Ephesians 5:3-7 Staying Chaste & Pure

1. The Cookie Jar Syndrome
2. Context is imitation of God (Eph 5:1-2)
3. No Hint of Dirt in the Christian Life
   1. We are called to be the spotless bride of Christ.
   2. Actions at others Expense
      1. Sexual Immorality – Porneia
         1. Scriptures using Porneia (Mt 19:9, 1Cor 5:1, 6:9)
         2. “any kind of illegitimate sexual intercourse in Paul’s letters” (NIV Theo. Dict. Of New Test. Words 6.1078).
         3. Proper Bounds of Sex in Scripture is always between 1 man and 1 woman
         4. A Chaste Mind too (Mt 5:27-28)
      2. Uncleanness (Is 6:4, Jer 13:27, Mt 15:18-20)
      3. Greed (Eph 4:19, Acts 20:35)
      4. Modern Applications
   3. Words at other’s expense (Eph 5:4)
      1. Obscenity & Vulgarity
      2. Foolish Talk
      3. Coarse Joking
4. Summary of triads (Eph 5:5-6)
5. Rather Be Thankful (Eph 5:4, Phil 4:8, Heb 12:2-4)