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Colossians Colossians 1:21-231:21-23

THE THE GOSPEL OF GOSPEL OF PERSISTENT PERSISTENT

FAITHFAITH

THE THE GOSPEL OF GOSPEL OF PERSISTENT PERSISTENT

FAITHFAITHColossians Colossians

1:21-231:21-23

The Gospel of Persistent The Gospel of Persistent FaithFaith

• 19 19 For it was the Father’s good For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, dwell in Him, 20 20 and through Him and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. things in heaven. 21 21 And although And although you were formerly alienated and you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, deeds,

The Gospel of Persistent The Gospel of Persistent FaithFaith

• 22 22 yet He has now reconciled you in yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproachand blameless and beyond reproach— — 23 23 if indeed you continue in the if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. I, Paul, was made a minister. (Colossians 1:19-23)(Colossians 1:19-23)

1. Remember who you 1. Remember who you werewere

• And although you were formerly And although you were formerly alienatedalienated and hostile in mind, and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds… engaged in evil deeds… (Colossians 1:21)(Colossians 1:21)

• But your iniquities have made a But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does His face from you so that He does not hear. not hear. (Isaiah 59:2)(Isaiah 59:2)

1. Remember who you 1. Remember who you werewere

• For the wages of sin is death, For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)(Romans 6:23)

1. Remember who you 1. Remember who you werewere

• 1 1 And you were dead in your And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, trespasses and sins, 2 2 in which you in which you formerly walked according to the formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. of disobedience. 3 3 Among them we Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. (Ephesians 2:1-3)the rest. (Ephesians 2:1-3)

1. Remember who you 1. Remember who you werewere

• And although you were formerly And although you were formerly alienated and alienated and hostile in mind,hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds… engaged in evil deeds… (Colossians 1:21)(Colossians 1:21)

1. Remember who you 1. Remember who you werewere

• 20 20 “That which proceeds out of the “That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. man, that is what defiles the man. 21 21 For from within, out of the heart For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, adulteries, 22 22 deeds of coveting deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. and foolishness. 23 23 All these evil All these evil things proceed from within and things proceed from within and defile the man.” (Mark 7:20-23)defile the man.” (Mark 7:20-23)

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• 21 21 And although you were formerly And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, engaged in evil deeds, 22 22 yet He yet He has now reconciled you in His has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death… fleshly body through death… (Colossians 1:21-22)(Colossians 1:21-22)

• For Christ also died for sins once For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God… (1 that He might bring us to God… (1 Peter 3:18)Peter 3:18)

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• ““The biblical gospel of The biblical gospel of atonement is of God satisfying atonement is of God satisfying himself by substituting himself himself by substituting himself for us…The substitute bears the for us…The substitute bears the penalty that we sinners may penalty that we sinners may receive the pardon.”receive the pardon.”

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• ““The concept of substitution may be The concept of substitution may be said, then, to lie at the heart of said, then, to lie at the heart of both sin and salvation. both sin and salvation. For the For the essence of sin is man substituting essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting of salvation is God substituting himself for manhimself for man. Man asserts . Man asserts himself against God and puts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man and puts himself where only man deserves to be. deserves to be.

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• Man claims prerogatives which Man claims prerogatives which belong to God alone; God belong to God alone; God accepts penalties which belong accepts penalties which belong to man alone.” – John Stottto man alone.” – John Stott

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• All of us like sheep have gone All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the LORD has his own way; but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him. (Isaiah 53:6)on Him. (Isaiah 53:6)

• He made Him who knew no sin to He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness might become the righteousness of God in Him. of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21)(2 Corinthians 5:21)

2. Reflect on what Christ 2. Reflect on what Christ has done for youhas done for you

• Therefore, having been justified Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ… through our Lord Jesus Christ… (Romans 5:1)(Romans 5:1)

3. Recall the goal of 3. Recall the goal of salvationsalvation

• 21 21 And although you were formerly And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, in evil deeds, 22 22 yet He has now yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— (Colossians 1:21-22)beyond reproach— (Colossians 1:21-22)

• Therefore there is now no Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)(Romans 8:1)

3. Recall the goal of 3. Recall the goal of salvationsalvation

• 26 26 “Moreover, I will give you a “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. and give you a heart of flesh. 27 27 I I will put My Spirit within you and will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” to observe My ordinances.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27)(Ezekiel 36:26-27)

3. Recall the goal of 3. Recall the goal of salvationsalvation

• 1 1 See how great a love the Father has See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. know us, because it did not know Him. 2 2

Beloved, now we are children of God, Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. Him just as He is. 3 3 And everyone who And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. (1 John 3:1-himself, just as He is pure. (1 John 3:1-3)3)

4. Remain committed to 4. Remain committed to moving forward by faithmoving forward by faith

• 21 21 And although you were formerly And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, evil deeds, 22 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach— blameless and beyond reproach— 23 23 if if indeed you continue in the faith firmly indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister. (Colossians Paul, was made a minister. (Colossians 1:21-23)1:21-23)

4. Remain committed to 4. Remain committed to moving forward by faithmoving forward by faith

• For I am confident of this very For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6) (Philippians 1:6)

4. Remain committed to 4. Remain committed to moving forward by faithmoving forward by faith

• 23 23 Now may the God of peace Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 24 Faithful Faithful is He who calls you, and He also is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. (1 will bring it to pass. (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)Thessalonians 5:23-24)

Colossians Colossians 1:21-231:21-23

THE THE GOSPEL OF GOSPEL OF PERSISTENT PERSISTENT

FAITHFAITH

THE THE GOSPEL OF GOSPEL OF PERSISTENT PERSISTENT

FAITHFAITHColossians Colossians

1:21-231:21-23


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