Ephesians 5:3-7 Staying Chaste & Pure
- The Cookie Jar Syndrome
- Context is imitation of God (Eph 5:1-2)
- No Hint of Dirt in the Christian Life
- We are called to be the spotless bride of Christ.
- Actions at others Expense
- Sexual Immorality – Porneia
- Scriptures using Porneia (Mt 19:9, 1Cor 5:1, 6:9)
- “any kind of illegitimate sexual intercourse in Paul’s letters” (NIV Theo. Dict. Of New Test. Words 6.1078).
- Proper Bounds of Sex in Scripture is always between 1 man and 1 woman
- A Chaste Mind too (Mt 5:27-28)
- Uncleanness (Is 6:4, Jer 13:27, Mt 15:18-20)
- Greed (Eph 4:19, Acts 20:35)
- Modern Applications
- Sexual Immorality – Porneia
- Words at other’s expense (Eph 5:4)
- Obscenity & Vulgarity
- Foolish Talk
- Coarse Joking
- Summary of triads (Eph 5:5-6)
- Rather Be Thankful (Eph 5:4, Phil 4:8, Heb 12:2-4)
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