New Aims for New Men - 3:1-4 1IF THEN YOU WERE RAISED WITH CHRIST, SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST IS, SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. In Colossians 2:20 Paul argued that we were dead with Christ. He extends the same line of reasoning here. We have been raised to a new life in Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
Mortifying the Old Nature - 3:5-11 5THEREFORE PUT TO DEATH YOUR MEMBERS WHICH ARE ON THE EARTH: FORNICATION, UNCLEANNESS, PASSION, EVIL DESIRE, AND COVETOUSNESS, WHICH IS IDOLATRY. When you see the word "therefore" you need to check back to see what it is there for. You died. You now live in Chri... [ Continue Reading ]
Putting on the New - 3:12-17 12THEREFORE, AS THE ELECT OF GOD, HOLY AND BELOVED, PUT ON TENDER MERCIES, KINDNESS, HUMILITY, MEEKNESS, LONGSUFFERING; Because none of the above distinctions are valid, all of us must clothe ourselves with what is right and proper. We are God's chosen ones. God choos... [ Continue Reading ]
Practical Injunctions - 3:18 - 4:1 18WIVES, SUBMIT TO YOUR OWN HUSBANDS, AS IS FITTING IN THE LORD. As he does in several letters, Paul spends some time in the practical area and addresses several groups of Christians. SEB " put yourselves under your husbands authority" Thayer "to arrange under -... [ Continue Reading ]