To walk "worthily" is therefore to exhibit the kind of life that would do honor to the holy religion of Christ which they had accepted. 4 1 âFor indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. I. How Christ Enables the Church to Upbuild Itself in Love. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather # Acts 20:35; Gal. John Piper May 27, 1984 160 Shares Sermon. 1. * [4:1â16] A general plea for unity in the church. âIt 3 will not leave even a root or branch. Ephesians 4:1â32 Unity in the Body of Christ 4 I therefore, m a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to n walk in a manner worthy of o the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all p humility and q gentleness, with r patience, s bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in t ⦠Ephesians 4:1 NIV. Ephesians 4:26(NASB) Picture courtesy of David - Imagebase. Chapter Parallel Compare. Ephesians 4:1â16 Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ. While I'm locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk - better yet, run! Ephesians 5:26-27. Unity comes from within and is a spiritual grace. 4 As a prisoner s for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy t of the calling u you have received. What kind of life is worthy of your calling (Ephesians 4:1)? Ephesians 4:1-32. Ephesians 4:26-27 âIn your anger do not sinâ : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. * Mystery: as in Rom 16:25; Col 1:26, 27 and elsewhere, a secret of God now revealed in the plan to save and sum up all things in Christ ; cf. The key to this picture is that we work together. Scripture: Ephesians 4⦠Eph 3:3â6. 8:16; Col. 3:9; [ver. Ephesians 4:1 ~ "Our Calling to Unity" is part 2 of 8 of The Bible Teacher's Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-6 which focuses on the reason Paul pleads with the Ephesians to walk in a manner worth of the calling with which they have been called. Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully u to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil. Ephesians 4:1. Ephesians 4 New International Version ... 26 âIn your anger do not sinâ d: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:26: Psalm 4:4 The Church in its Calling and Confession (4:1â6) [ edit ] Paul exhorts the church about its "calling", to live the whole life as a response to God's summons, while maintaining the unity in the Spirit; this a common calling for every believer, regardless of rank or ability, focusing on one common Lord, Jesus . More literally, "Being darkened in their understanding," that is, their intelligence, or perceptions (compare Ephesians 5:8, Acts 26:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:4 1 Thessalonians 5:5). 1 In light of all this, here's what I want you to do. There is a righteous anger which is not sin (Mark 3:5), but "the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God" (James 1:20). John Piper Nov 8, 1992 38 Shares Sermon. 1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk a worthy of the b vocation wherewith ye are called,. Lowliness or humility means putting Christ first, others second and ourselves last. Bible Language English. Ephesians 4:1â32 Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ. Verse Thoughts. 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.. 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, Ephesians 4:26 - Additional Comments. One Lord, One Spirit, One Body for All Time and All Peoples. Skip navigation Sign in. Paul gives a picture of the human body of Christian unity in 1Cor.12 and in 4:13-16. 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