WALK and THE CALLED OUT

 THE WALK OF THE CALLED  OUT

The Bible speaks of itself as "God-breathed",  as the Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to 2Timothy 3:16.  Here the Greek word  being translated into Englishn as "inspired by God."

         God has so blessed us by giving us His message, Paul the Apostle has written that the message in Greek has a number of applications.  I have broken down this message into various parts.  WHAT DID PAUL WRITE? WHAT'S THE PRIMARY MESSAGE?  and WHAT MUST I DO WITH THE MESSAGE?

WHAT DID PAUL WRITE?

World English Bible   EPHESIANS 4

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

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Hebrew and Greek Original

Parakalw' ou\n uJma'ß ejgw; oJ devsmioß ejn kurivw/ ajxivwß peripath'sai th'ß klhvsewß hJ'ß  ejklhvqhte,       Verse 1 Wherewith ye were called WHAT IS THE PRIMARY MESSAGE?         Of course, the Apostle Paul makes a whole host of important points, and a mistake people often make from these, "host of important points". That the Bible, God's Word, can be made to say anything you want.  THAT'S THE SAME LIE SATAN TOLD EVE  "You surely shall not die!!" Genesis 3:4 THE BIBLE, GOD'S WORD, DOES HAVE ONLY ONE MEANING! HOWEVER, OFTEN, THERE ARE A THOUSAND APPLICATIONS. What I read here is ...  God is bringing up your walk. Obviously, God has a definite interest in your walk! HOW DO YOU WALK?        Naturally, if you have the normal function of your legs and are not impaired or handicapped you know how to walk. Certainly, you know what the word means: placing one foot in front of the other. To walk you move--there's action in a walk. As this word "walk" is used in Paul's writings, it is like a lifestyle. Your lifestyle is the way you live. WALK is translated from (peripath'sai )             (peri--) is a Greek preposition meaning to move around or about --walk about            In the verse considered  (peri--path'sai )  means to walk about as someone worthy of your calling.            "literally--go about, walk around....walk among the___. In several places one might also translate stay, spend some time, ...without the idea of remaining on the same spot." GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON of N.T.  p654,  --Jesus Christ, John the Baptist were peripath'sai They were peripatetic preachers.  They had no one spot to stay. ACTUALLY THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY HAS THIS TRANSLITERATION: PERIPATETIC This same Greek word  (peripath'sai ) is used by the Apostle eight times in the six chapter of Ephesians. Paul uses the word differently in The Letter to the Galatians.  GALATIANS 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won`t fulfill the lust of the flesh. Levgw dev, pneuvmati peripatei'te                  kai; ejpiqumivan sarko;ß ouj mh; televshte. (See next page for further discussion about this.) GOD CHANGES YOUR LIFESTYLE STARTING FROM YOUR INSIDE TO YOUR OUTSIDE In other words, God changes                                                                               When your thinking changes--your behavior changes--what you are doing.  YOUR LIFESTYLE IS REALLY DEVELOPED FROM YOUR WORLDVIEW --FROM WHAT YOUR IS ACTUAL BELIEF. (I HAVE A BLOG ON WORLDVIEW--CHECK IT OUT) INCIDENTLY, JESUS PUT A FURTHER REQUIREMENT ON THIS LIFESTYLE. Jesus answered him, "Most assuredly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can`t see the kingdom of God."  .... "Most assuredly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he can`t enter into the kingdom of God! JOHN 3:3,5 When you are "reborn" --your worldview is reborn by God's Spirit--you are not even going to "see"--perceive or UNDERSTAND God's Kingdom. Nor will you enter it. ON BEING BORN AGAINS  READ JOHN 1:12-13  WHAT MUST I DO WITH THE MESSAGE? GO TO CHURCH??  NO!NO!                            (see blog "GALATIANS THE CALLED OUT)                        READ JOHN 1:12 AGAIN -----"BORN OF GOD" IS BETWEEN YOU AND GOD-----"BELIEVE IN HIS NAME" MEANS YOUR ASKING AND TRUSTING IN JESUS CHRIST This is praying to God and telling Him you want to be born again and trusting Him. --WHO IS "THE WORD" WHO IS GOD IN THE FLESH" (JOHN1:14)    "WALK WORTHY OF YOUR CALLING" THE WORD, "CHURCH" IN GREEK,  ECCLESIA,  MEANS ELECTED--CALLED OUT. IF you should so decide TRUST   IN JESUS   ... I BELIEVE GOD ELECTED OR GOD CALLED YOU.