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New Life in Christ

17 So this I say, and witness in the Master, that you should no longer walk as the gentiles walk, a in the futility of their mind,

18 having been darkened in their understanding, having been estranged from the life of Elohim, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

19 who, having become callous, have given themselves up to indecency, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Messiah,

21 if indeed you have heard Him and were taught by Him, as truth is in יהושע:

22 that you put off – with regard to your former way of life – the old man, being corrupted according to the desires of the deceit,

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and that you put on the renewed mana which was created according to Elohim, in righteousness and set-apartness of the truth.

25 Therefore, having put off the false, speak truth, each one with his neighbour, for we are members of one another.

26 “Be wroth, but do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down on your rage,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, so that he has somewhat to share with those in need.

29 Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Set-apart Spirit of Elohim, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and displeasure, and uproar, and slander be put away from you, along with all evil.

32 And be kind towards one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as Elohim also forgave you in Messiah. — Ephesians 4:17-32 | The Scriptures 1998 (ISR 1998) The Scriptures 1998 Copyright © 1998 Institute for Scripture Research. All Rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 5:1; Genesis 6:6; Exodus 23:7; Leviticus 19:11; 2 Samuel 7:21; Psalm 4:4; Psalm 37:8; Psalm 78:40; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 21:26; Proverbs 31:20; Isaiah 25:7; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 11:29; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:5; Mark 7:22; Luke 16:28; Romans 1:21; Romans 1:24; Romans 3:14; Romans 6:4; Romans 6:6; Romans 10:14; Romans 12:2; Romans 12:19; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 2:17; James 1:20; James 4:7

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Godly sorrow springs from a view of a suffering Savior, and manifests itself by abhorrence of sin, groaning over our backslidings, grief of soul for being so often entangled by our lusts and passions, and is accompanied by softness, meltings of heart, flowings of love to the Redeemer,

J.C. Philpot

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June 20, 2023 – 1 Peter 1:14-17

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance, but according as He who called you [is] holy, you also, become holy in all behavior, because it has been written: “Become holy, because I am holy”; and if you call on the Father, who is judging without favoritism according to the work of each, pass the time of your sojourn in fear

Literal Standard Version (LSV)

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... No man is ever the same after God has laid His hand upon him. He will have certain marks, and though they are not easy to detect perhaps we may cautiously name a few...

Another mark of the Spirit's working is a mighty moral discontent. In spite of our effort to make sinners think they are unhappy the fact is that wherever social and health conditions permit the masses of mankind enjoy themselves very much.

Sin has its pleasures (Hebrews 12:25) and the vast majority of human beings have a whale of a time living.

The conscience is a bit of a pest but most persons manage to strike a truce with it quite early in life and are not troubled much by it thereafter.

It takes a work of God in a man to sour him on the world and to turn him against himself; yet until this has happened to him he is psychologically unable to repent and believe.

Any degree of contentment with the world's moral standards or his own lack of holiness successfully blocks off the flow of faith into the man's heart.

Esau's fatal flaw was moral complacency; Jacob's only virtue was his bitter discontent.

Again before a man can be saved he must feel a consuming spiritual hunger. Anyone who lives close to the hearts of men knows that there is little spiritual hunger among them.

Religion, pious talk, yes; but not real hunger. Where a hungry heart is found we may be sure that God was there first. ''Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you . . .'' (John 15:16).” - Aiden Wilson Tozer

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17 So this I say, and witness in the Master, that you should no longer walk as the gentiles walk, a in the futility of their mind,

18 having been darkened in their understanding, having been estranged from the life of Elohim, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

19 who, having become callous, have given themselves up to indecency, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But you have not so learned Messiah,

21 if indeed you have heard Him and were taught by Him, as truth is in יהושע:

22 that you put off – with regard to your former way of life – the old man, being corrupted according to the desires of the deceit,

23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

24 and that you put on the renewed mana which was created according to Elohim, in righteousness and set-apartness of the truth.

25 Therefore, having put off the false, speak truth, each one with his neighbour, for we are members of one another.

26 “Be wroth, but do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down on your rage,

27 nor give place to the devil.

28 Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands what is good, so that he has somewhat to share with those in need.

29 Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only such as is good for the use of building up, so as to impart what is pleasant to the hearers.

30 And do not grieve the Set-apart Spirit of Elohim, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and displeasure, and uproar, and slander be put away from you, along with all evil.

32 And be kind towards one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as Elohim also forgave you in Messiah. — Ephesians 4:17-32 | The Scriptures 1998 (ISR 1998) The Scriptures 1998 Copyright © 1998 Institute for Scripture Research. All Rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 5:1; Genesis 6:6; Exodus 23:7; Leviticus 19:11; 2 Samuel 7:21; Psalm 4:4; Psalm 37:8; Psalm 78:40; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 21:26; Proverbs 31:20; Isaiah 25:7; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 11:29; Matthew 12:24; Mark 3:5; Mark 7:22; Luke 16:28; Romans 1:21; Romans 1:24; Romans 3:14; Romans 6:4; Romans 6:6; Romans 10:14; Romans 12:2; Romans 12:19; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 2:17; James 1:20; James 4:7

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According to the Apostle Paul in Colossians 3:1-2, Christians have been "raised with Christ." This refers to their spiritual resurrection from the deadness of sin. Given this spiritual resurrection, we should "seek the things that are above", not worldly pleasures.

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The purpose of good works isn't to change us or save us; rather, it's the demonstration of the change within us.

Aiden Wilson Tozer