Ephesians 4:22

Appeal For New Behavior

²¹ And through union with him were taught the Truth, as it is to be found in Jesus. ²² For you learned with regard to your former way of living that you must cast off your old nature, which, yielding to deluding passions, grows corrupt; ²³ That the very spirit of your minds must be constantly renewed;

Lay Aside

Old Man

Put Off

Way of Life

Romans 6:6

We recognize the truth that our old self was crucified with Christ, in order that the body, the stronghold of Sin, might be rendered powerless, so that we should no longer be slaves to Sin.

Hebrews 3:13

Rather encourage one another daily--while there is a 'To-day'--to prevent any one among you from being hardened by the deceitfulness of Sin.

Hebrews 12:1

Seeing, therefore, that there is on every side of us such a throng of witnesses, let us also lay aside everything that hinders us, and the sin that clings about us, and run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,

James 1:21

Therefore, have done with all filthiness and whatever wickedness still remains, and in a humble spirit receive that Message which has been planted in your hearts and is able to save your souls.

Ephesians 4:25

Since, therefore, you have cast off what is false, 'you must every one of you speak the truth to your neighbors.' For we are united to one another like the parts of a body.

Romans 7:11

Sin took advantage of the Commandment to deceive me, and used it to bring about my Death.

Galatians 1:13

You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

Ephesians 2:3

And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.

Ephesians 4:17

This, then, as one in union with the Lord, I say to you and urge upon you: Do not continue to live such purposeless lives as the Gentiles live,

Colossians 2:11

By your union with him you received a circumcision that was not performed by human hands, when you threw off the tyranny of the earthly body, and received the circumcision of the Christ.

Colossians 3:7-9

And to which you, like others, once devoted your lives, when you lived for them.

Titus 3:3

There was, you remember, a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, slaves to all kinds of passions and vices, living in a spirit of malice and envy, detested ourselves and hating one another.

James 1:26

When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless.

1 Peter 1:18

For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were Ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,

1 Peter 2:1-2

Now that you have done with all malice, all deceitfulness, insincerity, jealous feelings, and all back-biting,

1 Peter 4:3

Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.

2 Peter 2:7

but he rescued righteous Lot, whose heart was vexed by the wanton licentiousness of his neighbors;

2 Peter 2:13

suffering themselves, as the penalty for the suffering that they have inflicted. They think that pleasure consists in the self-indulgence of the moment. They are a stain and a disgrace, indulging, as they do, in their wanton revelry, even while joining you at your feasts.