Eph-80-81 - Lesson 32 Pt-2- Ephesians 5: 1-8
Verse four in King James reads, Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. The word ' filthiness' in the Aramaic is ' swearing's' or ' profanity' or ' cursing.' Thou shalt not use the name of the Lord thy God in what? [Vain] That is what this is talking about. And any time you have idolatry , those men are going to use the name of God in vain. That' s profanity. Neither filthiness which is profanity, using the name of God in vain, nor foolishness in King James. You see these ' nors,' these ' neither, nor, nors' that are in here is the figure of speech spelled p-a-r-a-d-i-a-s-t-o-l-e. {paradiastole}. This repetition separates out certain actions that are not even to be named among saints. Filthiness, foolishness, talking, jestings, these are not even to be named among saints. This ' foolish talking,' ' words that are senseless or ofr eproach' is the Aramaic. The word ' reproach' according to the Funk and Wagnall Standard Collegiate Dictionary 1974 says, 'to charge with or blame for something wrong. ' So these words mean, ' you do not use the name of God in vain nor words that blame Him for something wrong, for evil.' Blame God for evil. Man, I thought it today, the contracts that are written. Acts of God. Ha ha, you know, storm, fires, acts of God. This verse says, this verse says, Never any words that blame Him, God, for evil. That' s the Word 'foolish talking.' That' s ' foolish talking.' Now the word ' jesting.' Jesting is ' making fun of.' The dictionary again, the same one, has this to say about the word ' jesting.' ' Something said or done to provoke laughter.' And I wrote ' saying or doing anything to provoke laughter.' You do not say or do anything, making Him, making God a laughing stock.. 'Which is not convenient ' meaning, ' these which are not necessary,' ' not becoming.' They are ' discreditable ,' ' unbefitting,' dealing with the one true God and idolatry in relationship to it. The litera
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Research Department, this way. Now since they're born again, their whole life is changed, so the life of lying, and living a lie, and being a lie, and being false, is to be put away. And every man... this is the translation ... and everyone, everyone. The word ' man' you could use because it's an inclusive noun, but I prefer to use the word ' one.' Wherefore put away the lie and everyone speak the truth with his neighbor for we are members one of another. That is literal according to usage. Now for the expanded according to understanding. It's not bad. Because of this... What we coughing for? Everybody sick?...Because of this... and the reason I went in the expanded along this line is because verse 24 last week told us that we are created by God in righteousness and in true purity, through holiness. Twenty four. That's why 25, Wherefore ... 'wherefore' can be translated 'because of this.