Focus On God's Majesty! Part II (Put Off The Old Man)

[Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

v5"Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
v6Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
v7in which you also ONCE walked when you lived in them" (you do not live that way any longer).
v8"But now you must also put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
v9Do not lie to one another, since you have PUT OFF the OLD MAN with his deeds" (these are the old man's deeds not yours),
v10"and have PUT ON the NEW MAN who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him" (God),
v11"where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all" (this covers EVERYONE). New King James Version

YOU must put to death these old man deeds in your new body. You saw yesterday in Colossians 3:1-4 that when you are raised with Christ, you will seek things above and not things on the earth. IT'S A CHOICE! You must choose to let go of the old man and seek after things of God; "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you" (Matt. 6:33). Because once you accept Christ as YOUR personal Lord and Savior, you are dead to sin (the old man is dead) and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). Then you will be able to appear with Christ in glory (Colossians 3:4).

Be blessed,
Dr. Hooks