Children Living In The Light
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Ephesians 5:1-21
As children of light, God's people living with imitation of Jesus (verse 1). Just like Jesus who follow God as well as his people. Paul also encourages believers to imitate Christ (verse 2). Living in love is real evidence to imitate Christ. In particular, the children of light should stay away from immorality.
Not only immorality is discarded, but also vulgar and dirty words (verse 4). Why? There are four reasons.
1. People who are immoral and vulgar will be punished. Immediately repent to receive forgiveness.
2. In connection with nature as children of light (verses 8-14). Children do not deserve the light of prevailing immoral and vulgar (verse 11). Steer clear of evil does not mean throwing people do it. If the believer away from the wicked, how he could believe in Jesus and updated? If no one loves a immoral and vulgar, who will expose these deeds? Deeds and those who do are two different things. His deeds should be exposed so that people repent and come to Jesus to receive forgiveness.
3. The children of light have the wisdom to live as children of light (verses 15-17). Being the wise man is put in God's will in your entire life (verse 17). Immorality and vulgarity rather than the will of God.
4. Associated with the Holy Spirit (verses 18-21). The children of light must be met RohKudus. This resulted in the birth of a partnership in which the dominant compliment. Filled with the Spirit means filled with thanksgiving.
Meditation: The nature determines the function. That is, the army life as a soldier, athlete lives as athletes, and doctors living as a doctor. Seem strange if the artist's life as a soldier. Is not true when children are the light of life as children of darkness.
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