Body and Light.

Reading from Ephesians 4. talks about the body of Christ and Light. The church in Ephesus was playing a fool in church. Thinking of to many ideas of Jesus Christ. So Pail wrote to them that Christian are the body of Christ and Jesus Christ is the Head. The theme of this book is Body of Christ.

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Ephesians 4

Unity in the Body of Christ

¹As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. ²Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. ³Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. ⁴There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— ⁵one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

⁷But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. ⁸This is why it says:
"When he ascended on high,
he led captives in his train
and gave gifts to men." ⁹(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? ¹⁰He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.) ¹¹It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, ¹²to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up ¹³until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

¹⁴Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. ¹⁵Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. ¹⁶From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Living as Children of Light

¹⁷So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. ¹⁸They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. ¹⁹Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.

²⁰You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. ²¹Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²²You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; ²³to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ²⁴and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

²⁵Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. ²⁶"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, ²⁷and do not give the devil a foothold. ²⁸He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.

²⁹Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. ³⁰And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. ³¹Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. ³²Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Is good to know the background story huh? So Paul write that there should be unity in the Body of Christ. And all Christians should get along with one another. I know is tough with some people that they are hard headed. As Christian we still need to show our love and respect for one another. Because if there is a disruption in the Body of Christ, non-believers can see it. How? the way you act in work, school, tuition, etc and also is due that the light in you is dull. If you are afraid to show or tell that you are a Christian that means you not a believer. Sorry if i'm hard on everyone. But it is a fact. Christians are the ones that are outspoken of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ because He has set us free from the tides of sin and He has made you and me a New Spiritual Being. Which in hand that our light is dull means that you are still sinning in a area in your life.

Don't tell anyone about it. Well sin is a digger. It will continue to dig dig dig and dig dig dig down in your heart till the very core of it. Then it will make you a slave of it. See that is the danger of sin. But Jesus Christ has set us free for it. Now, we have a choice to sin or not. God is clear cut on this which is that we don't choose to sin. Jesus Christ has done His part for us which He has made a righteous and not holy. And worse if you choose to sin when you know Jesus Christ. That sickens me and how more for Jesus Christ or God.

So be in the light and have unity. God loves you