BRS.EPHESIANS.04

1 So, as a prisoner for the Master, I beg you to behave the way Alahim’s people should, because He chose you to be His. 2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other with love. 3 You are joined together with peace through the Spirit. Do all you can to continue as you are, letting peace hold you together. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, and Alahim chose you to have one hope. 5 There is one Master, one trusting-belief, and one baptism. 6 There is one Alahim and Father of us all, who rules over everyone. He works through all of us and in all of us. YAHUSHA IS ALAHIM!

(OUR ONE BAPTISM IS A FULLY ENCOMPASSING EXPERIENCE OF HIS BLOOD FORGIVENESS, WASHING BY THE WATER OF HIS WORD, THEN SPIRIT & FIRE BAPTISM - THIS IS ONE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE THAT DELIVERS US FROM EVIL AND PLACES US IN THE HOME-QUARRIES OF WILDERNESS TESTING AND MATURING - PRACTICING HIS LOVE LAWS AND WAITING/SERVING TIL HIS SOON RETURN!)

7 Messiah gave each one of us a special gift. Everyone received what He wanted to give them. 8 That is why the Scriptures say,

“He went up high into the sky; He took prisoners with Him, and gave gifts to people.” 9 When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that He first came down low to earth. 10 So Messiah came down, and He is the same One Who went up. He went up above the highest heaven to fill everything with Himself. 11 And that same Messiah gave these gifts to people: He made some to be Disciples, some to be Prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to care for and teach Alahim’s people. 12 Messiah gave these gifts to prepare Alahim’s Set-Apart people for the work of serving, to make the body of Messiah stronger. 13 This work must continue until we are all joined together in what we believe and in what we know about the Son of Alahim. Our goal is to become like a full-grown man—to look just like YAHUSHA and have all His perfection.

14 Then we will no longer be like babies. We will not be people who are always changing like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another, tossed to and fro. We will not be influenced by every new teaching we hear from people who are trying to deceive us—those who make clever plans and use every kind of trick to fool others into following the wrong way. 15 No, we will speak the truth with love. We will grow to be like YAHUSHA in every way. He is the head, 16 and the whole body depends on him. All the parts of the body are joined and held together, with each part doing its own work. This causes the whole body to grow and to be stronger in love.

17 I have something from the Master to tell you. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing - FUTILE. 18 They have no understanding, and they know nothing because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that YAHUSHA gives. 19 They have lost their feeling of shame and use their lives to do what is morally wrong. More and more, they want to do all kinds of evil. 20 But that way of life is nothing like what you learned when you came to know Messiah. 21 I know that you heard about him, and in him you were taught the truth. Yes, the truth is in YAHUSHA. 22 You were taught to leave your old self. This means that you must stop living the evil way you lived before. That old self gets worse and worse because people are fooled by the evil they want to do. 23 You must be made new in your hearts and in your thinking. 24 Be that new person who was made to be like Alahim, truly good and pleasing to Him.

25 So you must stop telling lies. “You must always speak the truth to each other,” because we all belong to each other in the same body. 26 “When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t let the sun go down on your anger. 27 Don’t give the devil a way to defeat you. 28 Whoever has been stealing must stop it and start working. They must use their hands for doing something good. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

29 When you talk, don’t say anything bad. But say the good things that people need—whatever will help them grow stronger. Then what you say will be a blessing to those who hear you. 30 And don’t grieve YAHUSHA'S Spirit, making Him sad. Alahim gave you His Spirit as proof that you belong to Him and that He will keep you safe until the day He makes you free. 31 Never be bitter, angry, or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil. 32 Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as Alahim forgave you through Messiah.

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