“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprieve them” -Ephesians 5:11
This means that believers should not participate in, condone, or associate with sinful, evil, or worldly activities, but instead of actively expose and oppose them through whole living and truthful speech, demonstrating the contrast between light and darkness.
It’s a call to live righteously and bring Finn to white to encourage repentance, not to remain silent or tolerant of evil.
Many churches preach tolerance, but God does not speak about tolerance in the Bible. I think it’s important to Remember that Jesus is coming back as a lion not as the lamb He came as.
Deeds of darkness are sinful, immoral, or secretive actions that do not honor God and bring no good fruit for people, like lust, deceit, drunkenness, or envy.
King David prayed in Psalm 19:14, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
Having no fellowship means not joining in, partnering with, or being tolerant of activities of lust, deceit, or drunkenness, or envy. Avoid them completely, even by association.
Doing this can be difficult, because as humans who live in a broken world, and can be hard not to find ourselves in these situations. And it’s even harder to speak up or avoid every situation.
We are called not to only avoid them, but to actively expose or correct them, or bring them to light by living a holy life and speaking truth, even if it means confronting sin within the church or our communities.
God’s children are called “children of light” and we should live in the opposite realm of darkness, which represents sin and separation from God.
Living for God is not passive, it is an active opposition to evil through holy living and compassionate confrontation that can lead people to repentance.
Ephesians 5:1 tells us, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Imitators, we are to copy the behaviors and actions God. And godchildren, we are to imitate His character and His actions. I believe this is why Jesus came to show us the example of this. 
We are to walk in love as Jesus loved us and gave Himself up for us. As members of God’s family and now imitators of Him, we are to live a sacrificial life towards others. Welcoming strangers into our lives, and loving them sacrificially, and proclaiming the gospel to them so that they too, may know the sacrificial, welcoming love of God. Part of imitation is to love others as Jesus loved us. He loved us with sacrificial love. He gave His life for us, therefore we must give our lives for others.
Living in a way that out words and deeds are pleasing to God involves, speaking truth with love, offering encouragement, showing compassion, forgiving others, and aligning our speech with biblical teachings on kindness and obedience, reflecting God’s character in daily interactions that honor Him.
This means be mindful of your tongue, speaking to build others up, and letting our words fall from a heart focused on serving God and showing His love in action, even when it’s difficult.
From Pity to Praise 