Live as New Creations in Christ

Oceanside United Reformed Church

We continue through Paul's letter to the Ephesian churches this morning with Paul's exhortation section. Contra our fragmented and hyper-politicized world, the church of Jesus is supposed to be a united body of believers in the gospel -last week on 4-1-16-. This morning he continues to speak to us in our world of anything goes that we don't live like the world -negatively- but live as the new creations in Christ that God has made us -positively-.--DON'T LIVE LIKE THE OLD, FALLEN WORLD -VV. 17-19- Futility-Darkness-Alienated-Heard-Hearted-Callous-Sensuality-Impurity- -BUT LIVE LIKE THE NEW CREATION -VV. 20-24--You learned, heard, - were taught -3 past tenses- the truth in Jesus--You put off -past tense- your old self --man- - Adam--You put on -past tense- your new self --man- - Christ--...-RE--CREATED AFTER THE LIKENESS OF GOD IN TRUE --RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS -Gen. 1-26-27--Be renewed -present tense-