Introduction: The
second demand is also violent. The first
was to mortify, to kill the flesh and it’s evil
desires. We are to put down the sins
that enslave the body and brings down the wrath of God. The second is for us to strip off these six
sins that enslave the mind.
A. These are the sin that enslave the emotions
and tongue
1. The picture is that of putting off
or stripping off clothes
B. There are six sins that are to be
stripped off
1. Note: All six have to do with
either deep-seated emotions or else the tongue.
2. They are reactions and feelings
against another person
[Ministers are to be very careful – attitude]
C. Here are the six sins = anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy communication, lying
1. One: There is the sin of ANGER –
Ephesians 4:26-27
a. The believer is to strip off
the garment of anger
b. Anger causes one to react, lash
out, hurt others
2. There is wrong anger – unjustified
or selfish anger
a. It broods, is selfish,
harbors malice, will not forget, it lingers, it wills revenge and seeks revenge
b. It despises, it scorns, it comes from pride, a proud wrath, wanting to trample other
people
c. Anger that curses, seeks to
destroy a man and his reputation
3. A right ANGER - - called justified
anger
a. The believer must be an
angry person
b. Angry with those who sin and do
wrong
c. Those who
are unjust and selfish in their behavior
d. Justified anger is always
disciplined and controlled
e. One must be angry for a
legitimate reason and seek to correct in a peaceful way
f. Romans
D. Two: The sin of WRATH
1. Burst of anger, indignation, a
violent, explosive temper, explosive reactions arise from stirred and boiling
emotions
2. Not an anger that last
a. Galatians 5:19-21, James
1:19-20, Proverbs 29:22
E. Three:
There is the sin of MALICE
1. Deep seated feelings against a
person
2. Hatred that last on and on
3. Intense and long lasting
bitterness against a person
a. 1 Corinthians 5:8,
F. Four:
There is the sin of BLASPHEMY
1. Speech that slanders, insults,
hurts, injures and show contempt
2. It is railing at someone
a. Acts
G. Five: The sin of FILTHY COMMUNICATION
1. To be foul mouthed and vulgar –
cursing
2. One must be clean mouthed, follow
God, be pure in speech and conservation
3. Keep his mouth and tongue clean
a. Ephesians 5:4
F. Six: The sin of LYING
1. One is to strip off the garment of
lying
2. A lie does at least three things:
a. Misrepresents the truth –
camouflages and hides the truth
b. Lying deceives a person, leads
astray
c. Lying builds wrong
relationships, one built on sinking sand
d. Controls ones tongue – lies are
spoken
A. To strip off the sins of the emotions and
tongue
1. We have to ‘Put off the OLD MAN
‘ --
Ephesians 4:22
a. What one was before one
accepts Christ
b. It is the very nature of man,
natural, the corrupt seed, the nature of Adam
2. The believers OLD MAN has already
been put to death
a. Romans 6:6
3. The deeds of the OLD MAN have been
‘put off’ from the believer
a. Colossians 3:9
4. The
believer himself is exhorted to “Put
off the Old Man”
a. To exercise his will in
putting off the OLD MAN
b. Romans 6:11, Ephesians 4:22
B. We have to ‘put on the NEW MAN’
a. A renewed mind is a must –
regenerated, renewed, born again
b. A NEW MAN created in Christ
c. He has been given a Holy
Nature, and incorruptible life
d. It is a man who is - - -
1. In
fellowship with God
2. Obedient to God’s will
3. Devoted to God’s service
III.
The Scriptures Covers All Things
That Could Cause Hurt – Vs 11
A. The Word erases, eliminates all reason for
hurt or division
1. Race or birth – Greek or Jew
2. Religion or ritual – Circumcision
or un-circumcision
3. Education and culture – Barbarian
or Scythian
4. Social class and wealth and
property – Bond or free
a. Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians
10:17, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 4:13
Conclusion: When our
tongue is tamed as James says, a multitude of sins are stripped off. Our emotions and feelings are subdued, and
then we can begin to see others through the eyes of Christ. The New Man alive, the Old Man dead. Our goal and main objective is to please
Jesus and serve God with all our heart.