Ephesians 4 | Living Worthy of the Call | Bible Study

Summary

This video from Spoken Gospel focuses on how the Apostle Paul emphasizes the unity between Jews and Gentiles in Christ and what this means for believers. Paul encourages Christians to live a life worthy of their calling, shedding their old sinful nature and embracing a new identity marked by righteousness and holiness. This transformation is not only individual but corporate, forming a unified body—the Church. Through Jesus' sacrifice, believers are empowered to live in unity, reflecting God's goodness. The video highlights that through Christ, we are made new and called to live in alignment with God's will.

Takeaways

• 📖 Spoken Gospel is focused on seeing Jesus in all of Scripture.
• 🔍 Paul emphasizes the inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles in Jesus in his letter.
• 📢 We are called to live a life worthy of the gospel, free from division and sin.
• ✝️ We must take off the old self, characterized by bitterness, anger, and malice, and put on the new self, made righteous and holy by God.
• 🏛️ This transformation is both an individual and a corporate calling, bringing believers into a united family—the Church.
• 🤝 The Church is to be marked by oneness: one hope, one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.
• 🛠️ We should use our individual gifts to strengthen and mature each other as the body of Christ.
• 👥 Growing up in faith means becoming more like Jesus, who sacrificed Himself to unite us.
• 🔄 We must reject selfishness, impurity, and greed, and instead live in goodness, righteousness, and truth.
• 🌱 Because of Jesus, we are new creations with a new nature, empowered to choose the things of God, such as kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of Spoken Gospel as described in the script?

Spoken Gospel is dedicated to seeing Jesus in all of scripture and helping people understand how Biblical texts shed light on Jesus and his gospel.

What is the central theme of Paul's message in the first half of his letter, as mentioned in the script?

Paul focuses on the mystery of God's inclusion of both Jews and Gentiles in Jesus, highlighting their unity through the gospel.

What does Paul call believers to do in chapter four of his letter?

Paul calls believers to live a life worthy of their calling, putting off old ways that cause division and sin and embracing a new, righteous, and holy identity in Christ.

What behaviors does Paul urge believers to remove as part of their 'old self'?

Paul urges believers to remove bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander, and malice.

What is the 'new identity' believers are called to embrace?

Believers are called to embrace a new identity that reflects righteousness and holiness, free from division and marked by unity in the Church.

How does Paul describe the corporate aspect of the believer's new identity?

Paul describes the corporate identity as adoption into the Church, a new family marked by oneness, with one hope, one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.

What does living worthy of the call require from believers in terms of their relationships with one another?

Living worthy of the call requires believers to treat each other as united members of one body, using their individual gifts to strengthen and mature the Church.

What analogy does Paul use to explain how believers should mature?

Paul uses the analogy of growing up as a body of Christ-followers, becoming more like Jesus, who gave up his body to unite believers.

What transformation is required of believers to live like Jesus, according to the script?

Believers must put off selfish indulgence, impurity, and greed, just as Jesus did, and embrace a new self, created in goodness and righteousness.

How does Jesus’ sacrifice enable believers to live a new life?

Jesus' sacrifice on the cross allows believers to lay down their old life marked by sin and take on a new righteous life, making them new creations empowered to live in unity and righteousness.