Therefore Be Imitators Of God As Dear Children

“Therefore Be Imitators Of God As Dear Children” Ephesians 5: 1 è Paul è He Describes Christians As Dear Children. Urges Them To Imitate Their Father. è When One Becomes A Christian There Must Be A Change In Their Life. è From Text (vv. 2 -14), Christians Can Learn How To Be “Imitators Of God”

Imitate God: By Walking In Love èEphesians 5: 2 è“Walk” Constitutes the Manner of One’s Life (2 John 4 -6) èOur Standard For Love Is Christ (John 13: 34 -35; Eph. 5: 25) èEsteem Others Better Than Ourselves (Phil. 2: 3 -8; Rom. 13: 8 -10)

Imitate God: By Rejecting Impurities èEphesians 5: 3 -5 èImpurities Should Not Be Named Among Christians (v. 3) èMust Realize There Are Things That Are Not Fitting; Unbecoming (vv. 3 -4; Rom. 1: 28 -31) èImpurities Cause One To Forfeit His Inheritance (v. 5; Rom. 1: 32)

Imitate God: By Guarding Against False Teachers è Ephesians è Several 5: 6 -7 N. T. Warnings (Matt. 7: 15 -16; 2 Pet. 2: 1 - 2; 1 John 4: 1) è The Only Remedy For False Teaching Is The Truth (John 8: 32; 17: 17; 2 John 9 -11) è Knowledge of Truth is a Safeguard to False Teaching (2 Pet. 3: 16 -18)

Imitate God: By Walking As Children Of Light èEphesians 5: 8 -14 èFind Out What Is Acceptable to the Lord (vv. 9 -10) èHave No Fellowship With & Expose The Works of Darkness (vv. 11 -12) èPut Off Old & Put On New (Eph. 4: 17 -32)

Begin By Obeying Gospel • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches… (Rev. 2: 7) • …For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. " (John 8: 24) • …Unless you repent you will all likewise perish. (Luke 13: 3) • …and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom. 10: 10) • "He who believes and is baptized will be saved…(Mark 16: 16)