Live With Purpose

Colossians 1:21-23

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

B. Christ is Sufficient 1:13-29

C. Complete in Christ 2:1-23

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

B. Life with Christ in the home 3:18-21

C. Life with Christ at work 3:22-4:1

D. Spiritual walk with Christ 4:2-6

III. Closing: 4:7-18

Abrahamic Covenant Genesis

15

Land Covenant Deut 30

Davidic Covenant

2 Samuel 7

New Covenant

Jeremiah 31

Before belief we were in a state of hostility to God, v 21

Now we have been reconciled for a purpose, v 22 Three possibilities

Reconciled experientially – leads to loss of salvation, Arminian

Reconciled positionally – leads to Lordship salvation, Calvinist

Reconciled eschatologically – leads to the Bema, Biblicist

Therefore, live with purpose, v 23

Continuing the Doctrine of Reconciliation All one verse from verse 9 to 23.

Before belief we are enemies of God and Christ Hostile = enemy “alienated” – ἀπαλλοτριωμενους, perf., pass., partic. A continual state that we are born into, Rom 5:12 Ephesians 2:11-12, same word is “excluded”

Enemies in our minds Disobey in our minds, Matthew 5 Believe with our minds Bible study, prayer, “THINK on these things”

Our deeds demonstrated our state of mind Romans 1:18-32, hostile mind does not deal in reality

It becomes futile, and falls deeper into sin

Can effect society Pagan societies fall into the Romans 1:26-27 trap

We were enemies… BUT Romans 5:8

Why would we then continue in sin?

Live with purpose!

“Now” is the first word showing the emphasis Reconciliation is made personally available through His

death

Faith brings reconciliation to us personally

Holy: set apart

Blameless: like the spotless lamb of the OT, John 1:29

... how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself WITHOUT BLEMISH to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Hebrews 9:14

Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be BLAMELESS and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.

Philippians 2:14-16

“Now” is the first word showing the emphasis Reconciliation is made personally available through His

death

Faith brings reconciliation to us personally

Holy: set apart

Blameless: like the spotless lamb of the OT, John 1:29

Beyond reproach: unaccusable, like Daniel, Dan 6:4 Elders and Deacons CANNOT be engaged in open, public

sin that could damage the Church, 1 Tim 3:10, Titus 1:6-7

… in order TO PRESENT… παριστημι

3 options of meaning “presented” experientially

“presented” positionally

“presented” eschatologically (in the future)

Christ is presenting us as being literally holy, blameless, and beyond reproach

We do not sin anymore, we can be wholly sanctified in this life

Arminian, Wesleyan

John 10:25-30 Believers have eternal life FOREVER

Dennis Rokser

Our position in Christ is in view

We are holy, blameless, and beyond reproach in God’s eyes.

Judicially declared righteous

Leads to Lordship Salvation: John MacArthur

The “P” in TULIP

Believers will ALL be presented (stand) before Christ

The Bema, the Judgment Seat of Christ

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

2 Corinthians 5:10

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all STAND before the judgment seat of God.

Romans 14:10

IF… There is no “if” once we are saved. OSAS

Eternally secure in God’s hand, John 10

There is no “if” in our position as a Believer. We are judicially perfect, no matter what

We don’t persevere to “prove” we are saved

Another possibility is “inasmuch” Level of obedience = level of reward, 1 Cor 3:10-15

“Inasmuch” as you continue (present, active) in the FAITH Firmly established (perfect, passive, participle)

Steadfast: adjective describing “firmly established”

Not moved away (present, passive, participle) Hope of the Gospel that you heard (aorist, i.e. past)

Col 1:4, 6, 8, 12-14, 2:5, 10, 13, 3:3-4, 9-10, 12, 15, 23-24, 4:1, 9

The Colossians are Believers whom Paul desires to live in obedience because their reward awaits them! Colossians 3:23-25

Therefore, LIVE WITH PURPOSE!