Our Spiritual Outfit

Colossians 3:5-11

I. Our Worthy Savior: Chapters 1-2A. Introduction 1:1-12

B. Christ is Supreme 1:13-29

C. Complete in Christ 2:1-23

II. The Worthy Walk: Chapters 3:1-4:6A. The worthy personal walk with Christ 3:1-17

B. The worthy walk with Christ in the home 3:18-21

C. The worthy walk with Christ at work 3:22-4:1

D. The worthy spiritual walk with Christ 4:2-6

III. Closing: 4:7-18

Put Sin to Death, vv 5-7

Put off the Old, vv 8-9

Put on the New, vv 10-11

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. Col 3:5

Therefore, put to death the members of your earthly bodies from immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Put to death (νεκροω nekroō): imperative, a command! We are new creatures in Christ (2 Cor 5:17), start living like it

Sanctification!

Position in Christ

Complete: Col 2:10; Eph 1:3

Secure: John 10:28-29

Present Reality in Christ

Abide: John 15:1-5Good works:

Eph 2:10Fellowship: 1 John 1:9

SalvationActs 16:31; Eph 2:8-9

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. Col 3:5

Immorality (illicit behavior) – You have been bought with a price! 1 Cor 6:12-20Impurity (moral impurity) – We have been called to sanctification! 1 Thess 4:7Passion (strong desire) – Set your mind on Christ Col 3:2Evil desire (craving, coveting) – chokes our fruit bearing ability Mark 4:19Greed (wanting more than your due) – IS idolatry

Exo 20:4-6

Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. Col 3:5

Romans 6: know your position in Christ, and what He has done for you, then present yourself as His servant

James 4:1-10: humble yourself; submit to God; flee from the Devil (and whatever evil makes you stumble), and draw near to God

For it is because of these things that the wrath of God will come (upon the sons of disobedience), Col 3:6

Sin is bringing God’s wrathRev 19:11-21; Is 63:1-6; Zeph 1:14-18

Believers will be with Christ when He comes againRevelation 19:14; Colossians 3:4

People do not need to be under God’s wrathChrist paid the penalty, Col 2:13-14

Don’t walk like an unbeliever, v 7

But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, Colossians 3:8-9

Put aside (ἀποτιθημι: undress, put off, rid one’s self of) imperative

Middle voice: doing this for our own good Sins of the mouth, James 3:6-12

Laid aside (ἀπεκδυομαι: take off, disarm) aorist participleDo not lie, since you have already disarmed the old man

… and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— Colossians 3:10

Put on (ἐνδυω enduō: dress, put on clothes) aorist participle

you have already put on the new manBelievers dressed in new clothes in the kingdom, Matt 22:11Put on the armor of light, Rom 13:12-14Put on immortality, 1 Cor 15:53

Renewal based on knowledge of Christ

… a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all. Colossians 3:11

No national distinctions: Greek and Jew

No religious distinctions: circumcised and uncircumcised

No cultural distinctions: barbarian and Scythian

No economic distinctions: slave and freeman

Christ is sufficient, and we are complete in Him!

Put Sin to Death, vv 5-7

Put off the Old, vv 8-9

Put on the New, vv 10-11