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Colossians 3:1-11

Why Colossians was written:
The church at Colossae was under attack from false teachers who were insulting the deity of Jesus; they were teaching that He was not actually God. Paul addressed these issues head-on.

Today we examine the old self and how to terminate the old ways.

Colossians 3:1-4 ESV

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Our New Focus (3:1-4)

Seek things above: Focus on godly things and set your mind on things above.

Colossians 3:5-6 NLT

So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.

The Terminator (3:5-6)
If you want to deal with sin in your life, here's how.

If you're going to kill sin, you've got to stop lust with a determined strike… Abstain from fleshly lusts.

a) Do not allow room for the flesh and its lusts.
b) Fix your heart on Christ.
c) Meditate on God's Word.
d) Be constantly in prayer.

Colossians 3:7-10 ESV

In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

Leave These Behind (3:7-10)

The old habits, attitudes and ideas of the old life before we were Christians- it’s totally inappropriate for us to continue in the old life if we are born again "in Christ"

Romans 6:6-7, 11-14

Romans 6:6-7 ESV

We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.

Romans 6:11-14 ESV

So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:11-14 NLT

So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

How do I apply this?

Seek things above: Focus on godly things, and set your mind on things above

Put to death worldly behavior

Speak truthfully to each other

Remember who you are: Remember your position as a Christian who is set free from sin, your purpose as someone who loves God, and your practice of putting away sin with the help of the Holy Spirit

Remember who you are in Christ:

Power Text: (3:11)
NLT 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

Final thoughts:

We are All in This Together (3:11)

“He’ll be back.”