…Ephesians 4:17-32

…Lazarus from the grave was the 7th sign miracle…

…doctor’s office waiting for test results is a hard place

…the results but we don’t want the results.

…Paul gives us the lab results…

…Scripture, we find the use of the metaphor… “putting on and taking off”

ce;

…So, as those who have

been chosen of God, holy

and beloved, put on a heart

of compassion, kindness,

humility, gentleness and

patience; (Col. 3:12)

“For this perishable

must put on the

imperishable, and this

mortal must put on

immortality.”

“For indeed in this house

we groan, longing to be

clothed with our dwelling

from heaven, 3 inasmuch

as we, having put it on,

will not be found naked.

…God has given us the power to change… (Eph. 1:18ff)

…apply this metaphorical language to the behavior of believers who act like unbelievers…

…it is time for believers to be believers and take off their grave clothes

…believer, wearing grave clothes should be un-thinkable (17-21)

…begins with repentance (a change of mind)

…people think differently from the unsaved

…lost, our thinking was futile

…people have darkened understanding

…people are spiritually ignorant

…people suffer from hardness of heart

…people are alienated from God.

…people are totally insensitive

to spiritual things

…believer, wearing grave clothes is

unacceptable (22-24)

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…Take off the old, put on the new (22-24)

…and putting on is a Mind Thing

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…believer, wearing grave clothes is

unbecoming (25-32)

…unbecoming

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…unbecoming.

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…unbecoming

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…unbecoming

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

…Holy Spirit is unbecoming

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

•Bitterness •Wrath •Anger

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

•Clamor (Brawling) •Slander •Malice

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth

•Kindness •Tenderness • Forgiveness

Let no unwholesome word come from your mouth