"A New Atitude"

The Outline: 

OPENING  (1:1-2)

I.  DOCTRINAL (1-3)

A.  Our POSITION in Christ  (1:3-3:21)

                  “Seated”[i]  (2:6)

II.  PRACTRICAL (4-6)

B.  Our LIFE in The World  (4:1-6:9)

                  “Walk”  (4:1)

C.  Our ATTITUDE to The Enemy  (6:10-20)

                  “Stand Firm”  (6:11)

CLOSING  (6:21-24)

[i] The Three Major Divisions used in these notes are adapted from the book: “Sit, Walk, Stand” by Watchman Nee; Christian Literature Crusade, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1973.

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B.  Our LIFE in The World  (4:1-6:9)

                 “Walk”  (4:1)

1. THE WORTHY WALK(4:1-16)

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4.  THE WISE WALK(5:15-6:9)

1. Be Careful how You Walk (5:15-17)

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a.  Be Careful how You Walk (5:15-17)

• The Most of Your Time(5:15-16)

b.  Be Filled with The Spirit (5:18-6:9)

• Speaking and Singing(5:18-19)

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APPENDIX: A Study in Parallel Passages

        Ephesians 5:18-6:9                          Colossians 3:16-4:1

“Be filled with the Spirit”           “Let the Word richly dwell”

  (5:18-19)      • Speaking and Singing       (3:16)

     (5:20)        • Thanksgiving                   (3:17)

  (5:21-6:9)     • Submitting                    (3:18-4:1)

         (5:22-33)                         Wives & Husbands                                    (3:18-19)

            (6:1-4)                           Children & Parents                                    (3:20-21)

            (6:5-9)                           Slaves & Masters                                       (3:22-4:1)

Note: In Algebra if A = B and C = B; Then A = C;

    Or: If two things are equal to the same thing, they are equal to each other

In Hermeneutics if different headings or commands both result in exactly the same things or motivate toward the same outcomes, then those headings or commands are most likely synonymous with each other

So then: “Being filled with the Spirit” is the equivalent to “Letting the Word richly dwell” in us; The one cannot happen properly unless it is also accompanied by the other