SOUND DEPORTMENT

B]DEPORTMENT--- WALK. Eph 4:22

Ephesians 4:22 KJV 1900

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Ps 37:14; Ps 50:23; 2Co 1:12; Ga 1:13; Eph 2:3; Eph 4:22; Php 1:27; Php 3:20; 1Ti 4:12; Heb 13:5,7; Jas 3:13; 1Pe 1:15,18; 1Pe 2:12; 1Pe 3:1-2,16; 2Pe 2:7; 2Pe 3:11

ἀναστροφή anastrophḗ, an-as-trof-ay'

from G390; behavior:—conversation.

English-Strong's Index: g391

G391 ἀναστροφή anastrophḗ an-as-trof-ay' (13)  from G390; behavior:—conversation. feminine noun

conversation (10) Ga 1:13; Eph 4:22; 1Ti 4:12; Jas 3:13; 1Pe 1:18; 2:12; 3:2,16; 2Pe 2:7; 3:11

Galatians 1:13 KJV 1900

13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

Ephesians 4:22 KJV 1900

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

1 Timothy 4:12 KJV 1900

12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

James 3:13 KJV 1900

13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 1:18 KJV 1900

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

1 Peter 2:12 KJV 1900

12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:2 KJV 1900

2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

1 Peter 3:16 KJV 1900

16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

2 Peter 2:7 KJV 1900

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

2 Peter 3:11 KJV 1900

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

manner of conversation (1) 1Pe 1:15

1 Peter 1:15 KJV 1900

15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

of their conversation (1) Heb 13:7

Hebrews 13:7 KJV 1900

7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

the conversation (1) 1Pe 3:1

1 Peter 3:1 KJV 1900

1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Psalm 50:23 KJV 1900

23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: And to him that ordereth his conversation aright Will I shew the salvation of God.

2 Corinthians 1:12 KJV 1900

12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Galatians 1:13 KJV 1900

13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

Ephesians 2:3 KJV 1900

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Ephesians 4:22 KJV 1900

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

Philippians 1:27 KJV 1900

27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Philippians 3:20 KJV 1900

20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Timothy 4:12 KJV 1900

12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Hebrews 13:5 KJV 1900

5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Hebrews 13:7 KJV 1900

7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

James 3:13 KJV 1900

13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

1 Peter 1:15 (KJV 1900)

15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

1 Peter 1:18 KJV 1900

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

1 Peter 2:12 KJV 1900

12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

1 Peter 3:1–2 KJV 1900

1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

1 Peter 3:16 KJV 1900

16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

2 Peter 2:7 KJV 1900

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

2 Peter 3:11 KJV 1900

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

The Christian Walk: Definitions

What Does “Walk” Mean?

I. Your walk describes your conduct.

A. When Bible writers tell believers how to “walk,” they are telling us how to live or conduct our behavior (thoughts, words, and deeds).

The Christian walk is the Christian life or lifestyle, the believer’s direction or orientation in life.

Behavior stems from belief, and the NT writers repeatedly tell us that correct belief ought to produce correct behavior.

B. The word “walk” suggests continuation and persistence.

The believer is not standing or sitting; he’s walking.

The verb translated “walk” is often used in the present tense in the original language of the Bible, suggesting a continued mode of conduct or behavior.

The Christian walk describes an ongoing, normal pattern of life.

C. The Christian walk is an aspect of sanctification, that is, growth in godliness (cf 2 Peter 3:18 ).

2 Peter 3:18 KJV 1900

18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

The growing, faithful Christian will strive to walk (live) in a way that is pleasing to God.

Believers should desire to “walk humbly with [their] God” (Micah 6:8 ).

Micah 6:8 KJV 1900

8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; And what doth the Lord require of thee, But to do justly, and to love mercy, And to walk humbly with thy God?

Note the Quote: God has ever been interested in the walk of His saints, desiring that His own character might be reflected in them, and that they might in this way be for His pleasure and glory while passing through the world.

To Abraham God said, “I am the Almighty God: walk before my face, and be perfect” (Gen 17:1 ). … Abraham’s life was to be in accord with the revelation that God was pleased to make of Himself to him, and nothing was to be seen in his walk that would be inconsistent with this revelation.

Genesis 17:1 KJV 1900

1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

II. Your walk describes the quality of your spiritual life, your “walk with the Lord.”

A. To walk with God describes salvation.

Those who walk in close communion with the Lord experience wonderful blessings.

Examples:

1. Enoch walked with God and “God took him” (Gen 5:24).

Genesis 5:24 KJV 1900

24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

The implication is that Enoch knew the Lord very closely, walking with Him in fellowship and obedience, and God translated him directly into heaven.

