The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

Come now to the study of the Scriptures, and I want you to turn to Ephesians chapter 4,

if you will.

We will finally get to the end of this chapter.

We have been going at a slow pace because of the significance and importance of these

instructions that are being given to us by the Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul.

So I want to read again the portion just so you have the entire context in mind.

Ephesians 4 and I'll begin reading in verse 17.

So this I say and affirm together with the Lord that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles

or the pagans also walk.

And here's how they walk.

And the futility of their mind being darkened in their understanding excluded from the life

of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,

and they having become callous have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice

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