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رسالۀ پولُس رسول به اِفِسُسیان

فصل چهارم

مشارکت در مسیح

۱بنابراین، من که به خاطر خداوند زندانی هستم از شما تقاضا می کنم، زندگی شما شایستۀ مقامی باشد که به آن دعوت شده اید. ۲همیشه فروتن، ملایم و بردبار باشید و با محبت یکدیگر را تحمل کنید. ۳برای حفظ آن وحدتی که روح القدس بوجود می آورد و با رشته های صلح و سلامتی به هم پیوسته می شود، نهایت کوشش خود را بکنید. ۴همان طور که یک بدن و یک روح القدس است، خدا نیز در وقتی که شما را خواند یک امید به شما داده است. ۵و همچنین یک خداوند و یک ایمان و یک تعمید؛ ۶و یک خدا وجود دارد که پدر همه و مافوق همه بوده و در همه کار می کند و در همه ساکن است.

۷اما به همۀ ما فرداً فرد بر حسب سخاوت و بخشایش مسیح عطیۀ خاصی داده شده است. ۸به این جهت نوشته شده است:

«وقتی او به آسمان بالا رفت اسیران را به اسارت برد و عطایایی به آدمیان بخشید.»

۹آیا مقصود از بالا رفتن جز این است که اول به جهان زیرین پائین آمده بود؟ ۱۰پس آن کسی که پائین آمد همان است که بالا رفت. او بالا تر از تمام آسمان ها رفته است تا کلیۀ کائنات را با حضور خود پُر سازد. ۱۱او عطایای مختلفی به مردم بخشید یعنی: بعضی را برای رسالت، بعضی را برای پیشگویی کردن و اعلام کلام خدا، بعضی را برای بشارت و بعضی را برای چوپانی و تعلیم برگزید. ۱۲تا پیروان مسیح را در کاری که برای او انجام می دهند آماده سازد تا به این وسیله بدن مسیح را تقویت نمایند. ۱۳تا ما همه به آن وحدتی که در ایمان و شناسایی پسر خداست دست یابیم و مطابق آن میزان کاملی که در مسیح یافت می شود، به انسانیت کامل برسیم. ۱۴در آن صورت دیگر مثل اطفال نخواهیم بود، که با امواج رانده می شوند و از بادهای گوناگون تعالیم بشری متلاطم می گردند و فریب حیله ها و نیرنگ های مردمی را می خورند که می خواهند آن ها را از حقیقت دور سازند، ۱۵بلکه در همان حالی که حقیقت را با روح محبت بیان می کنیم ما باید در هر مورد، در مسیح که سَر است رشد کنیم. ۱۶به ارادۀ او همۀ اعضای مختلف بدن به وسیلۀ مفاصلی که برای آن ها فراهم شده مربوط و پیوند می شوند. پس وقتی هریک از اعضای بدن به طور جداگانه منظم کار کند، تمام بدن رشد می کند و خود را در محبت بنا می نماید.

زندگی جدید در مسیح

۱۷پس به نام خداوند این را می گویم و به آن تأکید می کنم که شما دیگر نباید مانند اشخاص دور از خدا که در پیروی از خیالات بی فایدۀ خود به سر می برند زندگی کنید. ۱۸افکار آن ها تیره شده است. جهالتی که در میان آنهاست و سخت دلی آنها، ایشان را از زندگی ای که خدا می بخشد دور کرده است. ۱۹عواطف خود را از دست داده و خود را تسلیم هوی و هوس کرده اند و برای بر آوردن خواهش های پست خود از هیچ کاری صرف نظر نمی کنند.

۲۰اینها چیزهایی نیست که شما از مسیح یاد گرفتید. ۲۱البته اگر واقعاً از مسیح باخبر شده اید و در پیوستگی با او، حقیقت را آن چنان که در عیسی یافت می شود آموخته اید، ۲۲شما باید از آن زندگی ای که در گذشته داشتید، دست بکشید و آن سرشتی را که قبلاً داشتید از خود دور سازید، زیرا آن سرشت فریب شهوات خود را خورده و در راه هلاکت است. ۲۳دل و ذهن شما باید کاملاً نو شود ۲۴و سرشت نوی را که در نیکی و پاکی حقیقی و به صورت خدا آفریده شده است به خود بپوشانید. ۲۵پس دیگر به هیچ وجه دروغ نگوئید، بلکه همیشه به دیگران راست بگوئید، زیرا همۀ ما اعضای یکدیگر هستیم. ۲۶اگر عصبانی شدید نگذارید خشم تان شما را به گناه بکشاند و یا تا غروب آفتاب باقی بماند. ۲۷به شیطان فرصت ندهید. ۲۸دزد از دزدی دست بردارد و به عوض آن با دستهای خود، با آبرومندی کار کند تا چیزی داشته باشد که به نیازمندان بدهد. ۲۹یک کلمۀ زشت از دهان تان خارج نشود بلکه گفتار شما به موقع، خوب و سودمند باشد تا در نتیجۀ آن به شنوندگان فیضی برسد. ۳۰روح القدسِ خدا را نرنجانید. زیرا او مُهر مالکیت خدا بر شماست و ضامن آمدن روزی است که در آن کاملاً آزاد می شوید. ۳۱از این پس دیگر هیچ نوع بغض، غیظ، خشم، فریاد و ناسزاگویی، تهمت و نفرت را در میان خود راه ندهید. ۳۲نسبت به یکدیگر مهربان و دلسوز باشید و چنانکه خدا در شخص مسیح شما را بخشیده است شما نیز یکدیگر را ببخشید.

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