{"id":215,"date":"2008-11-02T15:50:29","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T20:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/messages\/2008\/the-culture-of-the-church-2\/"},"modified":"2009-10-19T12:24:18","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T17:24:18","slug":"the-culture-of-the-church-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanoverbaptistchurch.dreamhosters.com\/messages\/2008\/the-culture-of-the-church-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culture of the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outline—Ephesians 4:31–32<\/h3>\n
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  1. How we treat ourselves (v. 31)\n
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    1. The particulars\n
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      1. Bitterness (Colossians 3:19)<\/li>\n
      2. Wrath<\/li>\n
      3. Anger (v. 26)<\/li>\n
      4. Clamor<\/li>\n
      5. Evil Speaking (blaspheming others)<\/li>\n
      6. Malice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      7. The directive (put off—these are alien and antithetical to the Christian life)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      8. How we treat one another (v. 32)\n
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        1. Rule of thumb—be ye kind (Luke 6:35)<\/li>\n
        2. Rule of generosity—tenderhearted (1 Peter 3:8)<\/li>\n
        3. Rule of rights—forgiving one another (Colossians 3:18)<\/li>\n
        4. Rule of grace—even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you (Matthew 18:23–35)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Take Home Points<\/h3>\n