Filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5 v 18 – 6 v 9) 10. They do not establish rescue missions in the slum areas of our cities, because they have no good news for the man on skid row. 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Thirty-one choices! AS A RESULT, WE ARE NO LONGER TO BE CHILDREN: hina meketi omen (1PPAS) nepioi: As a result (2443) (hina) defines the purpose of attaining to the Christlikeness. (NLT - Tyndale House), Phillips: We are not meant to remain as children at the mercy of every chance wind of teaching and the jockeying of men who are expert in the craft presentation of lies. Ephesians 4:15 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Ephesians 4:15, NIV: "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ." United in Christ (Ephesians 2 v 11-22) 6. Ephesians 4:14-16 New International Version << Ephesians 3 | Ephesians 4 | Ephesians 5 >> 14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Marvin Vincent writes that these men are "As clouds which seem to be charged with refreshing showers, but are borne past and yield no rain.”. Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit. Nothing holds their attention for very long. Methodeia refers to an orderly, logical, effective arrangement, usually in steps followed to achieve an end. But they also, now, had been listening to the messages on Sunday morning on Habakkuk. As Kingfishers Catch Fire. This passage forms the hinge between the theological statement of Ephesians 1-3 and the exhortatory material that follows (4:17-6:20). For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men (spiritual immature believers are scarcely distinguishable from natural or unsaved men)? Commentary on Ephesians 4:1-16 View Bible Text . Ready for battle (Ephesians 6 v 10-24) Leader's Guide; … I sometimes use the expression that I am primarily a pediatrician, not an obstetrician. —A metaphor from waves tossed about by the winds; billowed to and fro. As an introduction to this study, make sure that you read Ephesians 4:1-13. These "winds" are like the wind coming off the sea - always blowing, sometimes gently, sometimes with devastating force, but always "blowing" through the body of Christ. Behind the evil men and women who seek to expound false teaching, there is also a supernatural evil power who seeks to deceive unwary saints with his "devilish" cunning. 2 Peter 3:17 (note) You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness, 1 John 4:6 We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. NKJV: that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, NLT: Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth. Such is the confusing effect of false doctrine. Those who are babes are unskillful in the word of righteousness, their senses are not exercised to discern between good and evil (Heb. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Ephesians. Panourgia conveys the the idea of clever manipulation of error to make it look like the truth. The life of men who strive after various things (Critias Fr., 15 [Diels7, II, 381, 20]), indeed, the action of many men (Philodem. Growing in Christ (Ephesians 4 v 1-16) 8. In the few instances where the word bears a positive sense, there is a hint of presumption or perhaps deceptive evaluation (Plato, Plutarch). Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Ephesians 4:14. He will take your temperature, your blood pressure, and your heart rate. I feel that I am called to be the pediatrician—that is, to give the saints the Word of God so they can grow. TOSSED HERE AND THERE BY WAVES AND CARRIED ABOUT BY EVERY WIND OF DOCTRINE: kludonizomenoi (PPPMPN) kai peripheromenoi (PPPMPN) panti anemo tes didaskalias: Tossed by waves (2831) (kludonizomai from kludôn = wave, especially dashing or surging waves, Lk 8:24) means to surge, be tossed in billows or the waves. 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, Philippians. This 4-week Narrative Lectionary preaching series on Ephesians does not actually include what are probably the letter’s best-known verses, though one imagines it might not be difficult to find at least one occasion during a month of sermons to cite them!