Take Off! Put On!

Ephesians 4:17-24

What does it mean to be a of ?

A person of God:

• has a foundation.
• has that Christ.
• has an unwavering in Jesus.

For this to happen:

So I say this, and affirm in the Lord, that you are to no longer walk just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their minds, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; Ephesians 4:17-18

People of God need to differently from this world.

The unsaved person is because of spiritual !

The and go together.

The Christian has experienced the of being from the .

Their life is now – their mind has gained .

The Christian gives their to God as an instrument of righteousness.

The old man (the former life) has been put and we can now walk in newness of through Christ.

A Simple Illustration Of This Great Truth! (John 11)

 Jesus said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.”  John 11:39

And when He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” Out came the man who had died, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them,  “Unbind him, and let him go.”  John 11:43-44

Truths To Remember!

1^st Physically – we are what we , but spiritually, we are what we .

For as he thinks within himself, so he is.  Proverbs 23:7a

2^nd We must this truth about , , .

3^rd We must accept our and ask for .

4^th We must “take off” the and “put on” !