STRIP
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Strip yourselves of your former nature
which characterized your previous
manner of life and becomes corrupt
through lusts and desires that spring
from delusion;
And be constantly renewed in the
spirit of your mind,
And put on the new nature created
in God’s image, in true righteousness
and holiness.
Therefore, rejecting all falsity and being
done now with it, let everyone express
the truth with his neighbor, for we are
all parts of one body and members of
one another.
When angry, do not sin; do not ever let
your fury last until the sun goes down.
Leave no room or foothold for the devil.
Let the thief steal no more, but rather let
him be industrious, making an honest
living with his own hands, so that he may
be able to give to those in need.
Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil
word nor unwholesome or worthless talk
come out of your mouth, but only such
speech as is good and beneficial to the
spiritual progress of others, as is fitting
to the need and the occasion, that it
may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor)
to those who hear it.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God by Whom
you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath and
resentment and quarreling and slander be
banished from you, with all malice.
And become useful and helpful and kind to
one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, as God in Christ forgave you.
(Ephesians 4.22-32).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!