Know Better- Do Better!

Ephesians 4:20-21"But ye have not so learned Christ;if so be that ye have heard him,and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus".

The distinction between the Christian and others:"but ye".There must be separation as long as "the world is the world."The means of this distinction is our discipleship.We have learned Christ and learned him in a different way from that which satisfies many who profess to know him.We have not so learned Christ as to be able to profess his name and yet continue in sin.We are converted into learners and are under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit.How we learn is a test question.Some have learned Christ and yet are not saved;others have not so learned him but are truly his disciples.

Our Lesson,to learn Christ,more than learning doctrine,precepts,or ceremony.More than knowing about Christ or learning from Christ.This learning includes several forms of knowledge.To know Christ as your personal savior.To know his nature and treat him accordingly;to know His office and how to use it.To know his finished work for God and for mankind.To know his influence over men,and to know Christ that we might live like him.We have not learned to remain in sin, professing to know him who saves us from sin.To excuse sin,because of his atonement,or to feel a freedom to sin because we have been pardoned, to even commit sin in the name of Christ.We have not learned that we cannot conquer sin and to sit down under the dominion of temptation.To profess reverence for his name and character,and then think little of the truth which he reveals.We profess to be His,which means we have been taught His words, by his spirit.We have been born of His spirit so we are embodied in his life and character.See we not only learned of Jesus,but we have learned Jesus,and knowing him we know truth, for He is the truth.

Many who profess Christ have not put on the new man,they have just dressed up the old man in some new clothes."If so be that you have learned the truth of Christ,put off the old man,the evils of your outward converse only, and put on the new conversation over the old nature as a sheepskin over a wolfish nature; For without removing the old man it is impossible to walk in the newness of the new life in Christ. When you know better,Do better...........