Putting the old man to death Colossians 3

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Putting the old man to death Colossians 3: 1 - 11

Putting the old man to death Colossians 3: 1 - 11

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Be what you truly are (1 -4) �If

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Be what you truly are (1 -4) �If you are a Christian then you are now a citizen of heaven �Be heavenly minded, take control of your thought life �Keep your eyes fixed on heaven, not distracted by the world �Seek Christ �Seek to do what pleases Christ �Seek after our living, reigning King

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Be what you truly are (1 -4) �You

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Be what you truly are (1 -4) �You have died with Christ (3) �Your true, spiritual life is in Christ �Your spiritual life is secure from harm �“For to me, to live is Christ , and to die is gain” (Philippians 1: 21) �When He returns you will be with Him in that glorious appearing (1 John 3: 2)

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Kill or be killed (5 - 11) �We

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Kill or be killed (5 - 11) �We have a deadly enemy who will show us no mercy – our sinful flesh �Sin no longer reigns over us but until our flesh is renewed there is remaining sin �Because we now belong to Christ we need to stamp on those things in our lives which may cause us to sin – these things will be different for each of us

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH What needs to be killed (5) �Paul’s list

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH What needs to be killed (5) �Paul’s list is not comprehensive. He begins with external actions and moves to our thoughts �Sexual immorality/fornication (porneia) �Uncleanness (akatharsia) �Passion and evil desires (contrast with Philippians 4: 8) �Covetousness (idolatry) – be contented with who you are and what God has provided for you

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Why they need to be killed (6 -

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Why they need to be killed (6 - 7) �These thing will be judged by God – a believer will not lose their salvation but who would want to be classified with those who sin? �They belong to our old life, the old man �Before salvation these things were part and parcel of our lives – they should play no part in the life that God has now granted us as His beloved children

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Drastic action is needed (8 - 9) �A

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Drastic action is needed (8 - 9) �A second list of things that need to be removed from the lives of believers: �Anger/wrath �Malice �Blasphemy �Filthy language �Lying to one another

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Put off the old man (10 -11) �Having

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH Put off the old man (10 -11) �Having dealt with the things from our old nature that need to be removed Paul encourages the Colossians to put on the new man �Renewed in thinking �Renewed in relationships �Jesus Christ is all that matters – the things that divide people are less important than the great reality that unites them

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH LESSONS FOR TODAY �Remember we are in a

PUTTING THE OLD MAN TO DEATH LESSONS FOR TODAY �Remember we are in a battle �God expects His children to live in a way that pleases Him �Deal ruthlessly and mercilessly with your enemy �God has equipped us through His Spirit and His Word to overcome temptation and sin �We are to lives as citizens of heaven and not creatures of the world