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Excerpted from: Have You Become an Example to All Who Believe?Mutual forgiveness is an essential aspect of genuine Christian fellowship, and it involves a give-and-take. Paul highlights the strongest possible reason: We should forgive one another because God has forgiven us through Christ who became the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Our forgiveness of others should mirror God's forgiveness of us. It must come from sincere, willingly given love.
In the next verse, Ephesians 5:1, Paul is going to say, "Be imitators of God." Therefore, the main reason for following these instructions is that they reflect the character of God, and we are to imitate this because God is like this.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Excerpted from: The One ThingOver to Ephesians 5 now. Service and devotion to God always comes first. But we cannot separate it, right? We cannot separate our worship and devotion to God from our required service to man. Service to God, service to man, go hand in hand.
So we are called here to follow, to imitate, Paul says, Christ's example of daily sacrifice and service and devotion to God and devotion to man. These are the sweet-smelling aroma offerings to God.
Ephesians 5:1
Excerpted from: The SentinelsMike begins this by stating in Ephesians 5:1, that Paul is urging us to imitate or follow God, and it is not an easy thing to do, and it takes many qualities, not the least of which is good character.
By the way, character does not happen overnight. It is a process. It is something that we build over time by making serious, courageous, and right decisions. Mike ended his article with the line, character is what we do in the dark.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Excerpted from: The Bond of Perfection: SacrificeSo sweet-smelling aroma here is a clue; it tells us this is referring back to the burnt offering, the meal offering, and the peace offering.
How do we become imitators of God as dear children? Paul tells us we walk in sacrifice as Christ [sacrificed], as an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. We complete the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the peace offering. That is how, brethren.
Ephesians 5:1
Excerpted from: Turning the Hearts of the Fathers to the ChildrenPaul shows another attribute of children. They are watching and listening, learning and imitating what is going on all around them. My son recently said to me, "Little pitchers have big ears." God expects us to be imitators as the children are.
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Is the Christian Required to Do Works? (Part One) (3)
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part One): Introduction
The Offerings of Leviticus (Part Two): The Burnt Offering (2)
What Do You Do in the Dark?
EssaysChrist's Sacrifice Prefigured
Turning the Fathers' Hearts to the Children (Part One)
What Is Real Conversion? (Part Two)
SermonsIs America a Christian Nation? (Part Four)
Are You Fighting the Good Fight?
Manifesting Kindness
Loyalty and Submission (Part 2)
The Tenth Commandment
An Offering, Sanctification and Atonement
Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part 1)
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part 6)
The Epistles of II and III John (Part Two)
Offerings (Part One)
Offerings (Part Two)
Offerings (Part Four)
Offerings (Part Five)
Conforming to This World
New Covenant Priesthood (Part 1)
Christian Marriage (Part Two)
Forgiving, Giving, and Living
Carefully Tending and Keeping God's Extraordinary Blessings
Themes of Ruth (Part Four): Kindness and Faith
Letters to Seven Churches (Part Seven): Repentance
Our Part in the Sanctification Process (Part Six): Cultivating Kindness
Be a Lighthouse
Self-Government: Overcoming
The Christian Walk: In Love
'But I Say to You' (Part Six): Retaliation
It IS All About Government
The Mystery of the Church
Stewards of the Mysteries of God
Those Who Mourn
Jude and the Glorious Power of God
Don't Take God for Granted
Conscience (Part 2)
Unleavened Bread and Pentecost
The Mark of the Beast
Sacrifice and Offering
Sin (Part 2)
Knowing Christ (Part 2)
Knowing Christ (Part 3)
Knowing Christ (Part 4)
The Sacrifices of Leviticus (Part 2)
Two Contrary Visions
Why We Tithe (Part 2)
Whose Morality Are We Following?
Jude and the Glorious Power of God
New Covenant Priesthood (Part 12)
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