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Transformed by Truth: Spirit-Empowered Purity in Christ

Discover how to attain your potential in Christ, confront hindrances, renew your mind, and transform your behavior to align with God's will. This study of Ephesians explores unity in faith and knowledge, shedding old ways for a new, God-centered life.

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Transformed by Truth: Spirit-Empowered Purity in Christ

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  1. Attaining Your Potential • The redemption of your purpose • Complete in Christ Ephesians 4:13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 

  2. Spirit-Empowered Purity Attaining Your Potential

  3. Part 1 – Ephesians 4:17-31 • Part 2 – Ephesians 5:1-20

  4. I. Live no Longer as Gentiles – vs. 17–19 • Gentiles – those of the world without a relationship with God • Confronting lifestyles that hinder Christ flowing though us • Confronting things that give ground to the adversary

  5. Hopelessly confused • Minds full of darkness • Closed minds and hardened hearts • Far from the life God gives • No shame • Live for lustful pleasure • Practice every kind of impurity

  6. II. Transformed by Renewed Minds – vs. 20–24 • Put off and put on • Off – old sinful nature • On – new nature, created to be like God • 2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! • Spirit renewed thoughts and attitudes

  7. Wrong behavior results from wrong thinking • Wrong thinking results from hearts hardened toward God • Hard heartedness towards God results from the rejection of the revelation of God that leads to the worship of God

  8. Romans 1:18-32 • Know the truth about God – He has made it obvious • But they wouldn’t worship him • God abandoned them to their foolish thinking • Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness

  9. Romans 12:2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

  10. Romans 8:1-2, 5-8 • The power of the Spirit has freed you from the power of sin

  11. Dominated by sinful nature • Think about sinful things • Leads to death • Hostile to God • Can never please God • Controlled by the Spirit • Think about things that please the Spirit • Life and peace • Put off and put on – act of your will - choice

  12. III. Changed Behavior - vs.25-31 • Stop: • Lying • Stealing • Abusive speech • Don’t bring sorrow to the Holy Spirit • Contrast: • Speak the truth • Work hard and be generous • Encouraging words • The Holy Spirit has identified you as his own – guaranteeing your salvation

  13. Controlled by anger – Foothold to the devil • Foothold – (Greek – “topos”) – topography • Literal terrain – area of jurisdiction

  14. Proverbs 16:32 "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city.“ • Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, slander

  15. Ephesians 5:15-18 • Be careful how you live • Don’t live like fools • Understand what the Lord wants you to do • Be filled with the Spirit

  16. Interactive Time • How is a person renewed by the Spirit in their thoughts and attitudes? How does that affect one’s behavior? • How do we bring sorrow to, or grieve, the Spirit of God? • What does it mean to not let the sun go down on your anger?

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