Ephesians Bible Study Part 6: Identity Determines Activity

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🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In Matthew 7:16-17, Jesus teaches us that identity determines activity. He says, “You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.” In this session, pastor Dale Partridge covers Ephesians 4:17-24 and explains how the Apostle Paul demonstrates this same truth in a different way. In short, as Christians, we are to walk in a manner that represents our identity and our activity should reveal our identity. We are to put off the old self and put on the new self. We are to crucify the flesh and put on Christ.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Real Christianity, where our mission is to bring the Church back to the Bible.
0:08.4	My name is Dale Partridge, and I'm the president of Relearn.org and Reformation Seminary.
0:13.4	The premise of this show is simple.
0:15.4	The culture is growing darker.
0:17.3	The Church is in need of sound doctrine, and many Christians are hungry for the truth.
0:22.6	Join me here each week as we look to Scripture and discover what it really means to be a Christian.
0:30.6	Welcome to the show.
0:32.4	Today we continue our eight-week study through the Book of Ephesians.
0:36.4	This is session number six, and we are going to be looking at chapter four, verses 17 through 24.
0:45.0	I've titled this episode Identity Determines Activity.
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1:23.0	Let me offer you guys a quick 30-second review of what we've covered in this Bible study,
1:28.4	and then we're going to jump right into today's teaching.
1:31.6	In session number one, we learned about the historical and cultural background of Ephesians.
1:35.3	In session number two, we learned of our identity as predestined people in Christ.
1:41.2	In session number three, we learned about our state and our fate before Christ and God's
1:46.8	amazing grace and saving us.
1:49.2	That's Ephesians 2, verse four.
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