Colossians: Here's how to live - other side of the coin (Col 3:12-17)
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Having presented the types of 'clothing' we are to take off in 3:1-11, Paul now turns to what we should put on. This is not a long passage, nor difficult to understand. But living it out consistently in our individual lives and in the life of the church is often problematic. With much collateral damage. So take your time with this Study. Sit with the passage. Bring it before the Lord. If there are things that need to be sorted out with others and the Lord, then ask the Lord to strengthen and equip you to do just that. And may we all, with increasing frequency, put on these clothes - they are powerful outworkings of the radical gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Questions
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1. What's your favourite item of clothing and why is it that one?
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2. How should wearing "Christ's clothing" affect the way you live your daily life?
3. Why did Paul call on the believers to be peaceful and thankful (v15)?
4. What is one principle that ought to guide everything we do and why would that be so (v17)?
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5. Which part of v12 - God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved - means the most to you and why?
6. Read through the first five virtues (vv12-14). Which of these comes most naturally to you? And which do you find hardest??
7. Why is it so important that we forgive one another?
8. Pick a couple of the other virtues Paul mentions in vv12-14. How would they look if somebody exercised them without love?
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9. Spend some time thanking God for His renovation of our hearts through Jesus and asking Him to help you walk in the Spirit.
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