Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.
But that is not But that is not the way you learned Christ! – assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus, to take off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires, to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new
self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.” – Ephesians 4:17-24

We become what we worship.

Worshiping

• Ephesians 4:17-20, Isaiah 44:14-17, Romans 1:21-25

“For though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless,” —– Romans 1:21
“The principle is this: if we worship idols, we will become like the idols, and that likeness will ruin
us.” —G.K Beale

Christ teaches our hearts

• Ephesians 4:20-24

“Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” —Matthew 11:28-30

“My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings” – —Philippians 3:10

“The renewal of their minds…is part of God’s re-creative work of restoring the universe in its original harmony with himself and, internally, with itself.” —Frank Thielman

For Further Study:
*Scripture:* Romans 1:16-32, Isaiah 44, Matthew 11:25-30
Resources: “Learning Christ” (https://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/learning-christ), “We
Become What We Worship” by G.K. Beale
To Prepare for Next Week:
Ephesians 4:25-32