I AM IN CHRIST. NOW, HOW DO I LIVE LIKE IT? (10)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Colossians 3:5-15
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I Am in Christ. Now, How Do I Live Like It? (10)
Series: Colossians
Tim Melton
Colossians 3:5-15
In Acts 11:26b we read, “In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.” The name meant “little Christs.” What started out as a derogatory term used by people to mock Christians became the ultimate compliment. The fact that there was something about their lives that associated them with Jesus Christ was truly an honor. God would use those early believers, though small in number, and limited in resources, to spread Christianity throughout the entire Roman Empire.
The same principle is still true today. One way that the world will be drawn to Christ is as they watch the lives of His followers. Bearing God's image to a watching world demands that we become like Christ. (Phil. 2:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 11:26, Matt. 5:14-16, etc.) As we, God's people, live Christ-like lives, people will see what Christ is like and be drawn to Him.
The same principle is at work in Acts 4:13. This verse describes the situation, after Jesus’ ascension, when some of Jesus´ disciples were brought before the powerful Jewish religious council in Jerusalem. “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
As Christians that is our goal, that people will see our lives, take note that we have been with Jesus, and be drawn to Christ as well.
That is what Paul is talking about in the book of Colossians. Paul has declared that we are “in Christ.” That is great news, but now the question is, “I am in Christ. Now, how do I live like it?” That is what we will seek to answer today as we look at Colossians 3:5-15.
In the previous verses Paul has reminded these new believers, in the church in Colossae, that they have died and have been raised with Christ. Because of this they are to set their minds on the things that are above, not on earthly things. Paul then conti ...
Series: Colossians
Tim Melton
Colossians 3:5-15
In Acts 11:26b we read, “In Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.” The name meant “little Christs.” What started out as a derogatory term used by people to mock Christians became the ultimate compliment. The fact that there was something about their lives that associated them with Jesus Christ was truly an honor. God would use those early believers, though small in number, and limited in resources, to spread Christianity throughout the entire Roman Empire.
The same principle is still true today. One way that the world will be drawn to Christ is as they watch the lives of His followers. Bearing God's image to a watching world demands that we become like Christ. (Phil. 2:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 11:26, Matt. 5:14-16, etc.) As we, God's people, live Christ-like lives, people will see what Christ is like and be drawn to Him.
The same principle is at work in Acts 4:13. This verse describes the situation, after Jesus’ ascension, when some of Jesus´ disciples were brought before the powerful Jewish religious council in Jerusalem. “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
As Christians that is our goal, that people will see our lives, take note that we have been with Jesus, and be drawn to Christ as well.
That is what Paul is talking about in the book of Colossians. Paul has declared that we are “in Christ.” That is great news, but now the question is, “I am in Christ. Now, how do I live like it?” That is what we will seek to answer today as we look at Colossians 3:5-15.
In the previous verses Paul has reminded these new believers, in the church in Colossae, that they have died and have been raised with Christ. Because of this they are to set their minds on the things that are above, not on earthly things. Paul then conti ...
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