Ephesians 4: Therefore — Walk Worthy. The Great Turn From Theology To How You Actually Live Bible Study

In this episode of Bible Chapter by Chapter we walk verse by verse through Ephesians Chapter 4 — the chapter where three chapters of soaring theology land on the ground with one word.

Therefore.

That word — right at the beginning of Chapter 4 — is the hinge on which the entire letter turns. Everything Paul said in Chapters 1 through 3 is the foundation. Everything he is about to say in Chapters 4 through 6 is the building. And the connection between them is therefore.

Because of every spiritual blessing. Because of the adoption and the redemption. Because of the dead made alive and the far off brought near. Because of the unsearchable riches and the fullness of God.

Therefore. Walk worthy of the calling you have received.

Not — try harder to earn your place. Not — perform better to maintain your standing. Walk worthy. Live from what has already been given. Move through the world in a way that corresponds to the identity you already have.

Paul then gives us the sevenfold foundation of unity — one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. And he makes clear that the unity he is calling for is not something the Ephesians have to create. It already exists in the Spirit. The effort is not in creating. The effort is in keeping it — protecting what is already there — through the bond of peace.

Then the gifts. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers — given not to do the ministry for the people but to equip the saints for works of service so that the whole body grows up together into the fullness of Christ. Speaking truth in love. Every part working properly. Building up itself in love.

Then the new self. Put off the old. Be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Put on the new. And then the specific behaviors — truthfulness, anger that does not become sin, generosity instead of theft, words that build up instead of tear down, kindness, tenderheartedness, forgiveness.

Just as God in Christ forgave you.

That is the standard. That is the motivation. The grace received becomes the grace extended. The forgiven forgive.

Is the way you live recognizably shaped by what you believe? Not perfectly — not without failure — but recognizably. Leave your answer in the comments. We read every one.

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