DISCOURSE: 2106 A CONSISTENT WALK ENJOINED Ephesians 4:1. _I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in lore; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spir... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2107 CHRISTIAN UNITY Ephesians 4:4. _There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all_. IT is often urged, as an objection against Christian... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2108 THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST Ephesians 4:7. _Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men_. FROM the divisions which exist in the Christian Church, it... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2109 THE USE OF A STATED MINISTRY Ephesians 4:11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2110 EDUCATION AND WALK OF CHRISTIANS Ephesians 4:20. _But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus_. WE shall do well ever to remember, that Christianity is not a mere speculative theory, that is to inform the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2111 THE OLD MAN, AND THE NEW Ephesians 4:22. _That ye put off concerning the former conversation, the old man, which is corrupt, according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and t... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2112 GRIEVING THE SPIRIT Ephesians 4:30. _Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption_. THE Holy Scriptures are not written after the manner of human systems, but often blend warnings with promises, and duties with privileges, in a way that by some... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 2113 FORGIVENESS OF SINS Ephesians 4:32. _God, for Christ’s sake, hath forgiven you_. IF a minister of Christ is bound to preach the Gospel with all plainness and fidelity, he is no less bound to guard it against abuse, and to inculcate on the professors of it the strictest conformity to... [ Continue Reading ]