CLEAN UP YOU ACT
Colossians 3:5-18
SINS OF THE FLESH
V:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and
covetousness, which is idolatry:
A. From the moment we accept Christ as our personal Savior,
we are in the
transformation
stage.
1. The old man of
the flesh has died and the new man in Christ has come alive.
2. The flesh has
to be constantly and continually put to death,
3. Through the
power of the Holy Spirit we are enabled to do that.
B. Old habits die hard, and resurface from time to time
1. The sin we were
accustom to before Christ, we are convicted of by
Holy Spirit.
2, Since we live
in the world, we are constantly exposed to the sins of the
world.
C. At the top of Paul's list of sins of the flesh is
fornication.
1. Fornication
comes from the Greek word, porneia from which we get
pornography.
a. Porneia
includes, adultery, incest, prostitution.
2. Uncleanness is
described in Romans 1:24
Therefore God
gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity
for the
degrading of their bodies with one another.
3. Inordinate
affections are described in Romans 1:26
Because of
this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women
exchanged
natural relations for unnatural ones: In other word homosexuality.
4. Evil Concupiscence is longing for what is forbidden.
5. Covetousness is
greediness which includes extortion and fraudulency.
AVOID THE WRATH OF GOD
V:6-7 "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience:"
In the which
ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them."
A. After the second
coming of Christ the world will be judged.
1. All non
believers will be cast into the lake of fire
2. 2
Thessalonians 1:8-9
He will
punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord
Jesus.
They will be
punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of
the Lord and
from the majesty of his power
B. Believers who
practice sin will suffer the consequence of
their sin here on
earth.
1. This will
include unanswered prayers trials and tribulations.
CLEAN UP YOUR ATTIUDE
V:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy
communication
out of your mouth.
1. Our constant
transformation into a god like state requires
a change in
our attitude.
2. This requires
a voluntary restriction of what we expose ourselves to
including
what we watch on TV and the internet and the places
we visit.
3. As we grow
spiritually there will be change in our conversation from
worldly concerns
to Godly influenced concerns for others.
TELL THE TRUTH
V:9-10." Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have
put off the old man with his deeds;
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him."
A. As we grow spiritually, our conversation should be filled
with the grace of the
Word of God.
1. The lies we
were accustomed to telling ourselves and other ought no longer
be acceptable
to us.
2. Lying is the
fruits of sin.
3. Lying corrupts
the nature of man and the fruits he produced.
2. We should begin
to let the Word of God guide our thoughts and conversations.
B. Other should be able to see the Church in us in our conversations
on actions.
1. Lying is a
product of the old man and truth is the result of our godly
transformation.
2. We are the
Church everywhere we go.
ONLY TWO RACES; SINNER AND BELIEVERS
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. God does not have but two races of peoples.
1. There is a
race of believers and a race on non believers.
2. All have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
B. Believers are
under the grace of God.
1. Non believers
are left to their own devices and the influence of Satan.
QUALITIES OF A CHRISTIAN
V:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and
beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
longsuffering;
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. Believers should commit themselves to the guidance and
direction of the
Holy Spirit.
1. The new man that
has come alive, must look like the Christ he represents.
2. The study of the
Word of God is a requirement for the continual
spiritual
growth of the believer.
3. We need personal
Bible Study along with corporate Bible Study.
We are
commanded to come together with other Christians in
fellowship and
study of God's Word.
Hebrews
10:24-26
And let us
consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one
another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
B. We must treat
others the way we want to be treated.
1. God has
forgiven our sins, past, present and future.
2. We must be
tolerant with one another and forever forgiving.
PUT ON LOVE
V:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the
bond of perfectness.
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. The key to Christian living begins with God greatest
commands.
Matthew 22:37-39
"Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind. This is the
first and greatest commandment.
And the second is
like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself."
1. When we see
everyone in the eyes of love, all hate, intolerance, malice
and unforgiveness
is dissolved.
2. Before us will be
children of God in various stages of development.
B. With all thoughts of evil and ill will behinds us, can
live in peace with
others.
1. For those who
tend to harm us, we empowered to leave vengeance to
Lord, and trust
Him to have our best interest in mind.
2. The best way to
start each day is with thanksgiving.
3. Being thankful
eliminates all complaints.
GIVE GOD THE PRAISE
V:16 -17. "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.
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. Here is the urgency to study the Word of God for
ourselves.
2 Timothy 2:15-16
Study to shew
thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing
the word of truth.
1. Without a personal
knowledge of the Word, we do not have
the tools
to treat other
with the love God commands.
2. Psalms 111:10
The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have
good understanding. To him belongs eternal
praise.
3. We cannot apply
God's commands to our everyday living if we have no understanding
of the Word.
B. I believe it is through our trials and tribulations that
we learn to trust God
and to live for
Him.
1. One of the
great concepts God sets before us is the Sacrifice of His Son.
2. Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I
urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as
living
sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of
this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of
your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is
his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
3. When we see
ourselves as a living sacrifice to God, we will have no
reservations
serving others.
Proverbs 22:4
Humility and
the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.
BE WHAT GOD CALL YOU TO BE
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
Houston, Teaxs 77041
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