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Colossians 3:1-4 - Seeking the Ways of Christ
Key Verses: (MSG)
- 1: "So if you're serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides." - Seek first the kingdom of heaven.
- 2: "Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ--that's where the action is. See things from His perspective." - "The more we see the life around us as God sees it, the more we live in harmony with Him.1"
- 3: "Your old life is dead. Your new life, which is your real life--even though invisible to spectators--is with Christ in God. He is your life." - Forget your past, for God has. Instead, live each day filled with the new life He has made available to you in Christ.
- What are you seeking in life?
Promises of the Gospel:
Paul recognizes that our lives as Christians are filled with challenges. As we live out our lives, our tendency towards sin and earthly pursuits threatens to overwhelm and divert our attention from God. And yet, our salvation and eternal life "is hidden with Christ in God." It is safe and secure. Paul suggests that the more we are able to turn our focus towards heaven, seeking only "things that are above, where Christ is," the better we will stay on our pathway to holiness. Through Christ we are being transformed into His image. We are being renewed and remade into Christ. This is a promise that came into our hearts at the time of our baptism. It can be no other way. With the Spirit of Christ, who is God living within us, our destination is guaranteed.
1"Life Application Bible - NRSV," Published by World Publisher Inc, notes on verses 1,2 pp. 2097.
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