Ephesians 4:17

Appeal For New Behavior

¹⁶ from whom the whole body, being joined and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each part, causes the growth of the body and builds itself up in love. ¹⁷ Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds, ¹⁸ they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their heart;

In His Presence

In the Name of the Lord

Name of the Lord

No

Romans 1:21

for although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Colossians 2:4

I say this so that no one may delude you with fine-sounding arguments.

Acts 2:40

And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

Acts 14:15

"Men, why are you doing this? We also are men, of like nature with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Acts 20:21

testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 1:23-32

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

1 Corinthians 1:12

What I mean is this, that each one of you says, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ."

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts,

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now I tell you this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

2 Corinthians 9:6

The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Galatians 3:17

What I mean is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.

Galatians 5:3

I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, lewdness,

Ephesians 1:22

And he put all things under his feet and gave him to be the head over all things for the church,

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught, with regard to your former manner of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful lusts;

Ephesians 5:3-8

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

Colossians 2:18

Let no one disqualify you for the prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, puffed up without cause by his fleshly mind,

Colossians 3:5-8

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and greed, which is idolatry.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-2

Finally, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you learned from us how you ought to live and to please God, just as you are doing, you do so more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:6

and that no man transgress and wrong his brother in this matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you.

1 Timothy 5:21

I charge you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, doing nothing out of favoritism.

1 Timothy 6:13

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

1 Peter 1:18

You know that you were redeemed from the futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold,

1 Peter 4:3-4

For you have spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles like to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

2 Peter 2:18

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error.