For the word of God is living and active' Sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to

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• For the word of God is living and active. Sharper
  than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even
  to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow
  it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
  heart.
• Heb 412

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Structure of Passage

• V 1-2 Bridge
• V 3 7 Purity
• V 8 14 Light and Dark
• V 15 21 Basics of the Christian Life

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Ephesians 51 2

• A Living Picture of Love
• We are to model our lives after God as revealed
  in Christ, offering ourselves to God that we
  might be used by Him.

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Ephesians 53 7

• Many temptations and sins sit along our paths,
  endangering the purity of our love and our lives,
  so we must avoid those who would lead us astray.
• We are not to take part in the sins of the
  sexually immoral and the filthy talkers instead,
  we should show a clear distinction between our
  behaviour and theirs.

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• Immorality (pornia)
• Pornography
• adultery
• fornication
• includes mentally

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Internet helps

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  thandsafety/Internetsafety/index.htm
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• http//www.opendns.com/
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• Reports your internet usage to someone of your
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Ephesians 58 14

• Gods first spoken words in the Bible - Light
• He then identified himself with light
• We have been brought out of darkness into light
• avoid the ways of darkness
• reflect the light that Christ has brought into
  the world.
• We are to live out the Christian life faithfully
• we need to wake up to the reality of the world
• embrace Christ, and live life for Him
• allowing Him to shine through us day after day.

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Ephesians 515 21

• Tests
• Conduct test v15
• time test v16
• decision making test v17
• control test 18 20
• submission test v21

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Internet helps

• http//www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Yourchildsheal
  thandsafety/Internetsafety/index.htm
• Some good advice and a link to a list of family
  friendly internet content filters
• http//www.opendns.com/
• Free service you can enable free content filter
  to protect you from accessing sites with
  inappropriate content
• http//www.covenanteyes.com/
• Reports your internet usage to someone of your
  choice