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Introduction
The formidable Augustine of Hippo believed that all Christian reading of Scripture should be governed by the pursuit of virtue.
In his case, he emphasized love (charity) above all else.
As far as Augustine was concerned, reading Scripture should encourage the reader’s love for God and for his or her neighbor.
“So anyone who thinks that he has understood the divine scriptures or any part of them, but cannot by his understanding build up this double love of God and neighbour, has not yet succeeded in understanding them.”3
This double love for God and Neighbor can be described in “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a]
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Virtue is the main underpinning of scripture.
It should drive us to live in commune with God and in community with each other, hence Communion Sunday.
Loving God and neighbor should be driven not by a bunch of rules, but driven by virtue.
Virtue is defined as behavior showing high moral standards.
There should be a clear distinction between the Christian community and the non Christian community.
A clear contrast to say the least.
Contrast is the difference in luminance or colour that makes an object distinguishable.
There are shades of us(intensity of light) that makes us look more like Christ or more like unbelievers.
Just like when we adjust our television sets, we can adjust the contrast of the light intensity to meet our satisfaction to how we want the image within the television set to show us.
What are we showing to a fallen world?
Are we showing the light of Christ or the darkness of the world.
Quiet as it kept, many of us have struggled immensely.
Instead of contrasting , we blend in with the gentile world and no one will be able to distinguish us from some one else who is living like a Gentile.
How many of us today would like to hit the reset button
We need to be Radical in living a holy life unto the Lord and living for each other.
We need a Fashion Makeover
Point 1- Put Off v22
Illustration: Little boy who would never change his clothes
(ESV)
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,
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The termination.
"Put off" ().
The believers were to cease behaving like they used to when they were unsaved.
This is the negative of the contrast.
First, the conduct to put off.
"Put off... former conversation [conduct]" ().
"Conversation" here refers to more than speech.
The word in the days of the KJV translation spoke of one's entire conduct.
Every area of one's conduct of the past was to be terminated, put off, stopped.
Second, the creature to put off.
"Put off... the old man" ().
This is a term used to represent the fleshly nature of man.
This was the nature under which men were ruled until they were saved.
It is to be rejected ("put off") as the way of life.
Third, the corruption to put off.
"Which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts" ().
The way of life of the believer before he was a believer, is to be "put off" Such a life is characterized as conduct that was corrupt and crafty.
That is the nature of sin.
Point 2- Put On v23-24
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a]
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), .
Illustration: snow white
The transformation.
"Put on" ().
Paul gave the negative in a previous verse ().
Here he gives the positive about the contrast of conduct.
He speaks of the transformation in three different ways.
First, the mind.
"Be renewed in the spirit of your mind" ().
The believer should think differently, have different perspectives and a different thought life.
Paul spoke a similar exhortation in , "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind."
The two words translated "renewed" () and "renewing" () are different in the Greek but very similar and related in meaning.
Second, the man.
"Put on the new man" ().
This is another way of describing the different behavior believers should exhibit from the world.
The "old man" represents the old fleshly nature of man while the "new man" represents the new spiritual nature of man which he receives by virtue of being born again.
Third, the manners.
"Which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness" ().
The old man was "corrupt" (); the new man in contrast has the description of "righteousness" and "true holiness."
The manners of the new man are a sharp contrast to the manners of the old man.
Point#3- Put away
To stop oneself being in a particular state or condition.
Once we put on clean clothes, why do we go back into the dirty clothes hamper and put on dirty clothes?
If you want to be dressed to Kill, don’t wear the raggety clothes of your past.....
We must "put away" (once-for-all) certain sins, and he names these in vv.
25ff.
Note how Paul ties each commandment to a spiritual truth: we are members of each other (v.
25); we are sealed until the day of redemption (v.
30); God has forgiven us (v.
32).
If we belong to the truth, how can we indulge in lies?
Satan is the father of lies (); his spirits tell lies (, ); one day the whole world will believe "The Lie" ().
There is an anger that is not sinful ().
If we are angry at persons, then sin will come along; if we are angry at sin and sinful principles, we can maintain a holy walk.
How easy it is for Christians to call their tempers "righteous indignation"!
The wrath of man never brings about the righteousness of God ().
Giving place to the devil (v.
27) involves both lying and anger; for Satan is a liar and a murderer.
Do we realize that lies and hypocrisy and anger give Satan a foothold in our lives?
Cain's lies and anger led to murder ().
Verse 25 ties in with and .
The unsaved thief used to rob to please himself; now that he is saved, he should work to be able to give to others.
This is the wonderful change grace makes in the heart of a person.
Our lips should speak that which builds up (; ).
Corruption from the lips only means that there is corruption in the heart.
The Spirit has sealed us (1:13-14); we should not grieve Him by allowing these sins of action and attitude to be in our lives.
In Scripture, the Spirit is pictured as a dove (), and a dove is a clean bird that loves peace.
Anger and clamor should be done away with by means of forgiveness and Christian love.
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