ETHICAL EXHORTATIONS
4.1-6.20: This section contains exhortations to unity and full statue in Christ, admonitions against vice, encouragements to worship, and even household rules, in order to participate in the love of Christ.
Much of this material is also in Col 3.1-4.6.
Read Ephesians 4.1-16
In 4.1-16: Maintain unity.
Unity comes from the Spirit (vv. 1-6), and diversity of gifts of the Spirit brings the church to maturity (vv. 7-16).
In verse 1: Calling: see 1.18; 2.11.
In verse 2: Patience, literally, the ability to endure the pressure of heat.
In verses 7-10: Ps 68.18 explains the origin (Christ) and goal (Christ filling) of Christian gifts.
In verses 11-16: The gifts are essential for the church to reach maturity (contrasted with immaturity).
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