Love vs Lust

Ephesians 5:1-7 Loving Children of God vs. Lustful Children of Disobedience I. The summarization of love (vv. 1-2) A. The exhortation (vv. 1-2a) 1. Imitate God 2. Walk in love B. The example (v. 2b-c) 1. Christ’s love for us 2. Christ’s sacrifice for us II. The perversion of love (vv. 3-4) A. Immorality in walk (v. 3) 1. Fornication 2. Uncleanness 3. Covetousness B. Impurity in in talk (v. 4) 1. Filthiness 2. Foolish talking 3. Jesting C. Instead, the giving of thanks III. The warnings in love (vv. 5-6) A. The warning of judgement (v. 5) 1. The recipients of judgment 2. The substance of judgment B. The warning of deception (v. 6) 1. The means of the deception 2. The substance of the deception IV. The imperative of love (v. 7) Do not partner with them 1