Off with the Old - On with the New

Living a new life in Christ means taking off your old ways of life

Living a new life in Christ means putting on new ways of life

Living a new life in Christ means taking off your old ways of life

V.17-19

No Longer Live as the Gentiles do

Ephesians Goddess Worship

Emperor Worship

V.20-22

V.20- Faithful living starts with Faithful thinking

V. 21 -The Truth in Jesus- all truth communities form Jesus

Not just a Christlike mentality

Take off the old self - Once and continue to take it off.

The past conversion and the daily practice.

Take off the old self

Some may think that he is speaking of Baptism.

Colossians 2:11–12 “11 You were also circumcised in him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of Christ, 12 when you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.”

Romans 6:4 “4 Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.”

Galatians 3:27 “27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ.”

Faithful living starts with Faithful thinking

Living a new life in Christ means putting on new ways of life

V.23-32

Wrapped in Righteousness

People wrap themselves up in the flimsy garments of their own righteousness and then complain of the cold.

Anonymous

There is no smaller package than a person all wrapped up in himself.

Peter C. Moore

Christs Righteousness

1225Saints are so righteous in Jesus Christ that they are more righteous than Adam was before he fell, for he had but a creature righteousness, and they have the righteousness of the Creator. He had a righteousness which he lost, but believers have a righteousness which they can never lose, an everlasting righteousness.—28.536

Charles Spurgeon

Romans coming of age The Toga - Transomed the youth in to a man dignity and authority Maturity of the young man - Virtue and act wisely

Put away Lying- Speak the Truth

Be angry - And do not sin - Saying unkindthings as we are angry

No longer steal - Do honest work

No foul Language- But is good for building up

DO NOT GRIEVE the Holy Spirit

Remember your ultimate purpose, and when you set yourself to your day’s work or approach any activity in the world, let HOLINESS TO THE LORD be written upon your hearts in all that you do.

Richard Baxter

Let all:

Bitterness

Anger

Warth

Shouting

Slander

Malice

Be:

Kind Compassionate

Forgiving