Gentiles – In this context “Gentile” refers to the pagan, to the unbeliever. Believers are to live out the teachings of Jesus each day in their everyday life. Saying we are to “walk” in a certain way means we are to live that way. Being a follower of Jesus is not only about what you believe or think. Walking is an action verb that denotes the fact that the believer’s life is one of action. Walk – In Ephesians 4:1, Paul commanded the Ephesians to “walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which” they had been called. John 3:19-21 – This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.ġ. Galatians 4:8 – Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. Romans 1:21-23 – For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. ![]() But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.Ģ Corinthians 4:4 – The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ![]() Darkened? Excluded? Ignorant? Hard? Callous? Given themselves over? What is controlling this group of people? Why?ġ Corinthians 6:9-11 – Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. What does “Gentile” mean in this context?.
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