Key Thought Paul writes that believers have experienced a complete transformation. The old man has become new. It includes a renewal of the mind. August 19, 2023 1. Have a volunteer read Ephesians 4:20-24. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. How does Paul … Continue reading –>
Lesson 8 *August 12-18 Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 4:17-32 ; Colossians 3:1-17 ; Zechariah 3:3-5 ; Zechariah 8:16 ; Isaiah 63:10 ; Romans 8:16 , Romans 8:26 Romans 8:27 . Memory Text: “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off … Continue reading –>
In retelling the story of the conversion of his audience, what essential main point is Paul getting across to them? (Ephesians 4:20-24). Having described their former, Gentile existence (Ephesians 4:17-19), Paul does not say, “That is not the way you learned about Christ.” Instead, he exclaims, “That is not the way you learned Christ!” (Ephesians 4:20, ESV). Noting that … Continue reading –>
Compare Ephesians 4:17-32 with Colossians 3:1-17. How does Paul advocate for believers to live in a way that encourages the unity of the church? In the prior section, Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul’s theme was the unity of the church. When we compare Ephesians 4:1 and Ephesians 4:17, we note how similar these two exhortations are about how to walk or to live. This resemblance suggests … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 4:17-32; Colossians 3:1-17; Zechariah 3:3-5; Zechariah 8:16; Isaiah 63:10; Romans 8:16, Romans 8:26-27. Memory Text: “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Two notes help to expand our study of Ephesians 4:7-10: 1. Translating Ephesians 4:9. Some translations indicate that the descent occurs before the ascent (e.g., NKJV, “He also first descended”; KJV, RSV, ESV, NASB). Other translations follow the Greek text more closely, leaving the issue of the timing of the ascent and descent open (e.g., NIV, “What does ‘he … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->What danger threatens the Christlike maturity of the church? Ephesians 4:14. Paul perceives an environment not unlike our own in which various ideas, such as “every wind of doctrine” and “deceitful schemes” (ESV), are thrust upon believers. He uses three sets of images to describe the dangers of wayward theology: (1) the immaturity of childhood, “so that … Continue reading –>
