Putting Off to Conform with Christ
Jesus
By. Shirley
Thomas
“Do not lie
to one another, since you have put off the old man with
his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who created him, …(Colossians
3:9-10)”
Paul, the
Apostle, bound in chains in prison, writes this letter to the Colossian church,
admonishing them to stop their carnal ways of verse 5). In verse 6, he tells
them of their sinful life, and their enmity with God
(Eph. 2:2).
He further states, “upon the sons of disobedience (Eph. 2:2),” when He
returns, while giving Precedence of their past lives to God to show the renewing new man spiritually (Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 4:16;
Rom. 8:29; Eph.
2:10).
Paul concludes his reproving to the Colossian church with a
Sphere: “where”, and an Enumeration: “there is neither Greek nor Jew,
(See Rom. 10:12; [1 Cor. 12:13]; Gal.
3:27, 28), and a List-Item:
1. circumcised
nor uncircumcised,
2. barbarian,
3. Scythian,
4. Slave
Supplied: nor
5. Free
And he closes with a Suggestion: “But Christ is all and in all (Eph.1:23)”.
What a tremendous word full of hope! Christ transforms us if we are will into new people in Him. People with a new heart can commune with God—fixed from the inside to show the new person
in Christ Jesus.
This renewing is an inward fixation that is addictive
to the born again Christian—with the indwelling Spirit of God! Christ Jesus will shine even to the outside with His light in us, that the
world will see Jesus in the new
creature.
Not only does the Bible say so, but, I KNOW JESUS FOR MYSELF!
How about you?
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