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Reconciled By His Blood. Colossians 1:19-23. Jesus died to reconcile you to god. Colossians 1:19-23. One can fall from grace. “You have fallen from grace” (Gal 5:4). 2 Pet 2:20-22. Therefore, how should we live?. Jesus died to reconcile you to god.
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Reconciled By His Blood Colossians 1:19-23
One can fall from grace. • “You have fallen from grace” (Gal 5:4). • 2 Pet 2:20-22.
Therefore, how should we live? Jesus died to reconcile you to god.
You need to understand that God is going to triumph over evil. • God is going to make peace with all things. • Jesus “must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” (1 Cor 15:25). • “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings” (Rev 17:14).
You need to understand that Jesus died for your sins. • Luke 22:19-20. • “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief” (1 Tim 1:15). • We must give serious thought to our own sinfulness.
You need to put away sin. • We need to allow ourselves to be reconciled to God. • “We implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20). • A big part of being reconciled to God is putting away sin. • When we were reconciled, we put away sin (Rom 6:1-4). • Paul describes “newness of life” (Eph 4:22-32). • What sin do you need to put off?
You need to stay put. • We cannot be moved from the gospel. • How do we stay put? • We fellowship with the people of God (Heb 10:25). • We study Scripture. • “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (2 Pet 1:3). • We add the Christian graces to our lives. • 2 Pet 1:5-11.