Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Parable:

The ship in the sea is all right. The sea in the ship is all wrong.

The Church in the world is all right. The world in the Church is all wrong.

Text: Eph. 4:1-6

Ephesians 4 marks a transition in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as it moves from deep revelation of the truth of the gospel and the believer’s standing with God to the practical outworking of these truths in the lives of His people. In light of these truths, this is how we are to walk.

Dr. Steve Lawson – 2012 Ligonier West Coast Conference, Standing Firm:

The Russian novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn once wrote: “The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.” As Christians, it is very easy to fall into the trap of seeing the enemy as “over there.” If we draw the lines clearly enough and build the walls high enough, we will be safe. Or so we think. We very easily forget that we war not only against the world and the devil, but also against our own sinful flesh.