which focuses on the believer’s walk [i.e. life-style and conduct]. Notice how this mega-topic is introduced in Ephesians 4:1 and then picked up and fully expanded in 4:17ff. Consequently, the interrelationship of ‘being’ and ‘doing’ found in Ephesians 4:17–19 sets the stage for the many ethical exhortations contained in the remainder of this epistle. Technically, the interrelationship that Paul highlights is more specifically one of ‘thinking’ and ‘doing.’ Not only is ‘as a man is, so he does’ a
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