Title Ephesians 04:25-32 Let's live honestly
Content Ephesians 4:25-32
let's live honestly
Introduction
The goal of our church this year is to live with salt and light, live honestly, and expel corruption. Today, I am going to receive grace through the word of living honestly.
What is Honesty?
kalos, lovely, wonderful, charming. good.
agathos, good quality, sure, sure
What is a lie?
pseudos, to lie, consciously and intentionally
howl stupid
british proverb
Get a haircut to live a happy day
Buy clothes to live a happy week
Buy a horse if you want to live a month happily
Buy a house to live happily for a year
If you want to live a happy life, be honest.
Main subject
Therefore, -'dio' therefore, 'By putting off the old man, we have put on the new man. Let us put away lies and speak the truth and live.
'False' refers to all kinds of denial and deception.
The characteristic of the 'new man' is 'speaking the truth'. Zechariah 8:16-17 says, "..Speak the truth, every one of you with your neighbor, give a true and peaceful judgment in your gates, do not seek to harm one another in your heart, and do not love false oaths. for it is, saith the LORD."
Christians must be sincere and honest (Bruce).
aphorism for honesty
- Honesty is the honor and glory of man.
- Honesty goes straight away, but lies go meandering like a snake.
- Honesty is demonstrated by his words and actions.
- Honest people are trustworthy people.
- An honest person is one who believes that God watches over them.
-Honesty is like sunlight and salt.
An honest man at home - does not deceive his family,
Don't lie in the conference room,
Stores do not sell fakes, and do not lie about scales, lengths, and dimensions.
Banks do not lie about interest and money,
Without making promises in politics,
The media reports the truth,
Obey traffic laws on the road.
Don't fool yourself in the bathroom.
-Honesty first loses, then benefits
Honesty Connects with God and Faith
-Honest people are at peace
-Honesty is the best policy [Wordlow]
For we are members of one another - that is why Christians must forsake lies and be honest. Since Christians are members of the church (4:15, 16), they must be the light of the world by being true to one another. Because lies divide and destroy communities.
-The lie is to make gold coins into alloys by mixing them with other metals.
- He who lives a lie is a fool.
Taking profits by deceiving people will only make you rot like garbage.
-more to man than to prove to be a false man
There is nothing shameful [Montagne]
-Living a lie is daring to God and intimidating to man.[Bacon]
-The final victor is an honest friend
Jesus also declared that the pure in heart will be blessed and will see God [Matthew 5:8]
lie
Immediate goals can be achieved with lies
But the next goal is not achieved because of lies.
You can get wealth and fame by lying
but it is lost overnight
You can make people look younger by lying
Faith can be seen deep
but God cannot deceive
Because God is not deceived.
He who steals shall not steal again - this is the 8th commandment (Ex. 20:15; Deuteronomy 5:19). This is the most basic ethic that Christians must abide by.
A Christian should not try to have things that I shouldn't have, which is a basic ethic. (Mark 10:19; Romans 13:9).
'A thief' 'ho klepton, a person who commits all kinds of unfair exploitation. (Calvin). The new person in Christ must stop doing this cheating.
A Christian should not take unfair advantage of political, economic, or social activities. You must not take unfair advantage of your position.
In our society, everyone tries to pretend to have even a small amount of power. So they become shameless bandits. The new person should neither be the giver nor the receiver of undue money. Only then will our society become brighter and cleaner.
[Yes]
The heartbreaking thing is that those who believe also steal from God. It is a tithe. It is also stealing to use your own tithe to give to God. You must not steal the things of the world, but you must also not steal the tithe that God said is mine. How richly and contentedly you will live by stealing! Have you ever seen someone who makes a good living by stealing? There is not. By keeping your faith, keeping your conscience, and being honest, you will enjoy greater satisfaction and joy, and you will receive great blessings from God.
This time, the names of those who oppose the nomination of the 16th general election for politicians have been revealed by civic groups. It's a shame. A new person should not live with shame.
You should also refrain from giving things from your business partners or taking advantage of public funds at work.
Turn around and do good works with your own hands so that you may have something to give to the needy. - A saint should help a person in need when he is in need by actively and faithfully working. These verses teach Christian work ethics. The purpose of labor is for me, not to accumulate wealth, but to help others in need with good deeds (Galatians 6:1). A new person who lives honestly is a person who does good.
An honest hand is a hand that actively helps neighbors in need
[adopted child]
Why do Western Europeans adopt and raise Korean children? It is because of the belief that if one's child adopts an abandoned oriental child and grows up helping him, he will basically become a helper and will not become a person who harms society when he grows up. Who goes out into society and destroys society and barks naughty? He is a selfish person who knows only himself and does not know his neighbors. So, in order to raise their children properly, Westerners adopt Asian children and raise them. It is said that they receive a lot of tax benefits from the government and are recognized by society for good deeds.
Honest people actively help and serve those in need. I hope to become such saints.
Do not speak dirty words outside your mouth - 'dirty speech' means 'corrupt speech, malicious gossip, slanderous speech. These are words that hurt others and cause strife in the community. You have to listen and be honest. We must throw away the low-level image of making and spreading nonsensical words, listening to them and spreading them again and again.
But speak good words as it is used for edification, that it may give grace to those who hear it.
'Good words' We must use sound and correct words, and carefully selected words. The purpose of good words, good words, is to build up mutual virtue between the church and the Christian, and to give grace to others in the daily conversational language.
[apply]
Master Kwon who always praises, Master Kwon who always speaks only good words, I have never heard of anyone swearing or criticizing anyone from his mouth. That's great. You are a respectful person.
The 'kai' ('and') is omitted. Unclean words grieve the Holy Spirit.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God - Careless, wrong, and dishonest speech not only causes suffering to others, but also grieves the Holy Spirit who dwells in the saints (1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:19). .
Because the Holy Spirit is a personal God working in Christ (Romans 8:26; Galatians 5:17), if you defile yourself and speak shabby words without following his guidance, you grieve the Holy Spirit.
Then God strikes him. (Isaiah 63:10) 'Because they rebelled and grieved the Holy Spirit of the Lord, he turned and became their enemy, and he himself struck them down...'
-'Sealing' is a sign of assurance that God is the owner of the Christian (1:13, 14).
The 'day of redemption' is the 'day of the Lord' (1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2) or the 'day of Christ' (Philippians 1:6, 10;2: 16).
The Holy Spirit is a sure guarantee to the saints until the day of Christ's second coming and the giving of the promised inheritance (John 14:16; 1 John 3:2, 3). But this assurance is not only experienced in the future, but the present redemption, the assurance of the forgiveness of sins (1:7), and the redemption of the whole body on the future day of redemption (Romans 8:23).
Conclusion: Rewards for the Honest
Abraham Lincoln's Honesty
When I was 20, I worked as a clerk in a store in Illinois. One day, I was selling something to a woman living in the neighborhood, and after closing the shop, I found out that she paid 3 cents more. He could not delay because of his keen conscience. So he finished his job to get the money back, and that night he had to walk a few miles, apologized to her, and returned the money. He said, "Oh my God, these three cents are more precious than platinum. Your noble heart will surely be rewarded with the true price." Word of mouth spread the word, and the store was doing business day by day, and the young Lincoln became widely known as an honest man. In this store, Lincoln became a lawyer after reading the Bible, Washington biography, Franklin biography, Prudach Heroes, and the Code of Laws. Then he became a great president of the United States and did a good job of freeing black slaves.
I hope that we all become honest saints and become the saints who make the church healthy and brighten the world. Amen.***