WALK
What Does It Mean to Walk in the Bible?
The common word for "walk" in the New Testament is peripateo . It means to walk around or, in a figurative sense, "to conduct oneself" in a certain way. It was the common Jewish idiom for how one lived one's life.
How one walks is addressed both negatively and positively in the Scriptures. We are not to walk in pursuit of the desires of the flesh (Rom. 8:4) or in a crafty, dishonest manner (2 Cor. 4:2). God's child must not walk in the vanity of his mind (Eph. 4:17) or by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). And those who walk disorderly are worthy of discipline (2 Thes. 3:6).
On the other hand, we are admonished to walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4), following the Spirit's instruction through the Scriptures (Rom. 8:4; Eph. 6:17). We walk by faith (2 Cor. 5:7), in love (Eph. 5:2), in honesty (Rom. 13:13), and in truth (2 Jn. 4). We must strive to walk in wisdom (Col. 4:5), pursue the Lord's commandments (2 Jn. 4:6), and exhibit good works (Eph. 2:10).
How one walks is addressed both negatively and positively in the Scriptures. We are not to walk in pursuit of the desires of the flesh (Rom. 8:4) or in a crafty, dishonest manner (2 Cor. 4:2). God's child must not walk in the vanity of his mind (Eph. 4:17) or by sight (2 Cor. 5:7). And those who walk disorderly are worthy of discipline (2 Thes. 3:6).
On the other hand, we are admonished to walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4), following the Spirit's instruction through the Scriptures (Rom. 8:4; Eph. 6:17). We walk by faith (2 Cor. 5:7), in love (Eph. 5:2), in honesty (Rom. 13:13), and in truth (2 Jn. 4). We must strive to walk in wisdom (Col. 4:5), pursue the Lord's commandments (2 Jn. 4:6), and exhibit good works (Eph. 2:10).
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Adapted from the book "Bible Words and Theological Terms Made Easy" by Wayne Jackson
