Colossians 2:1115

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Colossians 211-15

• Freedom from the Power of Sin

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Colossians 211-15

• 11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
  putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
  circumcision done by the hands of men but with
  the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
  buried with him in baptism and raised with him
  through your faith in the power of God, who
  raised him from the dead.

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Colossians 211-15

• 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the
  uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made
  you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our
  sins, 14 having canceled the written code, with
  its regulations, that was against us and that
  stood opposed to us he took it away, nailing it
  to the cross.
• 15 And having disarmed the powers and
  authorities, he made a public spectacle of them,
  triumphing over them by the cross.

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• The Church at Colosse
• changed lives (16)
• living as you should (25)
• Dismayed by persistent power of sin (35-9)

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• The Church at Colosse
• changed lives (16)
• living as you should (25)
• Dismayed by persistent power of sin (35-9)
• False teachers

Spiritual maturity Dietary rules
Worship of angels Pious self denial
Holy calendars Revelatory visions
Circumcision
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Colossians 220-23 These are matters which
have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in
self-made religion and self-abasement and severe
treatment of the body, but are of no value
against fleshly indulgence.

• The Situation in Colosse
• True faith in Christ changed lives (16)
• were generally living as you should (25)
• Dismayed by persistent power of sin (35-9)
• False teachers

Spiritual maturity Dietary rules
Worship of angels Pious self denial
Holy calendars Revelatory visions
Circumcision
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• Spiritual development is not getting something
  more it is applying what you have already been
  given through Jesus.

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• Spiritual development is not getting something
  more it is applying what you have already been
  given through Jesus.

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the
Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted
and now being built up in Him and established in
your faith, just as you were instructed, and
overflowing with gratitude.   See to it that no
one takes you captive through philosophy and
empty deception, according to the tradition of
men, according to the elementary principles of
the world, rather than according to Christ.
Colossians 26-8
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11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
UNBELIEF DESPAIR DÉTENTE sin management
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Source of sins power it is our nature. Romans
66,17,20 you were slaves of sin
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
What does identification mean? Jesus freedom
from sin At the cross, Jesus became identified
with us. When you received Christ, you became
completely identified with Jesus.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human approach by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
What does identification mean? Jesus freedom
from sin. At the cross, Jesus became identified
with us. At the cross, you became completely
identified with Jesus.
We know that our old sinful selves were
crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its
power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to
sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set
free from the power of sin. Romans 66-7
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human approach by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
For the love of Christ controls us, having
concluded this, that one died for all, therefore
all died and He died for all, so that they who
live might no longer live for themselves, but for
Him who died and rose again on their behalf. 2
Corinthians 514-15
What does identification mean? Jesus freedom
from sin. At the cross, Jesus became identified
with us. At the cross, you became completely
identified with Jesus.
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Your identity has been irrevocably changed.
The sin nature is nailed to the cross its fate
is sure. A new nature has been implanted the
life of Christ. (2 Peter 14)
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Therefore, we take a stand against the sin
nature. Start considering yourself as one whose
sin nature has been destroyed forever.  Even so
consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive
to God in Christ Jesus. Romans 611
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Therefore, we take a stand against the sin
nature. Resolve to mortify the desires of your
sin nature. Therefore do not let sin reign in
your mortal body so that you obey its
lusts. Romans 612
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Therefore, we take a stand against the sin
nature. Resolve to mortify the desires of your
sin nature. Therefore you have no obligation
to do what your sinful nature urges you to do if
through the power of the Spirit you put to death
the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.
Romans 812-13
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• Sin nature has been disarmed
• Already accomplished
• Not by human means by Christ
• Identification with Christ is the key
• Discover this reality through faith

11 In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a
circumcision done by the hands of men but with
the circumcision done by Christ, 12 having been
buried with him in baptism and raised with him
through your faith in the power of God, who
raised him from the dead.
Therefore, we take a stand against the sin
nature. We turn toward God without
hesitation  present yourselves to God as those
alive from the dead, and your members as
instruments of righteousness to God.
Romans 612-13
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• Have I asked for your forgiveness?
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• Do I want freedom from selfishness?
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• Do I believe that God wants to deliver?
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• Am I willing to fight on if Gods deliverance is
  not according to my timing?