August 31, 2010
Ephesians 5
Pastor Paul Glenn
In Ephesians 5, the Apostle Paul urges us to be God-imitators by living lives of love. He teaches that we imitate Christ when we love selflessly. If we surrender to selfish desires, immoral and impure attitudes and actions will result.
Imitating Christ requires a healthy self-perspective. When we use obscenities, foolish talk and coarse jokes, we tear others down in an effort to build ourselves up.
Finally, we imitate God when we adapt to one another, especially our closest relationships. Husbands imitate Christ to their wives through their love, while wives imitate Christ to their husbands through their respect.
As Christ-followers, let’s commit to lives of love by guarding our attitudes, actions, conversations and relationships.
Did you know? Pastor Paul is ranked 271st in the world for shooting an exotic fallow deer.
