Waterbrooke Christian Church

As Paul wraps up his letter to the church at Ephesus, he gives what some theologians call a “peroratio”. A peroration is a passionate conclusion to a speech or a letter which is meant to inspire passion and enthusiasm.  Paul has been teaching us that King Jesus is on the throne and that his kingdom advances in the lives of everyday people like you and I who learn to live out the grace and forgiveness of the gospel in our marriages, in our families, in our workplaces, and as His church. Paul calls us to be passionate for the kingdom characteristics that were first demonstrated in Christ Himself. Earlier in Ephesians 4:32-5:2, Paul writes “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”  As Paul wraps up this epistle, he calls us as believers to be aware of Satan’s attempts to put in our hearts the old atti