Last week we were reminded that before we can “put on” the fruit of the new man… or the fruit of the spirit, we must be a new man; a new creation through the redemptive work of Christ Not an ethic to be practiced but a faith and transformation to be evidenced Important so that…

Over the last few weeks we have been looking at hindrances to sanctification… things we are to avoid… things we are warned against. And last week we focused particularly on things inside of us that we are to put off… lay aside… put to death. They are things associated with our old way of life…

Two major themes The sufficiency and perfection of Christ The sanctification and perfection of His saints Paul warns of the dangers that will seek to hinder that process of sanctification and perfection and then moves to look at how the sanctifying work of Christ expresses itself in social relationships; in the family, in the workplace,…

1. Two major themes a. The sufficiency and perfection of Christ b. The sanctification and perfection of His saints i. In furtherance of the second, Paul warns of the dangers that will seek to hinder that process 1. Last week we started to examine those dangers i. Col 2:8ff. “See to it that no one…