The Summation of All Things in Christ

Studies in Ephesians with a Local Church Emphasis

Lesson 98 : Practical Injunctions About the Old and New Life (4:25 – 5:2)

MOST COMMENTATORS CONSIDER 4:17~5:2 AS ONE COMPLETE SECTION – HOW THIS PERICOPE CONNECTS WITH THE CONTEXT – GENERAL EXHORTATIONS WITH NO PARTICULAR ISSUE IS IN MIND – NO REAL ORDER – ‘RULES OF CONDUCT’ COMMON IN THE FIRST CENTURY – SIMILAR TO OTHER PASSAGES – LIFE WITHIN OUR CHURCHES – A NEW LIFESTYLE IS THE ONLY RELIABLE INDICATOR OF NEW LIFE – THOUGH BASIC, THIS IS NOT TO IMPLY ALL THE READERS WERE NEW BELIEVERS – GOOD SUMMATION / OVERVIEW OF THESE VERSES from Clinton Arnold