Ephesians
Lesson Nine
Put On the New Man
Ephesians 4:17–32
Ephesians 4:17–32
Three Big Points
1
A whole direction of life left behind. 4:17–19
Paul calls them out of a life turned away from God and into a life spent pursuing him.
2
They learned a person. 4:20–24
Put off the old man, be renewed in the spirit of your mind, put on the new man.
3
The unity is kept in how we treat each other. 4:25–32
How we treat each other, what we contribute to each other, how we speak to each other.
Ephesians 4:21 · LSB
Truth Is in Jesus
19
times the name “Jesus” appears in Ephesians
18
with “Christ” or “Lord” beside it
1
stands alone: “just as truth is in Jesus”
Ephesians 4:22, 24 · LSB
Old Man, New Man
The old man
Ephesians 4:22
which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit
The new man
Ephesians 4:24
which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth
Genesis 1:27 · LSB
“And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
Ephesians 4:32 · LSB
Instead, be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven you.
4:7 · grace was given
4:29 · give grace
4:32 · graciously forgive
A Church Problem
The Unity We Keep
Ephesians 4:3 · LSB
being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
Ephesians 4:26–27 · LSB
do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity
Ephesians 4:28 · LSB
He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
Only a Person Can Be Grieved
Grieved
Isaiah 63:10 · LSB
But they rebelled / And grieved His Holy Spirit
Ephesians 4:30 · LSB
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
If Someone Only Watched Us
The Walk
How we treat each other
Anger · 4:26–27
What we contribute to each other
Work · 4:28
How we speak to each other
Words · 4:29