HOW TO LIVE RIGHT
Colossians 3:5-17
V:5. "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the
earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry."
A. "Mortify your
members"
1. Mortify= nekroo=
to make dead
SIX SINS OF THE FLESH TO PUT OFF
2. While we are
on earth, we are to make ourselves dead to sin.
a. We are to
refrain from involvement in certain sins.
3. The sin of
fornication.
a.
Fornication= porneia = harlotry, adultery, incest, unlawful lust
4. The sin of
uncleanness.
a.
Uncleanness = akatharsia= impurity, filth, unnatural pollution
5. The sin of
inordinate affection
a. Inordinate
affection= pathos = joyful or sad calamity or mishap
6. The sin of
evil concupisence
a. Evil
concupisence= epitithumian= longing for what is forbidden
7. The sin of
covetousness
a.
Covetousness= pleonexia= fraudulency, extortion
B. Our affections and
compassions belong to God and not worldly or sinful desires.
1. God wants our
mind, heart and soul fixed on His righteousness.
V:6. "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on
the children of disobedience."
A. These are the
practices of the world. They should not be practiced by God's elect.
1. God's elect
have been saved from sin and should put on the new man of
righteousness.
B. All have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God.
2. The wages of
sin is death.
3. Those who do
not have Christ as their Savor will face eternal death, the wrath of
God.
V:7. "In the which ye also walked some time, when ye
lived in them."
A. We were born in
sin wrapped up in the flesh.
1. It is natural
that we followed the ways of the world.
2. We lived a
life of darkness before we were introduced to the light.
B. Remembrance of our
past sinful ways keeps us humble in our future with Christ.
1. Remembrance of
our past should keep us thankful for what God has done for us.
2. Remembrance of
our past should keep us hopeful for what God has in store for
us.
SIX ATTITUDES TO PUT OFF
V:8. "But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth."
A. Anger is a normal
human emotion.
1. We get angry when an injustice is done
to us or others.
2. We get angry when we are wronged or hurt.
3. We must learn
to control our anger so we do not sin.
4. If we don't
control our anger, it will control us.
5. We must make
an effort to put off any long lasting and simmering anger.
a. This kind
of anger results from an unforgiving spirit.
B. Wrath is from the
Greek word "thumos", violent motion or passion.
1. In our anger
we want punishment or punitive judgment.
2. Wrath is our
desire to get even.
3. We must be careful to put our troubles with
others in God's hand and let Him
work them
out.
C. Malice is badness
or trouble, vicious thoughts.
a. It is a
desire to hurt others.
b. We must
practice being kind to others, including our enemies.
D. Blasphemy is
slander and abusive language.
1. Foul language
should not be heard out of the mouth of believers.
2. Our language
reflects what is in our heart.
a. We should
not be tearing down, but building up others.
3. The object of
our speech should be helpful, comforting and encouraging others.
E. We must be
careful not to engage in filthy communication.
1. Our speech
should represent the image of Christ.
2. The tongue is
a powerful tool and should be used to bring glory to God.
3. We should
bless others with our conversation.
4. When others
are negative, we should be the positive influence.
V:9. "Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put
off the old man with his deeds."
A. We should always
be truthful.
1. A lie is
never acceptable in the body of Christ.
2. Our yes
ought to be yes and our no ought to be no.
3. We should
not commit to do a thing, knowing we are not going to do it.
B. Believers ought
to be reliable and true to their word.
1. We must love
enough to tell the truth.
V:10. "And have put on the new man, which is renewed in
knowledge after the image of him that created him."
A. Any man in Christ
is a new creation.
1. Because we are
in Christ Jesus we ought to be influenced by His Word and
controlled by
the power of the Holy Spirit.
2. The new man
must study God's Word to show himself approve.
a. We should
be guided by the Word of God in our actions and decisions.
B. The focus of the
new man is the will of the Father.
a. The new man
maturing in Christ will put God first before himself.
b. The new man
is confident in putting God first, that all things needed will be
added to
him.
c. The new man
is confident that all problems have a solution in Christ Jesus.
V:11. "Where there is neither Greek nor Jew,
circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ
is all, and in all.
A. Christ is no
respecter of person.
1. In Christ
Jesus, we are all equal
2. Grace and mercy
is given to each believer equally.
3. All the
blessing's of God are available to each believer.
B. The Jews were
circumcised according to the Law.
1. The Jews
believed that no man was clean and acceptable to God unless he was
circumcised
according to the Law.
2. All believers
are circumcised in Christ Jesus by His death on the cross.
C. Language,
education and nationality is no barrier to faith in Christ Jesus.
D. No social
condition is a barrier to Jesus.
1. Weather free
or in slavery, in jail or out of jail; all
have access to Christ Jesus,
by grace
through faith.
2. The Word of
God is powerful.
a. Where ever
it is preached, it affected those who hear it.
b. All who
receive the Word, is transformed by it.
SIX VIRTUES TO PUT ON
V:12. "Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering."
A. The elect of God. Matt 24:31
1. All believers
have been chosen by God to give Him glory.
2. We have been
made holy through the death of Jesus on the Cross.
3. It is because
of His great love for us that we were chosen to be in the body
of Christ.
