Col 3:5-8 "What is Earthly in You"

Intro:

In light of what Paul has been saying

If you died with Christ

Why submit to regulations

If then you have been raised with Christ

Seek the things above

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Outline:

Put to Death: “What is Earthly in You” (vs. 5-6)

Living in them: “” (vs. 7-8)

P: “” (vs. 66-73)

Summary:

Prayer:

P1: “” (vs. -)

p1 (vs. -)

Put to death- “nekrosate” aor, act, imperative (command), 2nd, pl, to stop utterly, kill, to stop a state or activity with lethal determination; conceived of as putting something to death”

what is:

Earthly-

Things of the earth

elemental spirits

things that all perish as they are used

In you- body part, any constituent part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

notice, not around you! In you!

Remember Jesus teaching in Mark7:14-23 “And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.””

p2 (vs. -)

Sexual immorality- “porneian” fornication, sexual acts that are morally objectionable; especially related to prostitution

Impurity- “akatharsian” uncleanness, immorality, filth, immorality understood especially as dirty and impure; especially used of sexual sin

Passion- “pathos” passion, lustful passion, a strong feeling or emotions

Evil (“kaken”) desire- “epithymian” desire, lust, craving, an inordinate, self-indulgent craving (that displaces proper affections for God).

Covetousness- “pleonexian” greediness, the excessive and immoderate desire of acquiring more and more (wealth).

Which is idolatry (ask one of our students from CBA what idolatry is)- refering to covetousness (“is” is singular not plural)- “eidolotaria” the worship of a material representation of a deity.

p3 (vs. - )

On account of these- the list presented

the wrath of God- “org-eh”) punishment, the punitive outworking of God’s righteous indignation at sin; perhaps describing an anger long-building.

John 3:36 “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

Rom. 1:18 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”

Rom. 2:5 “But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.”

Rom. 2:8 “but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.”

is coming

Some of your translations might also have “upon the sons of disobedience”

Application/Implications:

Renew the Mind (the Scriptures):

Engage the Heart (humility vs. pride):

Enlist the Body (Words, actions, emotions):

Transitional phrase:

P2: “” (vs. -)

p1 (vs. -)

In these you (pl) too once walked- “periepat-eh-sate” aor, act, ind, 2nd, pl, live, to live or behave in a specified manner

when you were living in them- “ezete” imperfect, act, ind, 2nd, pl to live, to lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain manner, over and over.

But you must put them all away- “apothesthe” aor, middle, imperative, 2nd, pl- lay aside; take off, to stop a state, to stop oneself being in a state or condition; conceived of as divesting oneself or a garment

p2 (vs. -)

Anger- “orgen” wrath; anger; a feeling of intense anger t hat does not subside; often on an epic scale- unseesing fire, unquenchable

Wrath- “thumon”- anger; wrath; indignation, fury, a feeling of intense anger- flame

Malice- “kakian”- wickedness; evil; malice; depravity (perversion)- the perverting of virtue and moral principles from their purpose to evil ends

Slander- “blasph-eh-mian” blasphemy; slander- abusive words falsely spoken that damage a person’s reputation

Obscene talk from your mouth- “aischrologian” filthly language, lewd or obscene talk

from your mouth- now this does not mean a mere exchange of vocabulary right? Out of the abundance of the what” The heart! The mouth speaks. If you want to change the mouth, you have to start with the heart.

p3 (vs. - )

Application/Implications:

Renew the Mind (the Scriptures):

Engage the Heart (humility vs. pride):

Enlist the Body (Words, actions, emotions):

Transitional phrase:

Summary

Song:

Benediction/Looking ahead:

Discussion questions

Worship- Renew the Mind (Scripture)

1. What passage of Scripture did we look at? Summarize it in your own words.

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Grow- Engage the Heart (Conversation)

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Serve- Enlist the Body (Action)

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