Ephesians 5:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.”
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What Does Ephesians 5:11 Mean?
Paul contrasts the fruit of light with 'the unfruitful works of darkness.' Darkness produces nothing good; its works are barren. Believers are to 'have no fellowship' with them, refusing to share in deeds that lead nowhere and bear no good fruit.
More than avoiding them, the church is to 'reprove them' -- to expose them for what they are. Light does this simply by shining; it reveals what darkness hides. A life of goodness and truth quietly exposes the emptiness of evil, calling it into the open rather than pretending it is harmless.
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What does Ephesians 5:11 mean?
Believers should not share in the works of darkness but expose them.