THAT WE MIGHT BE HOLY
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Ephesians 5:25–27 (ESV) — 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 4:20–24 (ESV) — 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
I. A LOVING SACRIFICE
I. A LOVING SACRIFICE
Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) — 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
Why did he give himself up for the church? That he might sanctify the church.
Ephesians 5:26 (ESV) - 26
26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
Titus 3:5 (ESV) — 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 1:3–6 (ESV) — 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
“…in Christ we are given a new history, identity, and destiny. But this has radical, far-reaching implications for our present lives. God not only works for us, but in us. He not only “counts us as holy, he purposes to make us holy—by calling us to holiness and by applying the gospel to our hearts to produce holiness within us. ”[1]
II. HOW WE MOVE TOWARD HOLINESS
II. HOW WE MOVE TOWARD HOLINESS
Ephesians 4:20–24 (ESV) — 20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
20 But that is not the way you learned Christ!— 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
What are some application steps?
We must acknowledge that if we are in Christ then we learned Christ.
Paul’s language here is a bit unusual. Normally, one learns a particular content (doctrine, rules, attributes) or behavior (love, respect, do good), not a person (Col. 2:6–7). O’Brien suggests that the idea of learning Christ “means welcoming him as a living person and being shaped by his teaching,” with the result of “submitting to his rule of righteousness and responding to his summons to standards and values completely different from what they have known.”[2]
What are components of learning Christ?
Ephesians 4:21 (ESV) — 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus…
21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus,
Learning Christ is tied hearing about him and being taught in him, and the truth is in Jesus.
What were we taught?
To put off your old self. (Our life before Christ.)
To be renewed in the spirit of your minds.
To put on the new self. (The new creation. Life in Christ)
[1] Excerpt From Christ Formed In You Brian G. Hedges https://books.apple.com/us/book/christ-formed-in-you/id456353045 This material may be protected by copyright.”
[2] Merkle, B. L. (2018). Ephesians. In I. M. Duguid, J. M. Hamilton Jr., & J. Sklar (Eds.), Ephesians–Philemon: Vol. XI (p. 79). Crossway.