![]() ![]() So should we – recognizing that our citizenship is in heaven. After His resurrection, Jesus looked forward to heaven, knowing He would soon enough ascend there.So should we – with the power and the enabling of the Holy Spirit. After His resurrection, Jesus lived in supernatural power with the ability to do impossible things.So should we – live our lives to be with and to serve one another. After His resurrection, Jesus spent His remaining time being with and ministering to His disciples.So should we – we don’t live there any more. After His resurrection, Jesus left the tomb.Because we were raised with Christ, we should act just as Jesus did when He was resurrected. The only remedy for sinful passions is found in the believers’ experience of union with Christ.” (Vaughan) There the apostle reminds the Colossians that ascetic regulations are of no real value in restraining indulgence of the flesh. “The opening verses of chapter 3 sustain the closest connection with the closing verses of chapter 2. Now, seeing that we are raised with Christ, certain behavior is appropriate to us. The idea of being raised with Christ was introduced back in Colossians 2:12, where Paul used baptism to illustrate this spiritual reality. It is only because we were raised with Christ that we can seek those things which are above. Because we know that Jesus is really raised from the dead, then our identification with Him becomes real. If then you were raised with Christ: Paul here begins a section where he focuses on practical Christian living, with the clear understanding that practical Christian living is built on the foundation of theological truth. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.Ī. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. (1-4) The basis for Paul’s practical instruction. ![]()
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