Ephesians 4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called…

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has given us every spiritual blessing in Christ - Ephesians 1:3. God has chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be utterly holy and blameless before Him - Ephesians 1:4. God has adopted us into His family to makes us like His Son, Jesus - Ephesians 1:5; 11-12. God has made us monuments of His saving grace in Jesus - Ephesians 1:6. God has provided us redemption from the penalties of our sin through the blood of Christ - Ephesians 1:7.

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has provided forgiveness of our sin by means of Christ – Ephesian 1:7 God has reached out to us even when we were dead in our sins and on a path toward eternal damnation - Ephesians 2:1-4. God has loved us and shown us great mercy - Ephesians 2:4. God has given life to those who were once dead - Ephesians 2:5. God has secured our future blessing as monuments of His grace - Ephesians 2:6-7. God has made sure our salvation - Ephesians 2:8-9.

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has made us His own divine masterpiece - Ephesians 2:10. God has brought Jews and Gentiles together into one new body, the Church, by the blood of Christ - Ephesians 2:11-18. God has made us who believe the Gospel a new race of people - Ephesians 2:19-22. God has blessed us and taught us about the divine mystery of His everlasting grace and love - Ephesians 3:1-21.

Ephesians 4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called…

Living Faithfully in the Riches of God’s Grace The challenge is individual “I … implore you…” “implore” [parakaleo] - to summon; to exhort, to entreat, to comfort; to encourage, to strengthen one’s heart and mind, to help, to instruct, or to teach.

John 14:16-18 16 I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper [paraklete], that He may be with you forever; 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

Living Faithfully in the Riches of God’s Grace The challenge is individual “I … implore you…” “implore” [parakaleo] - to summon; to exhort, to entreat, to comfort; to encourage, to strengthen one’s heart and mind, to help, to instruct, or to teach.

Living Faithfully in the Riches of God’s Grace The challenge is inspirational Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you… “prisoner” – one held in bonds or chains

Romans 6:17-18 “17 But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.”

2 Corinthians 10:5 “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ…”

Living Faithfully in the Riches of God’s Grace The challenge is instructional , I…implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called “walk” – [literally]: “to tread or trample a path.” [figuratively]: “the way a person regulates or conducts his or her life.” “worthy” – that which is compared to something else and found deserving of reward. It speaks of tipping the scales. “calling” – “a vocation; an invitation to something…”

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has given us every spiritual blessing in Christ - Ephesians 1:3. God has chosen us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be utterly holy and blameless before Him - Ephesians 1:4. God has adopted us into His family to makes us like His Son, Jesus - Ephesians 1:5; 11-12. God has made us monuments of His saving grace in Jesus - Ephesians 1:6. God has provided us redemption from the penalties of our sin through the blood of Christ - Ephesians 1:7.

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has provided forgiveness of our sin by means of Christ – Ephesian 1:7 God has reached out to us even when we were dead in our sins and on a path toward eternal damnation - Ephesians 2:1-4. God has loved us and shown us great mercy - Ephesians 2:4. God has given life to those who were once dead - Ephesians 2:5. God has secured our future blessing as monuments of His grace - Ephesians 2:6-7. God has made sure our salvation - Ephesians 2:8-9.

Doctrinal Truths from Ephesians 1-3 God has made us His own divine masterpiece - Ephesians 2:10. God has brought Jews and Gentiles together into one new body, the Church, by the blood of Christ - Ephesians 2:11-18. God has made us who believe the Gospel a new race of people - Ephesians 2:19-22. God has blessed us and taught us about the divine mystery of His everlasting grace and love - Ephesians 3:1-21.

Ephesians 4:1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called…