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Ephesians 4:1-32
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commentaryMatthew Henry on Ephesians 4:1-6Nothing is pressed more earnestly in the Scriptures, than to walk as becomes those called to Christ's kingdom and glory. By lowliness, understand humility, which is opposed to pride. By meekness, that excellent disposit…Matthew HenrycommentaryConsistency Enforced. (a. d. 61.)CONSISTENCY ENFORCED. (A. D. 61.) This is a general exhortation to walk as becomes our Christian profession. Paul was now a prisoner at Rome; and he was the prisoner of the Lord, or in the Lord, which signifies as much…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1The obligations of the Christian calling. "Walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye are called." I. THE NATURE OF THIS CALLING. It is the Christian vocation. We are called out of darkness into God's marvelous light (1 Pe…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16Exhortation. I. TRANSITION FROM THE DOCTRINAL TO THE PRACTICAL. "I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you." There is a similar transition at Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore." In both cases the "therefore…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-3Walking worthy of our vocation. "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord," etc. The verses, looked at homiletically, suggest the following truths:— I. THAT MAN'S EXTERNAL CONDITION IN THIS WORLD IS NO TRUE TEST OF HIS REA…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1Ethics after Theology. The doctrinal part of the Epistle is now finished and the practical part begins. This is the true and natural order. I. IT IS IN THE SPHERE OF THE DOCTRINAL THAT WE FIND THE POWER THAT CARRIES US…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1The Christian walk. "Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called." We now come to the practical part of the Epistle, and the first exhortation is a striking one. Paul attached great importance to the element of…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-3Walking worthily. It is touching to see how the great apostle, who had a right to issue commands to the Churches in the name of Christ, prefers to beseech his readers with gentle entreaty as "the prisoner in the Lord."…Joseph S. Exell and contributors