Tuesday 9/4/14

Ephesians 4:20-22 ESV

But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

Before knowing God, we also only know the way of the world. But in Christ, we can learn the Word and the way of God. Therefore, we must diligently apply ourselves to learn and practice God's Word.

As we renounce our worldly thinking & acting, we put off our old self, which belongs to our former manner of life. That life is corrupt through deceitful desires. As Solomon in Ecclesiastes said, it is vanity and will ultimately frustrate us. But the way of God, of faith, hope, love leads to enduring wealth, peace and joy and love, and above all, eternal life.