Colossians 3: 5-15

Clothed In Christ Col. 3:5-15


When we become a Christian (a new person ) Old sinful ways are dead .
The first demand is put to death all sins that enslave the body and its members . The word Mortify in the Greek means "Dead"

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Col 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

Notice what sins enslave the body. The bible is very specific
Fornication , uncleanness , inordinate affection ( pathos) passion, craving,strong desire, a driving lust . It is a desire and craving for the wrong thing these sins enslave a person body so much that they make a child of disobedience out of a person. These sins bring down the wrath of God upon man
Such sins belong to the old life

The second demand strip of the sins that enslaves the emotions and tongue
Col 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Col 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

The picture of this is putting off or stripping of clothes
Here are six sins to be stripped notice all six have to do with either deep- seated emotions or else the tongue- reaction and feelings against another Pearson . The sin of anger,wrath, malice. Malice deep-seated feeling against a person , hatred that last on an on

Blasphemy (blasphemian ) speech that slanders, insults, hurt, injures, and shows contempt. The sin of filthy communication . The sin of lying

There are the reasons we should put off these sins of the tongue and emotions
We have put of the old man
We have put on the new man.
We are all one body in Chris
Christ has made it possible for us to be adopted as children's , sons and daughters, of God all of us belong to the same family- the family of God. There is no place for anger,wrath, malice, blasphemous , insulting ,filthy talk, and lying. We are all God's children's

Verse-12-14 Now that we have taken of the old garments now we have put on the new garments


Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Col 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

The elect of God are the Believers those that have a New Life in Christ. The word "Holy" means to be set apart God called believers out of the world away from the old life it offered, the old life of sin and death. He called us to be separated and set apart unto Himself and the new life He offers the new life of righteousness and eternity


The clothing of the elect. Mercy compassion , pity, tender heart-ed ness this should flow out of the hearth of a Christian
Kindness ,humility, meekness , long suffering or patience
Forbearance means to hold back to put up with . You know there are some thing about all of us that just turn some people off

Forgiveness Means to be gracious to a Pearson to pardon him for some wrong done against him

Mar 11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Luk 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Love the Christian must put on love. Love is the Bond of perfection love binds all the clothing mercy, kindness, humility, meekness , Long-suffering, forbearance, forgiveness

1Cr 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

A new Heart verse 15-
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

with a new Pearson , a new heart. We must have the peace of God. The believer does not automatically experience the peace of God . The believer must make a choice the decision is his

Isa 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.


May God Bless Yoy