Sermon Tone Analysis

! I.      COL 3:3-4

!! A.  At the moment a person is born-again, they died to the flesh, the sin nature.

!!! 1.       Look at what Paul said in Rom 6:3-8.

!!! 2.    Our /life/ is /now hidden/ /with Christ/ in God.

!!!! a)    /“Hid”/ or /“Hidden”/ /implies/ both /concealment/ and /safety/*[1]*

!!! 3.    We are /now found IN Christ/.

!! B.      Again verse 4.

!!! 1.    /There is coming a day/ /when He will appear/ /and/ /we shall appear with Him/ /in all of His glory/.

!!!! a)    We may not know the exact time or the hour, but we do know that we have not been appointed to the time of wrath.

!!! 2.       Look at 1Thess 4:16-18.

!!!! a)    Believers will appear with Him and will be glorified*[2]* or receive our glorified bodies.

!!!! b)       Turn to 1 John 3:2

!!!!! (1)       “We shall be like Him.”

!!!!! (2)       Amazing

!!!! c)     /AMP of 1 John 3:2/, /“Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [ as God’s children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him just as He [really] is.”/ *[3]*

!!!!! (1)  I don’t know if you got that, “We shall see Him just as He really is.”

!!!!! (2)  What is he really like?

I know we picture Him on earth, but what is He really like?

…….(Anybody?)……

!!!!! (3)     We will resemble and be like that!

!! C.  In these 2 verses (Col 3:3-4) Paul is giving a short teaching that we should live each day focused on thing above.

Today, live a godly life, knowing that Jesus Christ is our Lord and King.

AND looking forward to the day of His appearing.

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II.

Col.

3:5-6.

!! A.  Paul is saying, “Mortify or Put to death whatever belongs to your earthly sinful nature.”

!!! 1.

This /“earthly nature”/ is the /“old self”/ (or /“sinful nature”/ or /“old man”/)

!!!! a)       Look at EPH 4:22.

!!!! b)    /We should not go back to our old nature/, /we should not live as we did before./

!!!! c)     /(2 COR 5:17)/ Says, /“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”/

!! B.       In this list here Paul give a list of what not to do, but he gives a similar list in EPH 5:3-5.

(Turn there).

!!! 1.    /People that are //following// this //lower nature/ /are //not// going to //inherit the kingdom// of God/.

!!!! a)    This is the work of the children of disobedience and Paul says in Col 3:6 that the WRATH of GOD cometh upon the children of disobedience.

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WOLCC Thurs.

7~/9~/2003

 

 

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[1]Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary.

(1983-c1985).

/The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures/ (Col 3:3).

Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

[2]Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary.

(1983-c1985).

/The Bible knowledge commentary : An exposition of the scriptures/ (Col 3:3).

Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

[3]/The amplified Bible, containing the amplified Old Testament and the amplified New Testament./

1987 (1 Jn 3:2).

La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.