Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 4:17-24(day six).
Don’t forget verse 17 follows Paul’s teaching about the body of Christ (vs. 7-16). Paul is teaching the Ephesians that to live as the body (4:16), they must abandon old ways of thinking. So he is not just saying, “Don’t be greedy like unbelieving Gentiles.” He says don’t be greedy because greed and desire are the enemies of connectedness and commitment to others. Greed and desire pull people apart; they don’t bring them together. Greed and desire make others pawns to be manipulated rather than brothers and sisters in Christ.
So, brother and sister, what ways of thinking may keep you from deeper connections with your church family? Give it a thought.
