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Building People Up. (Ephesians 4: 29–30)
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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse.
Episode Notes: Building People Up. (Ephesians 4: 29–30)
We often hear people described as “a good person.” You hear it at funerals more than anywhere else. No matter what the person was really like. It’s a kind of cultural politeness, a way of smoothing the rough edges of a life with a gentle, vague compliment. But Scripture rarely uses the word good to describe human beings. In fact, Jesus Himself said:
“No one is good — except God alone.”
Instead, the Bible uses a different word: Righteous.
We don’t use that word much today. You don’t often hear someone say, “He’s a righteous man,” or “She’s a righteous woman.” But the Bible uses it constantly. And in Ephesians 4, Paul tells us that the goal of the Christian life is to grow into the likeness of Christ, to become righteous as He is righteous.
And how do we do that? Paul says we must put off the old self and put on the new. Put off lying, put on truth. Put off sinful anger, put on righteous indignation. Put off stealing, put on honest work, and generous giving.
And today, Paul adds another item to the list.
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