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Verse 24~The new personality was created in true righteousness and loyalty. Loyalty involves a right relationship with God.

Verses 15,16~Jehovah God organizes his people from the head (from Christ) and they are joined together like the fingers are joined to the palm and then the palm to the wrist. As individual members we must give what is needed on our part and do what is required.

Verse 13~Our goal is to become like Christ in his ways, thought, speech, and actions.

Verse 3~All in the congregation should strive to promote unity and peace.

And again i say.....read proverbs. I think if all read and followed that book, the rrst of it would come easy if you live by the rulls.

"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another...Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers." The first tendency of a guilty conscience is to run and hide and then right on its heels to lie about it. We come to the light TO BE MANIFESTED!

Beautifully stated ms.Elaine Howell

Be not afraid we have a Mighty God who is always on our side. You may not understand His will but sure it will be for our good sake. Proven many times... Thank you Lord for this promise

Through all of my filth, grime and annoyant complaints, The Lord and Savior has shown to me his mercy far more than I deserve. Even daily when I fall, he is right beside me to help me up. I LOVE THEM = The Father, The Son, The Holy Ghost.

Thank You, Lord! You're above all, through all, and in all! We give You the highest praise which is Hallelujah and Glory to your name, Most High God!

Praise the LORD ! One God and Father of all who is above all through all and in you all and His name is Jesus the one Father,Son,and Holy Ghost 1 and only 1 Jesus very simple

Sometimes when I read verses like that I wonder who all is. Because that word is stated so many times in that verse it makes me believe it is of great importance of understanding that message. So I would turn to the concordance or something like it and get a good idea of what "all" really means. When you do that you find that 'All' can be translated as 'everyone', 'everything', etc. But also importantly, 'all' originates from the word 'chayah' which means to live, to revive, to keep alive, certainly give, promise life, nourish up, preserve, repair, and restore, etc. So now, if you go back and read that verse replacing 'all' with all those words I just said the verse sounds really cool and especially shows me again how God expresses himself in such an amazingly awesome and powerful and GIVING way and so generously pours out his glory on "all" his children. Amen

Hallelujah to the Lamb of God! His name is Jesus!

I learned this the hard way. Now I watch what I say, thinking with regret and remorse about the unkind things I said in the past.

It s difficult to minister to others, when you are not spiritually feeding nor standing firmly on the foundation of God s Word . Message: The Holy Bible is truly the Word of God, sealed and delivered with the entirety of His existence. The Holy Bible is a an effective resource that allows us to gain knowledge by firmly grounding ourselves in the Word of God, by reading and comprehending God s law. Therefore, continue to grow in knowledge, love, faith, and harmony, trusting and believing that the Lord is your foundation, that will never blemish or crumble. Because He lives, His Word feeds me. Because He lives, His Love surrounds me. Because He lives, His Blood covers me. Because He lives, His Grace reaches me. Because He lives, His Mercy saved me. Because He lives, His Strength protects me. Because He lives, I Live. Go in peace my brothers and sisters in Christ and know that He is near. Amen Elaine Maxine Howell Teacher Author God Bless :-

Do not speak down to people. Do not be quick to point out the faults and short comings of others, they already know them. Look for the positive and speak on that, to allow them to see goodness and hope in a situation.

Verse 24: We must continue to strive to put on the new person or personality. We want to adjust our way of thinking so that we please Jehovah God.

Amen.

Eternal entreaties- Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Some scriptures concerning sin, 1 John 1:7 1 John 1:8 1 John 2:1 1 John 3:9 1 John 5:17 James 2:9 James 4:17 Ephesians 4: 26 1 Corinthians 15:34 Romans 7:18-25 Romans 8:10 Romans 14:23. Sin is mentioned in the KJV Bible 448 times. 336 times in the Old Testament - 112 times in the New Testament.

(17-19) Many seem to believe that everything is automatically done for us the moment we become a Christian. While we have confessed our sins to God and repented with the most solemn and sincere intentions, and have received forgiveness and a new start in life, no longer under sin's dominion and control over us; yet there is much still in us that is not fit for God's presence and fellowship.

Verse 17: True Christians were and are not to act like the worldly ones around them.

Just to say, what a beautiful site! Thank you, God bless, C-Marie

Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue but in deed and in truth

Ephesians 4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: We must look in to our hearts and find what's there. God can see our hearts, we will before him confess the Jesus is God. Love Love Love

Here is how I feel about this verse in this day and age. I read it and say to myself what think about this verse if there were no verse before nor after it. Be ye angry, yes I am angry the way this world is today. Jesus Christ died on the cross for all our sins and if he would not have we would all continue to sin and go straight to hell when we die, no chance for heaven nor eternity. Let no the sun go down upon your wrath, No, I will not let the Sun go down upon my anger regarding the way this world is today, I know Satan is always around me however, he cannot touch me as long as my Father Creator is around me always. Satan is not my Father nor Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ is and of whom I will always pray too. We as human have complicated the most simple things. One Father, One Son and One Holy Ghost, AMEN TO THAT. Whomever may send me a negative response to my comment, Does not bother me that just causes more anger which I know how to ignore. Thank You

Sometimes we will get angry, but we want to control our anger so that we don't sin by doing or saying something bad. We should try to settle matters as soon as possible.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Jesus was not ready for the Gentile world, Jesus had to finish the work on the cross. St. JOHN 12:20-24. The Word is so real ..

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Now the new man inside me is the Holy Spirit of God that will guide me in truth. The flesh will still sin, but the washing of sin is the reading the Word of God. Thank God for the two edged sword. Love in Christ

Verses 17 to 19 bring out how many people have decided to choose their own degraded course in life. God did not purpose for humans to live the way they do now in a degraded world.