What does God say to the followers of Christ?  Do we need to listen to Christ?  How do we do that?  Do we need to be teachable?  What are we learning that is not of Christ?  To whom are we listening and so determining our thinking processes?

Shouldn’t the followers of Christ be listening…be teachable…as the truth is in Christ Jesus?  How have you learned Christ?  (See Ephesians 4:20)

(NASB) Ephesians 4:21 “if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus,
22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit…”

OLD SELF
Corrupted!  Lusts of deceit!  Ugly picture is it not?  That nature that we had before we received Jesus into our lives as our Savior…that “old self” that demanded its way, so our wants would be fulfilled.
Are you continuing to live in that way today?

NEW SELF
+Renewed!  In the spirit of your mind!  Thinking thoughts which are godly…for you seek God and His ways.
+Consciously putting on the “new self” – you have been given God’s Holy Spirit – followers of Christ are being renewed in the likeness of God Himself.  Are you cooperating with Him?
+Created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

Listening to Christ Jesus – being taught by the Lord Jesus Christ – His truth!
Skeptics and nay-sayers will make fun, deride and demean such thinking.  They too will stand before the God of the Holy Bible and give an account…(See Revelation 20:11-15)

Followers of Christ – what is controlling you today?  Your old self…or your new self created in Christ Jesus?

If you have not asked Jesus into your life as your Savior…you can, right now.  A help for you to talk with God, click on Resources, then click on God’s Plan of Salvation under Bible Studies.