Having been made new in Christ, we must put off everything that belongs to the old life and sinful nature. This is a passage where Paul gets quite specific in showing us what we need to turn away from.

Having been made new in Christ, we must put off everything that belongs to the old life and sinful nature. This is a passage where Paul gets quite specific in showing us what we need to turn away from.

As we are equipped and enabled to grow into maturity in Christ, we must live lives distinct from those around us—putting off our old self of corruption and putting on the new self of godliness. But how? Jonathan Griffiths shares how in this edition of "Encounter the Truth".

As we are equipped and enabled to grow into maturity in Christ, we must live lives distinct from those around us—putting off our old self of corruption and putting on the new self of godliness. But how? Jonathan Griffiths shares how in this edition of "Encounter the Truth".

The risen and ascended Lord has given gifted leaders to the church to prepare the all God’s people for service, so that the whole body may be mature. As this happens according to his design and plan, we are protected from error and we all grow up into maturity in Christ.

The risen and ascended Lord has given gifted leaders to the church to prepare the all God’s people for service, so that the whole body may be mature. As this happens according to his design and plan, we are protected from error and we all grow up into maturity in Christ.

Just as God is united in himself, we are to live out the unity we enjoy and have through the Spirit of God. We must make every effort to do this, and so live worthy of our calling.

Just as God is united in himself, we are to live out the unity we enjoy and have through the Spirit of God. We must make every effort to do this, and so live worthy of our calling.

Paul prays that God will strengthen believers by his Spirit so that we will be established in his love and be able to comprehend the full of extent of that love. And he prays that, as God is powerfully at work in us, he will receive glory in his church. We should pray the same for ourselves and one another.

Paul prays that God will strengthen believers by his Spirit so that we will be established in his love and be able to comprehend the full of extent of that love. And he prays that, as God is powerfully at work in us, he will receive glory in his church. We should pray the same for ourselves and one another.