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Take a deeper dive into the instructions Paul gave in Chapter 3 of Colossians. We are going to break down the implied meanings of certain words or phrases with a little help of the original language the text was written in(Greek)
And we will look at practical applications of how we can implement these instructions and explore how these instructions impact every area of our lives.
Building blocks to our Christian Journey in this Earthly Experience…Effects everything
From:
1. Us as individuals and our relationship with Christ
2. Our relationship with our Family
3. Our relationship with friends and co-workers
4. Our Church (this is were we will spend some time)
5. Our Communities
Verse 1: This ONLY applies to believers! If you do not belong to Christ, you are not in Him. You will not be able to see the Spiritual application.
There is a choice we have in our daily life. Two examples Verse 2 and 8
Lets look at the Phrase (SET YOUR MIND)
Phrase (PUT THEM ALL ASIDE) once again a verb an action and an imperative!
12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and epatience;
13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is athe perfect bond of unity.
Have you ever yelled out to God, “I need your help!” or “Lord please help me!”
We cannot accomplish any of this on our own! We have to do this in the Spirit, with the help of the Spirit!
Verse 14
Look at the word Love: Agape, a person, place or thing. “God’s Love”
The phrase THE PERFECT BOND:
PERFECT Describes something that is complete, whole, or without blemish. It can also refer to someone who is blameless and has integrity.
† τελειότης.
1. This word, which is not common outside the Bible, denotes a state of being τέλειος in the sense of a. “completeness,”
σύνδεσμος means the “middle thing” (τὸ μέσον) by which two or more things are joined together. It is thus the “link,” “joint,” “means of binding” (esp. mortar), “bond,” “chain”
The basic feature of the Gk. concept of εἰρήνη is that the word does not primarily denote a relationship between several people, or an attitude,2 but a state, i.e., “time of peace” or “state of peace,” originally conceived of purely as an interlude in the everlasting state of war. While the Latin pax “in the first instance denotes a reciprocal legal relationship between two parties,”