Verse 29-30
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it many benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Historical
The believers in the church of Ephesus were struggling with lying, anger, stealing, unwholesome speech, hard feelings and bitterness. These are things that all Christians have had to deal with but people today tend to over glamorize the early church. In Jewish tradition they would encourage community members not to let anger continue day after day (Arnold, 306). The city of Ephesus during this time definitely had a disease of sensual unrighteousness and it corrupted the people (Preacher’s Outline, 117).
Key Words and Grammar
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The word mouth is described as the edge of a sword which in the Greek is pronounced as stoma. Paul wanted to make sure that it was one of the first things he covered when he was addressing the problems in the church of Ephesus during this day. He makes it clear that we only should be letting wholesome speech come out of our mouths. Speech that builds up our brothers and sisters in Christ, and does not tear them down even when they are not around to hear it. The next word to pay attention to is “grieve”. Some synonyms for grieve would be sorrow, distress, and heaviness. Paul is calling us to not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. This simply means that you have gotten so far away from the Lord and the work of the Holy Spirit in your life that it is essentially irrelevant in your life any longer. Paul tells the people in Ephesus to not let this happen but to constantly stay close to God and always be aware of the work of the Holy Spirit in their life. The next important word to look at is the word “sealed”. According to the exhaustive concordance, the word sealed can best be described as follows; to seal or put a mark on an object, to
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it many benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Historical
The believers in the church of Ephesus were struggling with lying, anger, stealing, unwholesome speech, hard feelings and bitterness. These are things that all Christians have had to deal with but people today tend to over glamorize the early church. In Jewish tradition they would encourage community members not to let anger continue day after day (Arnold, 306). The city of Ephesus during this time definitely had a disease of sensual unrighteousness and it corrupted the people (Preacher’s Outline, 117).
Key Words and Grammar
The first …show more content…
The word mouth is described as the edge of a sword which in the Greek is pronounced as stoma. Paul wanted to make sure that it was one of the first things he covered when he was addressing the problems in the church of Ephesus during this day. He makes it clear that we only should be letting wholesome speech come out of our mouths. Speech that builds up our brothers and sisters in Christ, and does not tear them down even when they are not around to hear it. The next word to pay attention to is “grieve”. Some synonyms for grieve would be sorrow, distress, and heaviness. Paul is calling us to not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. This simply means that you have gotten so far away from the Lord and the work of the Holy Spirit in your life that it is essentially irrelevant in your life any longer. Paul tells the people in Ephesus to not let this happen but to constantly stay close to God and always be aware of the work of the Holy Spirit in their life. The next important word to look at is the word “sealed”. According to the exhaustive concordance, the word sealed can best be described as follows; to seal or put a mark on an object, to