Sermon Tone Analysis

Col 3:1 Eij ou

sunhgevrqhte tw'~/ Cristw'~/, ta; a[nw zhtei'te, ou| oJ Cristov" ejstin ejn dexia'~/ tou' qeou' kaqhvmeno":

Col 3:2 ta; a[nw fronei'te, mh; ta; ejpi; th'" gh'".

Col 3:3 ajpeqavnete ga;r kai; hJ zwh; uJmw'n kevkruptai su;n tw'~/ Cristw'~/ ejn tw'~/ qew'~/.

Col 3:4 o{tan oJ Cristo;" fanerwqh'~/, hJ zwh; uJmw'n, tovte kai; uJmei'" su;n aujtw'~/ fanerwqhvsesqe ejn dovxh~/.

Col 3:5 Nekrwvsate ou

ta; mevlh ta; ejpi; th'" gh'", porneivan ajkaqarsivan pavqo" ejpiqumivan kakhvn, kai; th;n pleonexivan, h{ti" ejsti;n eijdwlolatriva,

Col 3:6 di j a} e[rcetai hJ ojrgh; tou' qeou' ªejpi; tou;" uiJou;" th'" ajpeiqeiva"º.

Col 3:7 ejn oi|" kai; uJmei'" periepathvsatev pote, o{te ejzh'te ejn touvtoi":

Col 3:8 nuni; de; ajpovqesqe kai; uJmei'" ta; pavnta, ojrghvn, qumovn, kakivan, blasfhmivan, aijscrologivan ejk tou' stovmato" uJmw'n:

Col 3:9 mh; yeuvdesqe eij" ajllhvlou", ajpekdusavmenoi to;n palaio;n a[nqrwpon su;n tai'" pravxesin aujtou'

Col 3:10 kai; ejndusavmenoi to;n nevon to;n ajnakainouvmenon eij" ejpivgnwsin kat j eijkovna tou' ktivsanto" aujtovn,

Col 3:11 o{pou oujk e[ni  {Ellhn kai;  jIoudai'o", peritomh; kai; ajkrobustiva, bavrbaro", Skuvqh", dou'lo", ejleuvqero", ajlla; ªta;º pavnta kai; ejn pa'sin Cristov".

Col 3:12  jEnduvsasqe ou

, wJ" ejklektoi; tou' qeou' a{gioi kai; hjgaphmevnoi, splavgcna oijktirmou' crhstovthta tapeinofrosuvnhn prau?thta makroqumivan,

Col 3:13 ajnecovmenoi ajllhvlwn kai; carizovmenoi eJautoi'" ejavn ti" prov" tina e[ch~/ momfhvn: kaqw;" kai; oJ kuvrio" ejcarivsato uJmi'n, ou{tw" kai; uJmei'":

Col 3:14 ejpi; pa'sin de; touvtoi" th;n ajgavphn, o{ ejstin suvndesmo" th'" teleiovthto".

Col 3:15 kai; hJ eijrhvnh tou' Cristou' brabeuevtw ejn tai'" kardivai" uJmw'n, eij" h}n kai; ejklhvqhte ejn eJni; swvmati: kai; eujcavristoi givnesqe.

Col 3:16  JO lovgo" tou' Cristou' ejnoikeivtw ejn uJmi'n plousivw", ejn pavsh~/ sofiva~/ didavskonte" kai; nouqetou'nte" eJautouv", yalmoi'" u{mnoi" wj~/dai'" pneumatikai'" ejn ªth'~/º cavriti a[~/donte" ejn tai'" kardivai" uJmw'n tw'~/ qew'~/:

Col 3:17 kai; pa'n o{ ti eja;n poih'te ejn lovgw~/ h] ejn e[rgw~/, pavnta ejn ojnovmati kurivou  jIhsou', eujcaristou'nte" tw'~/ qew'~/ patri; di j aujtou'.

