Anyone tin forcefulness out move gracious when things become their way. But Christians tin forcefulness out move gracious fifty-fifty when they don’t.
Ephesians 4 gives us a bully listing of guidelines for living “a life worthy of our calling”:
1. Be humble in addition to gentle (4:2).
See Bragging is Not Biblical.
2. Be patient in addition to gracious (4:2).
See The Evolution of Patience.
3. Realize our of import bond amongst beau believers (4:3-6).
See Did y'all Know your Brother is a Songwriter?
4. Use our God-given gifts inwards ways that assistance ourselves in addition to others to mature inwards religious belief (4:7-13).
See 3 Ways to Maximize Your God-given Gifts.
5. Speak God’s truth, only verbalize it inwards dearest (4:15).
See Clanging Gongs.
6. Never purchase into worldly philosophies, only trust Scripture (4:17-21).
See 3 Reasons False Teachings are then Popular.
7. Focus on renewing our minds inwards God’s truth then nosotros tin forcefulness out tell “no” to sinful desires (4:22-28).
See I Can’t Change.
8. Be peculiarly careful that our spoken communication is true in addition to appropriate (Ephesians 4:29).
See The “F” Word in addition to Wholesome Christian Speech.
9. Replace bitterness, anger, in addition to evil ways amongst compassion, forgiveness, in addition to gracious ways (4:30-32).
See 8 Ways to Overcome Bitterness.
A tall order? Yes! But equally nosotros walk inwards obedience to our Lord, nosotros grow inwards “fullness of Christ” (4:13), inwards steadiness of religious belief (4:14), in addition to inwards maturity (4:15) because nosotros are renewing our minds in addition to hearts (4:22-23).
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