4 Obscene language, silly talk, or vulgar jokes aren’t acceptable for believers. Instead, there should be thanksgiving.
5 Because you know for sure that persons who are sexually immoral, impure, or greedy—which happens when things become gods—those persons won’t inherit the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Nobody should deceive you with stupid ideas. God’s anger comes down on those who are disobedient because of this kind of thing.
7 So you shouldn’t have anything to do with them.
8 You were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so live your life as children of light.
9 Light produces fruit that consists of every sort of goodness, justice, and truth.
10 Therefore, test everything to see what’s pleasing to the Lord,