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July 2, 2017 | Pastor John Bayles | The Calling to Death and Life | Colossians 3:1-4
The Calling to Death and Life
Col.3:1-4
In this text Paul is signaling a transition from the theological section of the letter to the practical teachings. Much like how he later organizes his letter to the Ephesians, he will build the practical applications from solid theological truths. This is an important principle. So often we seek to live our lives from circumstance to circumstance. It things go well, we feel we are in God’s will. If we enter into struggles or trials, then we sometimes feel we have been abandoned by the Lord. The objective reality is that God has revealed His will through His person and through the person of Jesus Christ. We adjust our life experience to the nature and attributes of God. There is no greater security than in holding fast to God’s view of the dynamics of this world and interpreting them from His divine viewpoint. As the scripture reveals, God is working for our greatest good and His greatest glory (Rom.8:28). Paul looks back on the theological foundations he has set in the first two chapters in order to demonstrate that theology always plays itself out in the relationships of life.
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