Treasure trove of Christian truths!

Dear Friends:  This Sunday we are going to delve into Paul's writings in Ephesians, and boy, is it a treasure trove of Christian truths!  Be sure to take a look at Ephesians 5:15-20 before Sunday.   Here we have the Apostle borrowing a page from the Old Testament, specifically, from the Wisdom tradition.  These writings are typified by the Books of Job and Proverbs.  In a nutshell, being wise is knowing that there is a good God, desiring to be in fellowship with Him, and trying to follow His Will.  The opposite of wisdom is folly, and the foolish person (according to both the Wisdom writers and Paul) would be the person who rejects God's Will.   So what does this have to do with Paul's Letter to the Ephesians.  Well, in Paul's day -- as is the case today -- there were a lot of secular voices shouting at the believer how to live.  Paul very much believed that one could live in the world, but not be a part of the world.  Or to put it another way, we can live in secular society but we don't have to be secular.  As the old saying goes, "Christians aren't perfect -- just forgiven!"    This is an amazingly important lesson for the contemporary Christian.  We are tempted so many times by culture to stray away from what we know is right, and to betray God with our words or our deeds.  Paul gives us some advice on how to prevent this, and when I see you this Sunday, we'll learn together what he has to say.   Peace and Blessings,