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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Or by the Spirit that is in your mind; that is, by the Holy Spirit; who is in the saints, and is the author of renovation in them; and who is the reviver and carrier on, and finisher of that work, and therefore that is called the renewing of the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 or rather the mind of man, which is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. You know the eye will not deceive the head. There is no part of the body that will deceive the rest. If...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And that ye put on the new man,.... Which some understand of Jesus Christ, who is truly and really man, and a new or extraordinary one, Jeremiah 31:22 and as such is God's creature, and is made after his image, and which appears in his perfect holiness and righteousness; and the phrase of putting on well agrees with him, Romans 13:14 whose...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Wherefore putting away lying,.... Which is one of the deeds of the old man, and a branch of the former conversation agreeable to him: a lie is a voluntary disagreement of the mind and speech, with a design to deceive; it is to speak that which is false, contrary to truth shining in the mind; and it is spoken knowingly and willingly, and with a...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Be ye angry, and sin not,.... There is anger which is not sinful; for anger is fouled in God himself, in Jesus Christ, in the holy angels, and in God's people; and a man may be said to be angry and not sin, when his anger arises from a true zeal for God and religion; when it is kindled not against persons, but sins; when a man is displeased with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Be angry sometimes. A man that is never angry, surely has no strong convictions in him, for he that is not angry at evil can scarcely be thought to rejoice in that which is good. But anger is a dog that is very apt to bite the wrong persons; therefore, be ye angry, and sin not....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: If ever angry, be only angry with evil, and never retain anger in your heart. It must not last more than a day. They say that a wasp’s sting dies at night; so, let every resentful thought die away as the sun sets.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Speak every man truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another. Then, why should we lie one to another? Should one hand try to deceive the other hand? Should the eye mislead the foot? Surely, the union of one member with all the other members should ensure its truthfulness. Eph_4:26. Be ye angry, and sin not: If you must be angry, (and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Neither give place to the devil. Or "to the accuser", or "slanderer"; that is, to any adversary, that takes delight in slandering and reproaching the saints; give such no room, nor reason, to calumniate the doctrine and ways of Christ, through an unbecoming conversation, by lying and sinful anger, or by other means; or rather the devil, the great...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither give place to the devil. He is standing at the door. If you give him a seat, he will come in, and it is very easy to do so — to make an opportunity for the devil to come in. “Neither give place to the devil.” Idle persons, tempt the devil to depart by being busy — by being prayerful, and by being much with God. Give no place to the devil.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither give place to the devil. He will knock at your door, and try to get in; but do not offer him a chair. If he forces his company upon you, let him know he is not welcome.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Neither give place to the devil. A man who harbours malice in his heart, invites the devil to come in, and keeps a place ready for him.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let him that stole steal no more,.... Stealing, or theft, is a fraudulent taking away of another man's goods, without the knowledge and will of the owner, for the sake of gain; to which evil may be reduced, not making good, or not performing payments, all unjust contracts, detention of wages, unlawful usury, unfaithfulness in anything committed to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, Honest industry is the cure for dishonesty. Eph_4:28. Working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. What a splendid change from a thief up to one that gives to him that needeth! Now, between them, we should have put, “Let him that stole...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: If he has only been a petty pilferer, “Let him that stole steal no more.” He that steals a pin will one day steal an ox if he can. Eph_4:28. But rather let him labour, If he must have something that he does not at present possess, this is the way to get it, not by stealing it, but by labouring for it. Eph_4:28....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour,- For laziness is generally the cause of theft. If a man would work for what he wanted, he would not be tempted to steal it. Paul carries his argument very far, “let him labour,”- Eph_4:28. Working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. What...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth,.... As unsavoury speech, foolish talking, light and frothy language, that which is filthy, unprofitable, noxious, and nauseous, and all that is sinful; such as profane oaths, curses, and imprecations, unchaste words, angry ones, proud, haughty, and arrogant expressions, lies, perjury, c....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, Putrid is the word — “no putrid communication” — no word, therefore, which tends to do harm to the purest mind — nothing which is unsavory; therefore, also, nothing that is untrue — nothing that is slanderous —nothing that would injure my neighbor. “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Why does the apostle say clamor? Why. because when...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, Do not utter a dirty or corrupt word, nay, though it has a merry jest appended to it, do not speak it. “He pares his apple who would cleanly feed,” is a good proverb. Take away all that is corrupt about the story. Eph_4:29. But that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister...