Ephesians 5: 11 - 13 > Reprove works of darkness
| Reprove works of darkness |
| Ephesians 5: 11 - 13 ( King James Version ) |
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| And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. |
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| 5:12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. |
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| 5:13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light; for whatsoever doth make manifest is light |
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| Ephesians 5: 11 ( New International Version ) |
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| Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. |
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| Verse 5: 12: For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. |
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| verse 5: 13: But everything exposed by the light becomes visible |
| See Verses 14 - 16 |
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| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Eph. 5:11.
The Christian should withdraw himself from the company of those who are as a snare to his soul. When you come in contact with those whom you cannot lift into a pure and holy atmosphere, because their moral tastes are wholly perverted, you must shun their society. Persons of this class have generally a strong will and positive temperament, and when wrought upon by the enemy of God, they become efficient agents in leading souls from the path of righteousness to paths that are false and dangerous. The moral atmosphere surrounding these souls is tainted with evil, and exerts only a defiling influence. {OHC 256.2} |
| With the Bible open before you, inquire diligently, Is this the way of the Lord? There is a divine standard we must individually meet. "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them" [Epesians 5:11]. Jesus took our nature and was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin. {21MR 161.2} |
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Eph. 5:11.
Many professed Christians are well represented by the vine that is trailing upon the ground and entwining its tendrils about the roots and rubbish that lie in its path. To all such the message comes, "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty" (2 Cor. 6:17, 18). {HP 169.2} |
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| When men are not under the control of the Word and the Spirit of God, they are captives of Satan, and we know not to what lengths he may lead them in sin. The patriarch Jacob beheld those who take pleasure in wickedness. He saw what would be the result of association with them, and in the Spirit he exclaimed, "O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united" (Gen. 49:6). He lifts up the danger signal, to warn every soul against such associations. The apostle Paul echoes the warning: "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness" (Eph. 5:11). "Be not deceived: Evil company doth corrupt good manners" (1 Cor. 15:33, R.V.). {2SM 129.1} |
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