Today, I am reading and commenting on  Ephesians 4-6.

Today Paul expands on his teaching about unity among Believers.  We should be humble, gentle, and patient in our dealings with others, always keeping in mind that there is but one name through which we can be saved, one Lord whom we serve.  The unity of the Spirit grows out of us living to be worthy of our calling by Christ.  Paul explains that we live such a life because we have put off the sinful life we lived before God called us and have put in the new life which God has given us.  That old life which we have hopefully taken off like a suit of dirty clothes is one  of sensuality, impurity, and greed.  Living the new life means speaking truthfully, and allowing only those things which are helpful for building up others come out of our mouths.  Paul calls on us to strive to live without even a hint of sexual immorality, impurity, or greed in our lives.  Instead of such things, Paul urges us to find and do that which is pleasing to the Lord.  We find once again one of the key points of serving God: if we keep ourselves busy doing good, we will not have to do that which is not.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.