Post by Les Brewer on Apr 26, 2022 16:47:28 GMT
The Disastrous Sin of Lying Ephesians 4:25
As you know, we are working our way through the book of Ephesians, and we’re going to continue that this morning, so you may be turning to Ephesians 4 while I just give you a little bit of a reminder of what this epistle is about. It really is about transformation. It’s about transformation.
In chapter 2 we read this: “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus four good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ten verses that describe the dramatic, permanent, eternal, comprehensive transformation that salvation makes in a person’s life.
To Continue reading this in text format, please follow this next link or scroll down for the recorded message. www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/49-23/the-disastrous-sin-of-lying
As you know, we are working our way through the book of Ephesians, and we’re going to continue that this morning, so you may be turning to Ephesians 4 while I just give you a little bit of a reminder of what this epistle is about. It really is about transformation. It’s about transformation.
In chapter 2 we read this: “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus four good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ten verses that describe the dramatic, permanent, eternal, comprehensive transformation that salvation makes in a person’s life.
To Continue reading this in text format, please follow this next link or scroll down for the recorded message. www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/49-23/the-disastrous-sin-of-lying
