One of Paul’s favorite metaphors for growing as a Christian pictures change like clothing: putting off the rags of our old life and putting on the robes of our new life in Christ. Verses 1-11 focus on putting off, which involves situating ourselves in God’s past-present-and-future story, agreeing on death’s address (that is, why we should put off certain behaviors and dispositions), and killing the dead: whatever belongs to our old way of life.
Kill the Dead
Colossians
May 21, 2023 • Walter Henegar • Colossians 3:1–11
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