“The Wrath of God…”

August 26, 2020

“The Wrath of God…”

Blessings folk!

We saw the instruction/command yesterday.
“Let no one…”

Eph 5:6a

Let no one deceive you with empty words,…


We are personally responsible to see to it that no one deceives us with empty words.

Do not believe just because someone with a “position” states something.
Do not believe just because someone with an “education” states something.
Do not believe just because you do not know and someone thinks they do.

Seek the Words of Life.
Reject the words of man.

But, we need to finish the balance of the sentence/verse…in the context of the passage…

Eph 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Humm…

So what is being said here?

The wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience - those that are disobedient to God and reject His ways - because of the “these things.”

What are “these things”?

Remember the context.

Read again quickly…

Eph 5:3-6

But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you,
as is proper among saints;

and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting,
but rather giving of thanks.

For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man,
who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

Ah, these are “these things”.
Immorality
Impurity
Greed
Filthiness
Silly talk
Coarse jesting
Idolatry

How does this tie in with “let no one deceive you”?

There will be, and are today, many who will pervert/twist the Word of the Lord.
They will say that things that are clearly taught in the Bible are for a previous generation.
They will say that we are more enlightened, we have better understanding.

Through vain, empty words they will reject the clear teaching of the Lord.
They will deceive themselves and others.

Have nothing to do with such.
The wrath of God will come upon them.

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