude -
and it doesn't bother you - then there is something desperately wrong and
you need to check out your relationship to Christ.
Sin and unbelief separates us from God and others. We have no life. Our
hearts are dead. There are those who have hard hearts and calloused hearts.
Unbelievers feel conviction, but they do not respond. Then they tend to recruit
others in on their sin. There have been opportunities and it is becoming
calloused.
The good news ...
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