The Ethics of God

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The Ethics of Gods NewPeople (II-III)

• Ephesians 425-52

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Dont LieBe Truthful

• We are called to live in TRUE righteousness (v.
  24)and thus the connection
• Lying caused the original breakdown in Gods
  community/creation (Genesis 31 ff)
• Satan is the father of lies and lying always
  leads to brokenness (John 844)

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Dont LieBe Truthful

• Proverbs 616-19
• A lie is a stab into the very vitals of the body
  of Christ (John Mackay)
• Acts 5 ever stands as a strong warning of the
  Lords disposition toward this threat

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Handle AngerDont Sin

• Psalm 44
• Anger is acknowledged as a reality, then
  restrained
• Two Types of Anger in the Bible

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Handle AngerDont Sin

• Righteous Anger
• Gods anger is always righteous (Eph. 56)
• Unrighteous Angerwe have to be careful to not
  fall into this even when it is right to be angry
• 3 instructions (Dont Sin Dont Nurse Dont
  Settle into Bitterness that Satan can exploit)

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Dont Steal But Work andShare

• The gathering of people is open to exploitation
• Churches see this sometime today in ponzi
  schemes
• We are not to defraud one another in any way

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Dont Steal But Work andShare

• We are to share with those in need
• This will become important in the future with the
  fraying of the social safety net
• We are to look out for one another

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Dont Speak To Harm but Speak To Help

• Saprosrelated to rotten fruit
• We can speak truthfully in love to one another
  even regarding difficult conversations
• We are not to tear each other down/we are to
  strive for grace and uplift in our speech to one
  another

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Dont Brawl but BeLoving Peacemakers

• Six attitudes and actions to avoid
• Usually related to strife
• We are to seek to be peacemakers, walk in
  forgiveness, and express love