{"id":44094,"date":"2022-03-05T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T18:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=44094"},"modified":"2022-03-05T12:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T18:47:37","slug":"walk-worthily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/walk-worthily\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk Worthily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

by Doy Moyer<\/p>\n

“Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace<\/em>” (Ephesians 4:1-3).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    \n
  1. \"\"“Manner worthy” really is an adverb, saying, “Walk worthily.”<\/li>\n
  2. This means there is a “walk” (conduct of life) that should be done “worthily.” “Worthily” modifies the way we live our lives.<\/li>\n
  3. This is not the same thing as saying we are “worthy” of the gifts of God. We aren’t.<\/li>\n
  4. We are “called” (perhaps, invited) to participate in the life offered by God.<\/li>\n
  5. Walking worthily entails showing humility, gentleness, patience, and tolerance in love for others.<\/li>\n
  6. Walking worthily also entails diligence in preserving unity and peace.<\/li>\n
  7. This unity is “of the Spirit.” This unity is not based on our desires or will but on God’s. We have no right to modify how unity and peace are to be achieved (see Ephesians 4:4-6).<\/li>\n
  8. Thank God for the calling. How shall we respond? What will our lives and diligence reflect? We may not be worthy, but we can walk worthily.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    by Doy Moyer “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[642,971,463,456],"class_list":["post-44094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-christianity","tag-ephesians","tag-humility","tag-unity"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":92170,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/in-a-manner-worthy\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":0},"title":"In a Manner Worthy","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by David Gibson This is not about the Lord's Supper, but instead draws on six passages on how we are to live. \". . . like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88477,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/vital-starting-points-for-unity\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":1},"title":"Vital Starting Points for Unity","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer All believers should, at the least, accept that Jesus wants His followers to be united together. He prayed \"for those who will believe in me through their (the apostles') word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7050,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-a-lady\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":2},"title":"What is a lady?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 12, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: What is a lady? Answer: In England, a lady was a woman who was married to a lord. Thus over the years, the term has become a polite way of addressing woman, such as \"The nice lady at the book store helped me find a good Bible.\" Its complement\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28030,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-your-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":3},"title":"What Is Your Life?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"by Fanning Yater Tant (1908-1997), 1955 \"The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away\" (Psalm 90:10). \"What is your life? For ye are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/douglas-firs-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":50071,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-importance-of-one-another\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":4},"title":"The Importance of One Another","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer Christians share together a bond in Christ. We often stress the need for personal responsibility and individual accountability, yet we should also see that Christianity is built upon a \"one another\" model. God did not intend for us to walk alone in our journey of serving the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/love-one-another-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":89194,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/lines-of-separation\/","url_meta":{"origin":44094,"position":5},"title":"Lines of Separation","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer (Note: for starting points about what to do when we differ, you can see \"When We Differ.) Christians are taught to walk in love and unity. Paul wrote, \"I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44094\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}