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# Connecting Statement:
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2018-08-07 20:49:04 +00:00
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Paul tells the Ephesians what they should no longer do now that they as believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit of God.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Therefore, I say and insist on this in the Lord
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"Because what I have just said, I will say something more to strongly encourage you because we all belong to the Lord"
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# that you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds
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"stop living like the Gentiles with their worthless thoughts"
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