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*Translation*

Col 3:1 Since therefore you have been raised with Christ, aim at~/keeping seeking~/strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Col 3:2 Set your mind on things above not the things of the earth.

Col 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God

Col 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then also will you appear with Him in glory.

Col 3:5 Put to death therefore things which are a part of the earth; sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed which is idolatry.

Col 3:6 Because of these things, the wrath of God is coming [upon the sons of disobedience]

Col 3:7 In which also you formerly walked, when you lived in them

Col 3:8 But now you must get rid of all such things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips

Col 3:9 Do not lie to others; you have out off the old man with his deeds

Col 3:10 And have put on the new which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of him who created him.

Col 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision or uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is everything and in all.

Col 3:12 Therefore, as chosen of God holy and beloved, put on compassion of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience.

Col 3:13 Bear with one another, and if anyone was a grievance against someone else, you are to forgive one another.

Just as the Lord forgave you , so also you must forgive.

Col 3:14 And in addition to all these, put on love, which is the bond that produces perfection.

Col 3:15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts to which also you were called in one body and be thankful

Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ reside in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts to the Lord

Col 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

 

\\ Exalt His Name; Live His Purpose

Colossians 3:1-17

 

I.

Introduction

            A.

Burying Sin Video (4:29)

II.

New status = new way of life (3:1-4)

            A.

As believers, we have been freed FROM sin, and we have been set free to LIVE                                  as unto the Lord.

B.

ILL

                        1.         Notice how this section is introduced – “since then…”

                                    a.

Same phrase used in 2:20 – died with Christ

                                                1)         Paul talks about our death with Christ in reference to man-                                                                    made rules.

2)         Christ fulfills the law; no longer subject to man-made rules.

3)         His law is now written on our hearts

                                                4)         Christ becomes our standard; not man-made rules.

b.

3:1 says we are raised with Christ, which becomes the basis for the                                           question, “How then must we now live?”

                        2.         We must live our lives as one whose status has changed – because it has!

                                    a.

Past Reality – YOU DIED! (3:3-4)

                                    b.

Present Reality – your life is now hidden with Christ

                                    c.

Future Reality – will appear with Him in glory

                        3.         Presently our lives are HIDDEN with Christ

                                    a.

Not everyone is able to see the reality that we have in Christ.

b.

Those who reject Christ and His Word refuse to believe in the                                                   Christian hope and mock the security and confidence of those who                                                        believe.

                        4.         Paul uses this reality to encourage believers to live consistently with their                                                new status in Christ.

C.

Overall encouragement – aim at~/keeping seeking~/strive for the things above

                        (3:1-2)

                        1.         The danger is to read Gnosticism into this verse – physical and material is                                               bad while spiritual and immaterial are good.

2.         The point is not to reject earthly things and only engage and think about                                                 spiritual things.

3.         The point is that every thought, every aim, every value, every dream,                                          every aspiration, every pursuit should come under the Lordship of Christ.

4.         For that is the whole reason for which we died and were raised anew – to                                             live the blessed life under His Lordship.

5.         To not aim at~/keeping seeking~/strive for the things above is to live a life                                      inconsistent with our renewed status in Christ.

6.         And we are depriving ourselves of living the blessed life – a life that falls                                                 short of being truly human.

a.

Being truly human does not include sin, right?

b.

For that is not how we were first created – humans were without                                                           sin.

c.

Christ has made it possible for us to live as true humans, for we                                                             have been raised with Him.

D.

As believers, we have been freed FROM sin, and we have been set free to                                            LIVE as unto the Lord.

E.

Paul goes on to explain to us what it means to live life as unto the Lord.

III.

New way of life = Abandon Sin! (3:5-9a)

            A.

Paul demands that the lifestyle consistent with sin be exterminated!

B.

ILL – leaky roof must be fixed and stopped!

                        1.         Paul does believe and states very clearly that a person is either dead IN sin                                (2:13) or dead TO sin (3:5).

2.         However, those who are dead TO sin are still works in progress.

a.         vs.