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Living in the Light
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Walk in Love
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes — these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.
But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible,
for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.”
Living by the Spirit’s Power
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit,
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,
singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts.
addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Spirit-Guided Relationships: Wives and Husbands
And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Wives and Husbands
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.
For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word,
He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as they love their own bodies. For a man who loves his wife actually shows love for himself.
In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the church.
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,
“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.
This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.