Blessed & Bearded's Biblical Blog

 Obedience Confirms Our Resurrection/ Colossians 3:1-4/ Pt 1. (Realities): We died, rose with Christ, and are alive in God, therefore (command) seek the things that are above and (promise) you will appear with Him.  Our reality is set by God and we live in accord with that reality/truth.  We are raised and life is a forgiven, resurrected life therefore the promise is ours. Christian, You Are Dead! /Pt 2. How we died in Col. 2:11-12. Through faith in Christ in our baptism.  Our "old self"/flesh died Rom. 6:6.  Our hostility to God died.  We are now alive in Christ Gal. 2:20. The old dead self must die for us to come alive in Christ.  We are no longer under the control/power of the flesh.  Seated at the Right Hand of God /Pt 4. "is" Christ, the God-man who died in His human nature/flesh, is alive. Who now has a glorious, heavenly body Phil. 3:20-21. "Right hand" is a place of great honor.  "seated" Ps 110:1 and Matt. 22:43-44 and Heb. 10:12. He...