“Holy Warning” | May 15, 2022

I.      “Thanksgiving”
Ephesians 5:1-2; Gal 5:13-18
James 1:12-18; Job 15:35; Ps 7:14; 85:12; Is 59:4; Ro 6:23
John 3:27; Eph 1:12; Ro 7:13-25; 8:19-23; 1Co 10:21
2 Corinthians 6:15
Ephesians 5:1-4; Ps 16:4; Eccl 10:13; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:29
Hebrews 13:4
Romans 1:28
1 Corinthians 6:12-20; Heb 13:4-6
Matthew 22:37-40; Is 56:3-5; Mt 19:12; Ro 5:20-6:4
 
II.      “Do Not Be Deceived!”
Ephesians 5:5-6; 1Co 6:9-11;; Ro 1:18; Col 3:6-8;
1Jn 1:9-22; Mt 7:17-23; 2 Tim 3:1-13; 1Co 5:9-11;
1 Corinthians 10:7-10; Rev 21:8; 22:15; Col 2:8; Ja 1:14
Job Ch. 1-2; Mk 1:13; Luke 4:1-2; 22:31-32
2Timothy 3:10-17
Revelation 2:18-29
 
Greek Word Study:
Sexual Immorality: ‘porneia’: from ‘porneuo’; harlotry (inc. adultery and incest); (figurative) idolatry: - ([temptation to] sexual) immorality.
Impurity: ‘akatharsia’: from ‘akathartos’: impurity (the quality), physical or moral: - impurity, uncleanness. Moral uncleanness, lewdness, pollution, as opposed to chastity. (Ro 1:24; 6:19; 2Co 12:21; Eph 4:19; 5:3…) ‘akathartos’ in sense of lewd, lascivious (Eph 5:5); Spoken figuratively of Idolatry (Rev 17:4)
Covetousness: ‘pleonexia’: from ‘pleonektes’; avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion: - coveting (-ousness) exaction, greed (-y) N. from ‘pleonektes’: The state of having more, larger portion, advantage. In NT, the will to have more, i.e. covetousness, greediness for gain, which leads a person to defraud others. (Mk 7:22; Lk 12:15; Ro 1:29; 2Co 9:5; Eph 4:19; 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Th 2:5; 2Pe 2:3, 14)
Saints: ‘hagioi’: (most) holy (one, thing) saint; a matter of expiation. Primarily, pure, clean. Metaphorically, Morally Pure. Spoken of those who are in any way to be included in the Christian community.
Filthiness: ‘aischrotes’: from ‘aischros: shameful; shamefulness, i.e. obscenity: - filthiness.
Foolish Talk: ‘morologia’: N. from ‘morologos’ (n.f.), speaking foolishly, which is from ‘moros’ (foolish) and ‘lego’ (to speak) Foolish talking, empty discourse. (Eph 5:4)
Crude Joking: ‘eutrapalia’: N. from ‘eutrapelos’ (n.f.) sportive; witticism, i.e. (in a vulgar sense) ribaldry: - crude joking. Humor, wit. In NT used in a bad sense: levity, jesting; frivolous and indecent discourse (Only in Eph 5:4)
Place: ‘aneko’: to attain to; be proper: - fitting, in place. (out of place: improper, do not belong) (Eph 5:4)
Sexually Immoral: ‘pornos’: from ‘pernemi’ (to sell) akin to ‘piprasko’ (to traffic, to dispose of as merchandise, or into slavery) (lit or fig): -  sell; a male prostitute (as venal); i.e. (by analogy) a debauchee (libertine: morally (sexually) unrestrained), immorality, sexually immoral person or people.
Idolater: ‘eidololatres’: from ‘eidolon’(idol) and ‘latris’(n.f.) a worshipper; an image- (servant or) worshipper: - Idolater, a worshipper of idols (1Co 5:10-11; 6:9; 10:7; Eph 5:5; Rev 21:8; 22:15) (Worship of sex, images, $$)
Empty Words: ‘kenos’ ‘logos’: empty words (lit or fig): - empty handed, foolish, (in) vain. Of that in which there is nothing of Truth or reality. False, fallacious, e.g. Empty words, meaning false words, deceitful. (Eph 5:6; Col 1:28)
Wrath: ‘orge’: from ‘orego’; to covet after, desire. Properly, desire (as reaching forth or excitement of the mind), (by analogy) violent passion (ire, or [justifiable] abhorrence); (by implication) punishment: - anger, wrath. The native character, disposition, temper of the mind; impulse, impetus. Hence in NT: passion, i.e. any violent commotion of mind; indignation anger, wrath, especially as including desire for vengeance, punishment and therein differing from ‘thumos’, wrath: The punitive wrath of God, the divine judgments to be inflicted upon the wicked (Mt 3:7; Lk 3:7; 21:23; Jn 3:36; Ro 2:8; 3:5; 5:9; 9:22; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6; 1Th 1:10).
Sons of Disobedience: ‘huioi tes apaitheias’: sons of disobedience from ‘apeithes’: disbelief (obstinate and rebellious): - disobedience. N. from apeithes, disobedient. Disobedience, unwillingness to be persuaded, willful unbelief, obstinacy (Ro 11:30, 32; Eph 2:2; 5:6; Heb 4:6, 11) i.e. heathen, pagans (Col 3:6 [TR]) ‘huioi’: sons, children