Put on the New Clothes & Burn the Old Ones!

This week, Matt Geib begins the final section of Ephesians 4 by unpacking the attentive need to focus on things above and resist the desires of the flesh.   [00:03:30] Matt expresses his desire to share very practical “rubber meets road” principles for walking with God from the end of Ephesians 4. [00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:25, Paul writes that putting on the “new man” (a new nature) is the root driver for all the following principles – as indicated by Paul’s word, “therefore…” [00:09:20] Matt tells a story about throwing out old clothes and buying new clothes – that even with a set of new clothes, we still have a tendency to put on our old and ragged clothes since that is what we’ve always known. The same is true with our old, flesh-centric nature even when we are provided the “new clothes” of our nature in Christ to put on. [00:13:30] Paul’s first command is to put away “lying”. Matt highlights that honesty and transparency are essential for accountability and the unity within the church that should identify us. [00:15:40] “If our ‘selves’ are hurt, others are hurting. If it’s not taken care of, then we hurt the body of Christ.” [00:16:30] Anger is not innately wrong, but anger is separate from its consequences. [00:19:32] “Unresolved anger can fester into a root of bitterness.” [00:23:25] Could the devil find anything in you to accuse you of today? [00:24:35] Matt emphasizes that “putting off” is akin less to storing something away, and more like throwing something out and burning it up!   Helpful Links From This Episode The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/ The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673