Ephesians 4:15-32 Is your behavior becoming of a Christian? Part 2

Summary: A verse by verse examination of what the book of Ephesians in the Bible teaches. This message covers Part 2 of Ephesians 4:15-32  discussion of Christian behavior.

Bible References:

Ephesians 4:22-32 ²²That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;  ²³And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;  ²⁴And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.  ²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.  ²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:  ²⁷Neither give place to the devil.  ²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.  ²⁹Let 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.  ³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.  ³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:  ³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

 Romans 12:1-2 ¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  ²And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Genesis 1:26-27 ²⁶And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  ²⁷So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Genesis 5:1-11 ¹This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;  ²Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.  ³And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:  ⁴And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:  ⁵And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. ⁶And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:  ⁷And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:  ⁸And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.  ⁹And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:  ¹⁰And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:  ¹¹And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Genesis 4:25 ²⁵And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

2 Corinthians 5:17-18 ¹⁷Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.  ¹⁸And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Galatians 6:15-16 ¹⁵For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.  ¹⁶And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Romans 13:12 ¹²The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Matthew 5:21-22 ²¹Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:  ²²But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Mark 3:1-6 ¹And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.  ²And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.  ³And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.  ⁴And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.  ⁵And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.  ⁶And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Romans 12:18-21 ¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.  ¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.  ²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.  ²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.