Eph. 4:17-24
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
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This passage makes me think of a saying a friend once shared with me. Head, Heart, Hands.
Head - Read and study Gods word. Listen and learn from pastor and Sunday school teachers.
Heart- Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom and discernment to understand.
Hands - Be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer. Look for opportunities to serve and let Christ be seen in me. Put on the armor of God to protect from Satans evil and deceptive tactics.
The But in this passage is huge. What believers have and can be in Christ is so opposite from the life of the self powered walk of the unbeliever. I need a renewed mind and it is possible through Christ and the Holy Spirit.