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Welcome to Flushing Bible Church. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8. Colossians Christ is Sufficient. Give Thanks for Our Inheritance Colossians 1:12-14. Colossians. Written by Paul Written to believers in Colossae Written from Rome
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Welcome to Flushing Bible Church The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8
ColossiansChrist is Sufficient Give Thanks for Our Inheritance Colossians 1:12-14
Colossians • Written by Paul • Written to believers in Colossae • Written from Rome • Written in 61 AD • Written because of the Colossian heresy • Written to show the supremacy of Christ
Paul’s Prayer Requests • Filled with the knowledge of His will, vv 9-10 • In all spiritual wisdom and understanding • For the purpose of a worthy walk • Strengthened with all power, v 11 • Empowered with all power from the Holy Spirit • For the purpose of steadfastness and patience
Giving Thanks for Our Qualification • For what are we qualified? v 12 • How are we qualified? v 13 • Why are we qualified? v 14
Passage overview • Past: “We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith…” vv 3-8 • Present: “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you…” vv 9-11 • Future: “joyously giving thanks the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance…” vv 12-14
Passage overview • Giving thanks to the Father • Giving thanks for for being qualified for a share in an inheritance v 12 • Rescued from domain of darkness v 13 • Transferred into the Kingdom of the Son v 13 • In who we have redemption v 14 • The forgiveness of sins v 14
For what are we qualified? • Verse 12 literally: “with joy giving thanks to the Father, the (one who) qualified you for (your) share in the inheritance of the saints in the Light.” • Importance of giving thanks • Qualified = cause to be adequate, or make sufficient • An inheritance = portion or lot • Soldiers casted “lots” for Jesus’ clothes • Israelites have an inheritance in the Land • We have an inheritance that we enter by faith • Holy Spirit is the down payment for our inheritance Eph 1:13-14 • With the saints (holy ones), in the Light (Christ)
How are we qualified? • Rescued from the “authority” of darkness, v 13 • In the dark if not “in Christ” • Spiritually dead (positional), Eph 2:1-3 • Transferred to the Kingdom through faith, v 13 • Positionally in the Kingdom, but the Kingdom is NOT now. • Kingdom has been delayed • David and the Mighty Men • The Kingdom is a literal Kingdom on earth • Positionally in the Kingdom, because we are positionally righteous
Why are we qualified? • “In Christ” we are redeemed • Redeemed = purchased from slavery • Slaves to Satan while under his authority, Rom 6:17-18 • Righteousness comes through faith, Romans 1:16-17 • 150 verses say that salvation comes through faith, Lewis Sperry Chafer • “In Christ” we are forgiven • Through the shedding of His blood • Only the righteous can be in His Kingdom • Positional righteousness now; our hope is righteousness for eternity with Christ
Giving Thanks for Our Qualification • For what are we qualified? v 12 • How are we qualified? v 13 • Why are we qualified? v 14