Bible Studies

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I'll always quote from the New American Standard Bible, 1995 edition, unless I mention otherwise. Sometimes I'll make comments in the middle of quotations in brackets [ ] or [[ ]] to make them more obvious. I borrow heavily in this article from my book, "Holiness and Victory Over Sin: Full Salvation Through the Atoning Death of the Lord Jesus Christ," from my paper on Ephesians chapter 4, and from Articles #s 21 and 22 of my "Twenty-Eight Articles on Holiness and Victory Over Sin." cf. means compare; e.g. means for example

This passage, especially when coupled with Ephesians chapters 5 and 6, is one of the most significant passages in the New Testament teaching and exhorting Christians with the enablement and requirement (which is a great privilege!) to walk in the truth, righteousness, and holiness of God with the victory over all sin, by grace through faith, through salvation in Christ Jesus.


"So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk [[The apostle Paul was addressing these words to Gentiles who had now become Christians (cf. Eph. 1:11-13; 2:11-3:8). The non-Christian Gentiles were, of course, walking (living) in sin.]], in the futility [or, "emptiness, vanity

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