Enoch’s remarkable experience was both a testimony of his deep faith in God (see Heb 11:5-6) and a strong reminder at the beginning of biblical history that there is life in God’s presence after death for the people of God.

Hebrews 11:5–6 KJV 1900

5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

2. Moses describes Noah as just and perfect among his generation. Summing up Noah’s spiritual condition, the author says, “Noah walked with God” (Gen 6:9). In other words, to walk with God amounts to knowing God or being rightly related to God and enjoying close harmony and fellowship with Him.

Genesis 6:9 KJV 1900

9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

3. When God appeared to Abraham, He said, “I am Almighty God; walk before me , and be thou perfect” (Gen 17:1). Later, Abraham described himself in the following terms: “The Lord, before whom I walk…” (Gen 24:40).

Jacob stated that Abraham and Isaac walked before God (Gen 45:15).

David walked before the Lord by observing (walking in) God’s law (2 Chron 6:16).

The psalmist’s desire was to “walk before the Lord in the land of the living” (Ps 116:9).

To walk “before the Lord” implies living in God’s presence, under his guidance, and with his approval.

Genesis 17:1 KJV 1900

1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Genesis 24:40 KJV 1900

40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:

Genesis 45:15 KJV 1900

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

2 Chronicles 6:16 KJV 1900

16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

Psalm 116:9 KJV 1900

9 I will walk before the Lord In the land of the living.

4. Christians should strive to walk “after” the Lord and to walk “in” his ways.

Deut 13:4 You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.

Deuteronomy 13:4 KJV 1900

4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

Joshua 22:5 But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Joshua 22:5 KJV 1900

5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Jeremiah 7:23 But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people.

Jeremiah 7:23 KJV 1900

23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’

5. God sometimes describes himself as walking with or among his people (e.g., Lev 26:12; Deut 23:14 ; 2 Sam 7:7 ).

Leviticus 26:12 KJV 1900

12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Deuteronomy 23:14 KJV 1900

14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

2 Samuel 7:7 KJV 1900

7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar?

God’s desire is to dwell among his people and “walk in them” ( 2 Cor 6:16 ).

2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV 1900

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Christ promises to walk with his worthy people “in white” (Rev 3:4), referring to fellowship in heaven.

Revelation 3:4 KJV 1900

4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

6. So it seems to follow that God’s people walk with God.

To walk with God implies a saved (regenerate) spiritual condition.

To walk with God amounts to fearing him, obeying him, serving him, and holding fast to him.

B. To walk with God describes the quality of your relationship with God.

1. The prophet Amos asked, “Can two walk together except they be agreed?” (Amos 3:3 ).

Of course, the answer is “no, they can’t.” Walking together implies agreement, fellowship, and relationship. Cf. Prov13:20 .

Amos 3:3 KJV 1900

3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Proverbs 13:20 KJV 1900

20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

2. We might describe the quality of our spiritual condition in terms of how closely we are walking with God.

Our walk with God may be very close and personal, or it may be quite cold and distant.

The believer may be walking closely by the Lord’s side, as it were, or far behind or ahead of him.

Every genuine believer walks with God, but experience varies regarding how close to God we are walking.

C. Behavior and spiritual condition are closely related; thus, the Christian “walk” describes both spiritual life and daily conduct.

III. Your walk should be consistent.

A. Biblical writers frequently contrast the walk of the individual before coming to faith and after.

1. OT: God expected the Jews to live differently from their pagan past and from their pagan neighbors. Cf. Deut 8:19; 2 Kings 17:8

Deuteronomy 8:19 KJV 1900

19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

2 Kings 17:8 KJV 1900

8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

2. NT: The walk of the “old man” is significantly different from that of the “new man” (Eph 4:22-24; 1 Pet4:3-4).

Regeneration is the decisive factor in how one walks in this world.

It’s only after the experience of salvation that one begins to walk with the Lord.

Those crucified and raised with Christ by faith must “walk in newness of life” (Rom 6:4). See Col 3:5-10

Ephesians 4:22–24 KJV 1900

22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

1 Peter 4:3–4 KJV 1900

3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

Romans 6:4 KJV 1900

4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Colossians 3:5–10 KJV 1900

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

B. Unfortunately, some who claim to hold Christian belief deny it by their unchristian behavior—their ungodly walk (cf. Titus 1:15-16; 1 John 3:17, 4:20 ).

One’s walk may contradict his talk. When that is the case, one’s profession of faith either comes into question or proves to be invalid.

Titus 1:15–16 KJV 1900

15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

1 John 3:17 KJV 1900

17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

1 John 4:20 KJV 1900

20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?