From ab3b266bb6694ba30c773d16cb58a86822cc4d9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 1LoisC Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 18:40:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '50-eph/04.md' --- 50-eph/04.md | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/50-eph/04.md b/50-eph/04.md index 95edfa2..93264f9 100644 --- a/50-eph/04.md +++ b/50-eph/04.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ In order to do this, Christians must do these things: Paul wanted Christians to do everything that they could to remain united, joined together, one group in the Spirit. While the Spirit joins all Christians together into one group, Christians need to work to remain friends with other Christians. -See: Ancient Near East; Call (Calling) +See: [Ancient Near East](../articles/ancientneareast.md); [Call (Calling)](../articles/call.md) ## 4:4-6 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Paul also wrote about one baptism. However, Paul did not mean the physical act o Finally, Paul wrote that there is one God and Father of everyone. Paul used the word "above" to talk about God's great power and the permission he has to rule everything. Paul then said that God works through everyone. Paul wanted his readers to think about how God accomplishes part of His purposes because believers willingly obey him (see: 2:10). Paul said that God is in everyone. He meant that the Holy Spirit works in all believers (see: John 14:16-17; 1 John 3:24; 4:13). -See: Baptize (Baptism); Call (Calling); Body of Christ +See: [Baptize (Baptism)](../articles/baptize.md); [Call (Calling)](../articles/call.md); [Body of Christ](../articles/bodyofchrist.md) ## 4:7-10 @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ Paul wrote that God gives every believer favor or a gift in the amount that Jesu Paul wrote that Jesus “came down” and also “went up.” In Scripture, heaven is often described as being “up.” When Jesus came from heaven, he went “down” to earth. Then, Jesus went back “up” to heaven. Some scholars think that Paul was speaking about Jesus coming down when he was born. Other scholars think that Paul was speaking about Jesus coming down at Pentecost. At Pentecost, the Spirit of God came “down” upon people and gave them certain gifts (see: Acts 2:1-6). -Paul further wrote that Jesus went “up” so that He might fill all things, that is, when Jesus went up, God gave him permission to ruler over the entire world. Therefore, he had the right to give gifts just as he wanted. +Paul further wrote that Jesus went “up” so that He might fill all things, that is, when Jesus went up, God gave him permission to rule over the entire world. Therefore, he had the right to give gifts just as he wanted. -See: Pentecost +See: [Pentecost](../articles/pentecost.md) ## 4:11 @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ See: Pentecost In this verse, Paul wrote that Jesus gave Christians different gifts to serve him and the church (see: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 27-31). Jesus gives these gifts to “build up” other Christians, that is, to serve other Christians and help them to live in a way that honors God. -See: Church; Gifts of the Holy Spirit +See: [Church](../articles/church.md); [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) ## 4:12-13 @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ See: Church; Gifts of the Holy Spirit Paul wrote that God calls all Christians to use their gifts people to serve him until all believers become “mature or grown” (τέλειος/g5046). Paul did not want to talk about growing in size. Instead, he wanted to say that Christians grow to become more like Jesus in the way they live. -See: Gifts of the Holy Spirit +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) ## 4:14-16 @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Paul then wrote that in Christ the “whole body,” that is, all Christians are **Advice to translators:** Someone who is a “mature” Christian is a Christian who lives in a way that honors God. A Christian who is not mature is “immature.” -See: Gifts of the Holy Spirit +See: [Gifts of the Holy Spirit](../articles/giftsholyspirit.md) ## 4:17-19 @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ In 4:1-3, Paul wrote that Christians should live in a way that honors God. In th **Advice to translators:** Unbelievers are people who do not believe in Jesus, or who reject Jesus. -See: Ignore (Ignorance, Ignorant); Gentile +See: Ignore (Ignorance, Ignorant); [Gentile](../articles/gentile.md) ## 4:20-21 ### How do Christians learn more about Jesus? @@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ Paul wrote about how believers "learn more about Jesus" using the metaphor of ch Paul also told Christians to be “renewed”(ἀνανεόω/g0365) in the way they think, that is, to think about how they are to live in a new way. Paul wanted them to honor God, not to live how they used to live before they believed in Jesus. -See: Old and new self +See: [Old and New Self](../articles/oldnewself.md) ## 4:25 ### What change did Paul write that believers should make in how they talk? -Paul wrote that Christians need to change the way they talk to other people. They are to “putting on” the new self and not tell lies or speak falsely in any way. In old self, Christians used to follow Satan, who is the father of lies (see: John 8:44). However, the Holy Spirit gives Christians the power to follow the Holy Spirit instead of Satan. +Paul wrote that Christians need to change the way they talk to other people. They are to “putting on” the new self and not tell lies or speak falsely in any way. In their old self, Christians used to follow Satan, who is the father of lies (see: John 8:44). However, the Holy Spirit gives Christians the power to follow the Holy Spirit instead of Satan. -See: Old and new self +See: [Old and New Self](../articles/oldnewself.md) ## 4:26-27 @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Paul also wrote that believers must be at peace with other people, even after th ### How are believers taught to speak to one another? -Paul already wrote that Christians should not lie (see: 4:25). Now in these verses, he wrote more strongly that Christians are not say any “unwholesome” or “corrupt”(σαπρός/g4550) words or ideas. +Paul already wrote that Christians should not lie (see: 4:25). Now in these verses, he wrote more strongly that Christians are not to say any “unwholesome” or “corrupt”(σαπρός/g4550) words or ideas. Christians should speak in a way that “builds up” other people. When a believer speaks like this, they bless or give a great gift to the people who hear them. @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Paul wrote that believers must not “grieve”(λυπέω/g3076) the Holy Spiri ### What changes did Paul write that a believer needs in his life? -Paul conclude the things that Paul was talking about. Paul wanted Christians to change the way they live. God gave Holy Spirit to Christians to help them to do this. +Paul concludes the things that Paul was talking about. Paul wanted Christians to change the way they live. God gave the Holy Spirit to Christians to help them to do this. Some changes are things the believer needs to put away. That is, a person must let the Holy Spirit remove these things from them. Paul started with the inner attitudes of the believer and ended with his outward actions. The bad things that need to be removed are: @@ -166,4 +166,4 @@ However, Paul also talked about how a Christian can live in a way that honors Go 1. “Forgiveness”(χαρίζομαι/g5483). Christians should forgive one another because God forgave them (see: 1:7-12; 2:4-10). -See: Indwelling of the Spirit +See: [Indwelling of the Holy Spirit](../articles/indwelling.md)