B. Because we are the
beloved, we are to live through Christ. In so doing, Christ lives
through us.
1. We live in
Christ by embracing God's will.
C. Because we are
God's beloved, we have a duty and an obligation to put on these
virtues:
"Put
on" is in the Aorist Middle Imperative form which denotes an urgency to be
continued.
1. Bowels of mercies
a. This is a
heart of compassion.
b. It is a
deep seated affection we have for one another to be there when one
is in
need to comfort, console and help, out of unselfish love.
2. Kindness.
a.
Practicing what is good.
b. Meeting
the real needs of another individual.
c. Practicing
neither harshness or cruelty.
d. Being
patience and tolerant in action toward another.
3. Humbleness of
mind.
a. Lowliness
of human pride. Not puffed up.
b. Living
with complete dependence on the Lord with no reliance on self.
c. Not self
exalting.
d. Having a
deep sense of one's littleness.
4. Meekness
a. Gentle
strength
b. Jesus is
gentle with His power under control.
c. A spirit
of gentleness with patience.
5. Longsuffering.
a. Waiting
sufficient time before expressing anger.
b.
Perseverance in bearing troubles and ills.
c. Self
restraint which does not rush to retaliate a wrong.
6. These virtues are the fruit of the Spirit.
OUR ATTITUDE
V:13. "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so
also do ye."
A. Forbearing one another.
1. We are to
practice patience and tolerance with one another.
2. We should not
be to quick to judge or criticize.
3. We should be
quick to listen, learn and evaluate.
4. Everyone's
experience and background affects their point of view.
5. We can learn
from the experiences of others.
B. Forgiving one
another.
1. Christ set the
example for forgiveness.
a. Even
though He knew no sin, He became sin on the cross for the atonement of
our sins.
2. We should
forgive one another because we have been forgiven.
a. The first
to benefit from forgiveness is the one who forgives.
b. When we
are unforgiving, it affects our mind and prevents from loving as we
should.
c. If we can't forgive God will not forgive
us. Romans 8:32
C. "If any man
have a quarrel against any"
1. A quarrel is
a complaint, fault or blame.
2. Forgiveness
resolves any complaint we have against another.
3. If we truly
forgive, we want think about the issue.
4. If we forgive
we want see the issue.
D. Forbearance
prevents the disruption of harmony.
1. Forgiveness
restores harmony.
V:14. "And above all these things put on charity, which
is the bond of perfectness."
A. Put on Charity.
1. The most
important virtue is charity, which is love.
2. Love covers a
multitude of, sins, wrongs, hurt feeling and disagreements.
3. When there is
love, forgiveness is automatic.
4. When there is
love, you don't sweat the small things and you work out the big
things.
a. You
should do all you can do and trust God with the rest.
5. When there is
love, disagreements don't cause you to fall out with one another.
6. When there is
love, harsh feelings subside easily.
7. When there is
love, harmony is easily maintained.
8. When there is
love, selfishness gives way to unselfish behavior.
9. When there is
love, no one gets too proud of him/herself.
B. The bond of
perfectness.
1. Christ is love
and Christ is perfect.
2. Love promotes
unity in the body of Christ.
3. Love has one
goal; to glorify the Father.
V:15. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to
the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."
A. Peace in the world
is impossible, because the world's standards keep changing.
1. Peace with God
is possible because God has one standard which is His
righteousness
which never changes.
2. Peace is Jesus
to give and He gives it freely to believers. John 20:19
B. Rule means to let
Christ reside in your heart.
1. Let Christ be
the judge, the guide and the mediator.
C. The only way there
can be peace in the body of Christ is to let Christ has to be the
rule.
1. Peace promotes
unity in the body.
2. We can only
find peace in Christ Jesus.
D. We are to be
thankful that we are given the privilege to be in the body of Christ.
1. Salvation is a
gift from God the Father through Jesus Christ.
2. We are heirs to all the promises in Word.
3. God's promises
covers our life on earth and our eternal life with Him.
V:16. "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in
all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord."
A. "Let the Word
of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom."
1. Believers must
study and meditate on the Word of God for it to be written in their
hearts.
a. The fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
2. Believers must
be constantly mindful of the present of Jesus.
a. Believers
must be constantly mindful of the indwelling of the Spirit.
B. Believers should
attend teaching sessions to increase and enhance their
understanding of God's word.
C. We should promote
the unity of the body in praise and worship.
1. When we come
together as a body, Jesus is in the mist and deserves our highest
praise.
V:17. "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
A. In Him we move, we
live and have our being.
1. Everything we
do should be to the glory of God.
2. We are surly
bless each moment to have what we have.
a. All that
we have comes from the Lord.
3. Every aspect
of our lives belong to the Lord.
B. Our conversation
ought to be centered on the Lord.
1. We can speak
of nothing that God does not have control over.
2. We are blessed
to have a relationship with the Lord.
C. Everything we do
God allows.
1. We should
ensure that all our efforts gives God the Glory.
2. What every we do
in the name of Jesus will have success because Jesus is in control.
a. All of our
plans ought to made with Jesus as the focus.
b. All of our
activities ought to be done with Jesus as the focus.
D. We should always be thankful to God the Father for His
love in giving Jesus to us
for our
salvation.
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