Breaking Bad Habits .. 2/17/2013

Sunday School Lesson for 2/17/2013. Unit III. Imitating Jesus. Breaking Bad Habits. Colossians 3:5-17. ................ Christian Life In Action (Colossians 3:5-4:6) ................................................................................................. Discard the Old … Colossians 3:5-11 .......................................................................................................................................... Put on the New … Colossians 3:12-17 ............................................................................................................................................................................. Bad habits are the worst habits to break according to the Life Optimizer Blog (http://www.lifeoptimizer.org ), which is a secular blog, but was listed in my sunday school book. ......................................................................................................... Colossians 3:5-17 ................................................................................................................................................... Verses 5,6,7 – Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of the New Life; Self-Denial ................................................................................................. Verse 5 – the apostle Paul was using a “figurative word” when he wrote put to death. ............................................................................................. At the time of the apostle’s writing their was an extreme amount of sexual immorality (verse 5) ..................................................................................... (Matthew 6:24; Zephaniah 1:14-15; I Thessalonians 5:1-3; Zechariah 1:2; Ephesians 2:1-5; Titus 3:3-4 … Reference Scripture in my Sunday School Book) ............................................................................................................ Colossians 3:8-11 ............................................................................................................................ Verse 8 – Fallen Man; Sins Against God; Blasphemy .................................................................................................. Verses 9,10 – Man Redeemed; Effectual Calling; Man Co-operates ...................................................................................................... Verse 11 – Man Redeemed; Effectual Calling; Man Co-operates … Sacred Rites & Forms; Sacraments, Worship, & Church Fellowship; The Significance of the Rite, But of no Importance to Christians .................................................................................................................. Human power of speech is/was hurtful & destructive ................................................................................................................... Greedy desire can at times produce sexual exploitation, materialism that controls people & societies ................................................................................................................ The Christian life is an on going learning process/program – continuing christian education ................................................................................................................ vs 11 – Greek, Jew, Barbarian, Scythian ............................................................................................................................ Jew – (II Kings 16:6; 25:25) originally; then later anyone of the Hebrew race … In the New Testament .. Jews (Israelites) .................................................................................................................................... (The apostle Paul needed his Greek education, as he needed the Judaism of Gamaliel) .................................................................................................................... Greek – Gentile, non-Jew ............................................................................................................................ Barbarian – non-Greek speaking people ......................................................................................................... Scythian – term for the barbarians of the Steppes. Area between the Carpathians & the Don & modern Ukraine. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Acts 7:58; Romans 13:12-14; I John 1:7; Romans 12:12) ................................................................................................................... Colossians 3:12-17 ............................................................................................................................................................ Verse 12 – Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of the New Life; Fellow- Feeling with Others .................................................................................................................................. Verse 13 – Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of the New Life; Mercifulness .. Jesus Christ; Christ’s Divinity; Performs the Works of God; In Forgiving Sins ..................................................................................................................... Verse 14 – Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces of the New Life; Love to Christian Brethren ................................................................................................................. Verse 15 – Man Redeemed; “Duties & Grace of the New Life; Peaceableness ..................................................................................................................... Verse 16 – Sacred Rites & Forms; Sacraments, Worship, & Church – Fellowship; Music, Among Christians ....................................................................................................................... Verse 17 – Jesus Christ; Offices of Christ; Our Mediator ...................................................................................................................... (I Corinthians 13; Philippians 4:7; Colossians 1:12; 2:7) ..................................................................................................................... While I/you are not perfect, we are aware of the sinful ways that displease God. ..................................................................................................................... Never lose sight of the way you behave for God expects us to behave like Christians. .................................................................................................................... Scripture & reference used/taken from: KJV Topical Reference Bible & Zondervan Bible Commentary