< Colossians 3 >

The apostle exhorts the disciples: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”.vs.1-3Colossians 3:1-3XWaiting for response The hope of all true disciples of Jesus is to receive eternal life when Jesus returns for “when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory”.v.4Colossians 3:4XWaiting for response In the meantime we are required to “mortify” the flesh v.5Colossians 3:5XWaiting for response and eschew all the wicked practices prompted by sinful flesh vs.5-9Colossians 3:5-9XWaiting for response which will bring the wrath of God on the disobedient v.6Colossians 3:6XWaiting for response and which we may have practised before knowing God’s truth.v.7Colossians 3:7XWaiting for response

The disciples of Christ are new creatures in him, having “put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him”.v.10Colossians 3:10XWaiting for response The old man produced “fornication, uncleanness, and lusts of various kinds” v.5Colossians 3:5XWaiting for response as well as “anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy”, etc.v.8Colossians 3:8XWaiting for response but the disciples have “put off the old man with his deeds”. v.9Colossians 3:9XWaiting for response The new man has “put on bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering” v.12Colossians 3:12XWaiting for response and the new creatures in Christ should forbear one another and forgive one another, even as Christ forgave us.v.13Colossians 3:13XWaiting for response Above all things, members of the body of Christ should love one another, for love is the bond of perfectness.v.14Colossians 3:14XWaiting for response

The apostle also exhorted the disciples to “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another” by this word v.16Colossians 3:16XWaiting for response as well as to thank God for their privileged position in Christ.v.17Colossians 3:17XWaiting for response To help them live lives acceptable to God, he also gave specific instruction to wives,v.18Colossians 3:18XWaiting for response husbands,v.19Colossians 3:19XWaiting for response children,v.20Colossians 3:20XWaiting for response fathers,v.21Colossians 3:21XWaiting for response and servants.vs.22-25Colossians 3:22-25XWaiting for response