Points of Purity

Paul admonished the church in Ephesus to live pure lives. Paul had good reason to be concerned for the people in Ephesus, because, like us, they struggled to separate themselves from the accepted behaviour of their society. Ephesus held one of the ancient wonders of the world, the temple to the goddess Diana. This was a shrine where immoral and perverse acts including prostitution were conducted. Paul feared that the morals of the people of God would gradually bedegraded by the immorality that surrounded them, and so he warned them:

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints (Ephesians 5:3)

Our generation still struggles with this issue. Society presents every kind of perversion as an acceptable alternate lifestyle. The pressure from our surroundings can influence us to lower our morals. We can begin to compare ourselves to the immoral society around us and consider ourselves righteous. However, instead of comparing ourselves to our society, as children of God, we are commanded to compare our morals to His Word. It is not good enough to live a step above the wickedness that surrounds us. Our challenge is to ascend to the standard that God's Word has set for us.

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Dave and Heather