Worthy of the Name

When Daniel LaRusso's "friend" called him "Karate Kid" after he got beat up, he was mocking him. He coudn't live up to that name by reading a book. He needed Mr. Miyagi to coach him and lots and lots of reps to become a karate champ. In the same way, we can't "live a life worthy of the calling [we] have received" (Eph. 4:1) without a good coach and lots and lots of practice.

Paul spent three chapters in Ephesians teaching about the church as God created it to be.  We are ἐκκλησία, the "called-out" ones of God.  We are called people with a calling to the the Body of Christ, the Temple of God, the children of God, a holy people of God, a community of priests and prophets who make the glory of God known "in the heavenly realms" as well as among the nations.  The church has been given quite a name by God.  So, Paul urges, "Live a life worthy of the calling you have received."  And then he begins by coming alongside the Ephesian church (and now us) to show us how to live this worthy life, in daily practice.  What does a church worthy that is worthy to be called God's "ἐκκλησία" look like?  How do we live in this way?

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