Colossians 1:20-23: “Our Reconciliation To The Father”
Colossians:
“The Invincible Sufficiency Of Christ Alone”
Scriptural References
(All References Are From The English Standard Version, (ESV))
1:20-23: “Our Reconciliation To The Father”
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
Colossians 1:20-23:
[19] For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
[20] and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
[21] And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
[22] he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
[23] if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Relating to Colossians 1:20
-1 Corinthians 7:11:”but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.
-Romans 5:10: For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life”.
-2 Corinthians 5:18-20: “All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God”
-Romans 8:20: “For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope”
-Romans 8:21:”that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God”.
-Matthew 25:41, 46: “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels”. “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
-Revelation (20:10-15), “and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Terrifying. But that shows there is no such thing as Universal Salvation.
Relating to Colossians 1:21
–(John 3:19-20)”. The problem of the unbeliever isn’t ignorance; it’s a willful LOVE of sin!-
-Romans 1 (21-24) “For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves.” Although “..
Relating to Colossians 1:22
-2 Corinthians 11:2: “For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.”
-Ephesians 1:4: “even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love”
2 Corinthians. 5:2 :“For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling”
2 Corinthians 3:18: “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit”
Relating to Colossians 1:23
2 Corinthians 5:17-21:“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”