Some Instructions for the Christian Family Colossians 3:1-25 Part I

In this portion of Colossians (Chapter 3:1-25), Paul challenges Christians to live godly lives in conformity to who they are in Jesus Christ.  The success of living Christlike lives was dependent not on their own power but on the power of Christ working in them.  As Christians, our lofty Christian status embraces that we need to put off ungodly practices and put on godly practices that reflect our heavenly status. Our text, Colossians 3:1-25, may be outlined as follows: I. Christians Focused on Our New Status – Colossians 3:1-4; II. Christians Turing from the Sins of the Past – Colossians 3:5-9; III. Christians Putting on Godly Virtues – Colossians 3:10-14; IV. Christians Living Harmoniously Among Others – Colossians 3:15-25. Christians Focused on Our New Status – Colossians 3:1-4 In this epistle, the false teachers were threatening to undermine the faith, and even to dilute the devotion of the Colossian saints.  Paul urged these believers to resist what was false and hold tenaciously to Christ and the word.  Paul begins Colossians 3:1 with a conditional clause.  By doing so, Paul drove these believers to examine their lives!  If they had truly received spiritual life in Christ, they needed to live like...