Not Once Named Among Us

Ephesians 5:3-7 KJV

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Today's Christianity is too friendly with sin. While the world calls us hatemongers because we claim to stand against sins such as homosexuality and abortion, the truth is we are much too lenient of our own sins.

Ephesians makes it very clear;  these sins

• Should not be named among us
• Are not among those who will inherit the kingdom and
• Those who do them face the wrath of God

We have been taught

• That the saved are forgiven of our sins
• That God will not be angry with us and
• That heaven is our home regardless of the fact that we still sin

All of that, I am convinced, is true. But there is a very serious side to this because these sins must not be so much as named among the saints.

We are not to be partakers of them.