Walking in Love (Ephesians 5:1-2 - Part. 2) Gideon Macgovern Mpeni - a podcast by gideon macgovern

"Walking in Love: Following the foot-steps of our Elder brother, Jesus Christ"

The reality is that we do not lack love. We miss out on the object of our affections.

Ever since the fall our hearts have been enslaved by the grip of trivial worldly attraction.

We have love but our love is directed on anything else other than God, His people, His Word or His will.

The people of Ephesus were shepherded by Timothy and the Apostle Paul took time to warn him that time is coming when people will possess love but it will be a corrupt version of love.

a. People will be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. (2Tim. 3:

b. Love of money (1Tim. 6:10)

c. Love of the world (Jam.4:1-4; 1John 4:4)

d. Love of self (indulgence, righteousness; ability) – (Rom.1:20-32)

Many of these traits are already fulfilled in the world around us and sadly in most of the local churches. Take time as listen to this Sermon by Pastor Gideon Mpeni from the book of Ephesians 5:1-2 a third part in the series our perfect family models.

Here are commanded to Love 

1. We are members of the Family God - we are "Loved Children" and our character must be that of our Father, elder brother as we are enabled and empowered by our comforter and helper, the precious Holy Spirit. We are recipients of this love.

Looking closer the the terms the Apostle Paul uses here, they are not terms that are superficial, but rather describes the supernatural aspect of outr lives

Children (5043) (teknon from tikto = bring forth, bear children, be born) is strictly a child produced, male or female, son or daughter. Teknon is thus a child as viewed in relation to his or her parents or family. In the plural, teknon is used generically of descendants, posterity or children. 

Paul used teknon earlier (Eph 2:3-note) to point that we were all born with Adam's depraved nature and were fully deserving of the wrath of God ("children of wrath"). What a contrast a 3 chapters makes (and the love of God poured out on and in our hearts)!

Paul is reminding his readers that they were in Christ, were empowered by His Spirit and should now be continually motivated by a desire to walk in a manner pleasing to their new Father (formerly Satan had been their father, John 8:44, 1Jn 3:8-10,12). 

Therefore this command is directed to the children of God rather than to the "sons of disobedience" whose passions are set on the things of the world and minds are by nature hostile to God and His Law (Eph.2:1-3; Rom.8:5). We are children of God through the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit (John 1:12-13. 3:3-8). 

2. We are mandated to walk in Love. 

"walk" 

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