Sexual Immorality and Impunity. (Eph. 5:3a) When you read these passages of the Apostle Paul, one might think that they are reading about the sins of the 21st century, but in reality he is referencing the 1st century. Sin is still sin and always has been and always will be. We are plagued by the […]
We “walk in Love” by avoiding ungodly behavior. We must restrain ourselves from ungodly behavior because of our love for the Lord Jesus. Klyne Snodgrass wrote, “If one is joined to Christ and shares in him, one cannot share in the lives of those practicing sexual sin and greed” (cf. 2 Cor. 6:14) In this passage Paul […]
In this passage, Paul describes the themes of light and darkness by contrasting the works of darkness and the fruit of the Spirit. In Eph 5:8 he writes, “For you were once darkness.” Paul does not say that Christians are walking in darkness. Rather he uses the term “once.” What did he mean by that […]