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WORTH, UNITY, GOFTS. THINGS NOT TO DO

Alex2165

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WORTH AND UNITY​

Ephesians 4.1-4.12-13

"To walk worthy of the calling." (1). This may look like insignificant statement but has very large and important meaning and application. "To walk" means to live, even more, to live according to the Gospel of Christ - according to the Spiritual Commandments of the Law of Moses, to be WORTHY of Christ and His Good News-Gospel and uphold the New Covenant of Christ with Love from you whole heart and soul.

To be WORTHY of the name to call yourself as Christian because this name represents Christ, and if anyone live his/her life not WORTHY of Christ and His Gospel, such person defiles not only the name "Christian" but the Christ Himself that His name represents. Being a true Christian is the great honor, because like Christ represent His Holy Father, we, believers in Christ represent Christ on Earth, and we show and present Jesus Christ as the GOD of all goodness, compassion and love, and ourselves WORTHY of Christ and the name to be call as Christians.

It will be certainly counted and recon to anyone as sin who preset himself/herself as a Christian but fail to present in yourself Christ and His Gospel in the WORTHY of Christ matter. Consequently, such person will bear the guilt and consequences of his/her failure.

Word "calling" also very interesting and important world which describes the action of GOD Who call His devoted and faithful followers to preserve UNITY of their Christian spirit in their churches. Subject of UNITY was touched by Paul number time before as important part of all those who believe in Christ and follow Him, because without UNITY there is no will, there is no power, there is not any good result, and there is no GOD.

Just like GOD Father in UNITY with His Son Jesus Christ as One (4), and so we Christians must be in UNITY with GOD and among ourselves as the GOD Father with His Son, only then we, as the church of Christ, can achieve our goals as true Christians, otherwise we will fail as it very evident today in our Christian community.

~ To be One with GOD: (John 10.30, 14.8-9.11, 17.11.21-23) (Ephesians 1.13, 4.3-6).

GIFTS​

Ephesians 4.7.11

Words "the measure of Christ's gifts" in verse 7 can be understand as are certain qualities and talents of preaching the Gospel and prophesying (11) which Apostle Paul always encouraged to ask from GOD. But these Gifts have much broader meaning and purpose in form of certain skills, abilities, and works beside teaching and prophesying what serve Christ and His Gospel.

But these Gifts are not given to every Christian, but only to carefully selected individuals by GOD whose spirit fits the profile and substance to perform the task for the Lord. The Bible has plenty of such examples, and anyone who want to serve Christ should first ask the Lord for certain Gifts, for the Gift he or she want to have, in order to serve the Lord GOD firmly, honestly, and from the whole heart to the end, because it is a lifetime duty.

THINGS NOT TO DO​

Ephesians 4.14.17-22.25-31

And of course, like always Paul go through the reference of things not to do for a Christian, similar to Spiritual 10 Commandments that start some of its lines from words, "Do not."

Verse 27 particularly interesting in this reference and said: "Do not give the Devil an opportunity." Each time we fail in something and sin, we give opportunity to Devil to use it against us of against someone else. He encourage us to sin more, and trying to take us away from GOD and attach us to himself. Particularly Devil like and aim to lure, tempt, and attract Christians, proving his power and his dominance even over those who dedicated themselves to Christ.

"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of GOD." (30). This is obvious and clear for all what it actually means. Each time we sin in small or in big way, we make Lord our GOD grieve, feel sorrow, and increase His Suffering because of our wrong and inappropriate behavior. Just like a parent who invested in his child all his life, his efforts, and all his resources, and sees his child go astray and do wrong, awful, and appalling things, a parent grief with great pain for his child, and so the Lord our GOD grief with the same great pain because of us when we sin against Him.

God gave His life for us, and even not every earthly parent will do for their child that GOD did for us, and if earthly parent is hurt and grief to the rest of his life over his son or daughter, how much more the Lord our GOD suffers and grief for us, Who gave His Life for us in order for us to be His sons and His daughter and inherit His Kingdom, when we lost in our transgressions and cannot find our way back home!

Verse 30 also shows that all those who turned and follow their GOD Jesus Christ "were SEALED for the Day of Redemption" (Luke 21.27-28), meaning that such people are WORTHY of GOD and have the mark of GOD on them, for the Day then they will be Redeemed by their Lord and saved.

~ 30. *Sealed. Marking (sealing) GOD'S people. (Exodus 12.7.13) (Ezekiel 9.4-6) (John 3.33, 6.27) (Ephesians 1.13, 4.30) (2Corinthians 1.21-22) (2Timothy 2.19) (Revelation 7.2-8, 9.4, 14.1.9-11)

And like always Paul ends his message with words of love, mercy, and compassion. (32). "Forgive and be forgiven" issued by Christ in many of His speeches: (Matthew 6.12.14-15, 18.21-35) (Mark 11.25-26).

In much broader sense it means that if you Love, you will be Loved, if you are Merciful, Mercy also will come and to you, if you are Compassioned, Compassion also come will be granted to you, if you are Faithful, the GOD also will be Faithful to you, and if you Forgive others who transgress against you, the Lord GOD will Forgive your transgressions against Him.
 
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