“ But ye have not so learned Christ; ”
But ye have not so learned Christ - You have been taught a different thing by Christ; you have been taught that his religion requires you to abandon such a course of life.
(13) But ye have not so learned Christ; (13) Here follows the contrary part concerning men who are regenerated by the true and living knowledge of Christ, who have other principles by which they act...
The Old Man and the New. Those who are now members of the true Israel are no longer to walk as Gentiles, i.e. in the vanity of mind, the darkness, the alienation from the Divine life which spring...
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20. But ye have not. He now draws a contrast of a Christian life, so as to make it evident how utterly inconsistent it is with the character of a godly man to defile himself regardlessly wit...
DISCOURSE: 2110 EDUCATION AND WALK OF CHRISTIANS Ephesians 4:20-21 . But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus ....
But ye have not so learned Christ; But ye have not so learned Christ - Ye have received the doctrines of Christianity, and therefore are taught differently; ye have received the Spirit of Christ, and...
But ye have not so learned Christ;— This may, perhaps, intimate, that there was a manner of learning Christ, which might seem more consistent with such irregularities; and may glance on some teache...
But ye have not so learned Christ; Learned Christ ( Philippians 3:10 ). To appropriate Christ Himself is the great lesson of the Christian life: this the Ephesians began at their conversion....
Unity of the New Life. Rules for the New Life The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is here and there introduced to support exhortation....
[5. Practical Exhortation ( Ephesians 4:17-21 ). (1) THE NEW LIFE; first, taught in Christ and learning Christ; and secondly, regenerate in Him to the image of God ( Ephesians 4:17-24 ). (2) HEN...
Chapter 20 THE TWO HUMAN TYPES Ephesians 4:20-24 BUT as for you!-The apostle points us from heathendom to Christendom. From the men of blinded understanding and impure life he turns to the cle...
Putting on the “New Man” Ephesians 4:20-32 The Lord Jesus is our text-book and our teacher, the schoolhouse in which we are taught, and the object lesson in which all truth is enshrined. But al...
The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly conduct. The matter of first importance is maintenance...
(17) В¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, (18) Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from th...
But ye have not so learned Christ ,.... Some distinguish these words, and make two propositions of them, "but ye not so", or "ye are not so, ye have learned Christ"; the first of these propositions...
But ye have not so learned Christ; Ver. 20. But ye have not so learned Christ ] Caracalla never minded any good, quia id non didicerat (saith Dio), quod ipse fatebatur, because he had never...
But ye Believers at Ephesus; have not so learned Christ Or Christianity; that is, ye cannot act thus, now ye are acquainted with Christ and his gospel, which, you know, allows of no sin. If so b...
RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual saints (Ch.1:1- 2:10) and for the Church, the body of...
Exhortation to Purity and Holiness; Cautions against Sin; Against Grieving the Spirit. A. D. 61....
But ye have not so learned; so as to walk as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of your minds, &c. Christ; the doctrine of Christ, or rule of life prescribed by him.
‘But you did not so learn Christ.' This is one of Paul's ‘buts' (compare Ephesians 2:4 ). It heralds a reference to a life transforming change. This kind of behaviour was not the kind that they had...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 4:17 . That ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk. —In this and the two following verses we have again the lurid picture of Ephesians 2:2-3 : “i...
Ephesians 4:20-21 I. We have here distinctly affirmed that the living voice of Christ Himself is our teacher. "Ye have heard Him " says Paul. Remember that the New Testament everywhere represents...
Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one...
Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction to my bonds; that ye walk worthy of the vocation...
EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . Ephesians 4:1-49 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS ; THE CHURCH A BODY . Ephesians 4:1 I therefore . I...
Paul's exhortation and supplication for the Church as the body of Christ:
1 John 2:27 ; 2 Corinthians 5:14 ; 2 Corinthians 5:15 ; John 6:45 ; Luke 24:47 ; Romans 6:1 ; Romans 6:2 ; Titus 2:11-14
The Higher Christian Life Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman jail, the author of such a remarkable letter. We...
But ye have not so learned Christ — That is, ye cannot act thus, now ye know him, since you know the Christian dispensation allows of no sin.