Colossians 3 and 4

How to Live as Believers

 Set Your Sight on Heaven

• Highest Life

• Chapter 3:1-4

 Put to Death the Sinful Nature

• Holiest Life

• Chapter 3:5-9

 Put on Your New Nature

• Happiest Life

• Chapter 3:10-17

Set Your Heart and Mind on Heaven

• God, the Father is in Heaven

• Jesus Christ is in Heaven

• Believers are New Creations

• Jesus is Coming Back

Colossians 3:5-9

Put to Death the Sinful Nature

Colossians 3(ESV) 5

Put to Death the Sinful Nature - John 11 38 - 44

GraveClothes from Colossians 3:5-9

• Sexual Immorality, Impurity, Lust, and Evil Desires.

• Greed (Covetousness) = Idolater =Worshiper of Worldly Things

• Anger, Rage, Malicious Behavior, Slander, and Dirty Language.

• Lying

• Take off the Graveclothes

• Put on the GraceClothes (Colossian 3:10-17)

Colossians 3(NLT) 9

LYING

What it means

Satan and Lying

Hypocrisy and Lying

Take off the Graveclothes of Lying

What it means to Lie

A false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive

Intentional untruth (words, action, non-action, thoughts)

Something intended or serving to convey a false impression

Blatant Lying –Simon Peter Luke 22 - 54 -61

“Pious Lying”– Judas Iscariot - John 12 1- 6

“Evasive Lying”– Leading Priests Luke 20 1-7

“Evasive Lying”– Parents Of Man Born Blind - John 9 - 18 -23

Peter was a disciple, Judas Iscariot was also a discuple, both lied

Peter (No 1 disciple in the gospel record)

Judas (No 12 in the gospel listing)

Happened during Jesus earthly ministry

When we are warned not to lie to each other it means we can

Even if nobody knows, you do, God does and that is all that matters

We need to be sensitive to lying

Put off the Graveclothe of lying

Satan and Lies = Revelation 12:9

Satan and Lies

Biblical Passages To Remember

John 8 -Jesus talks about Satan with the Pharisees

Genesis 3 Satan and Eve

Luke 22 Jesus talks about Satan and Simon Peter

Acts 5 Peter talks about Satan and Ananais lies

Ephesians 6 –The first armour for spiritual warfare is belt of truth

John 8 –Jesus and the Pharisee

The woman caught in adultery (vs 1-11)

Jesus the light of the world (vs 12-20)

Unbelieving people warned (vs 21-30)

Jesus and Abraham (31-59)

Genesis 3 -1 -5

Luke 22 : 31

Satan Filled Ananias Heart to Lie - Act 5 - 1 -4

Satan and Lies

John 8 (Jesus versus the Pharisees)

Gensis 3 (Eve and Satan in the Garden of Eden)

You will not die, you will be like God

Luke 23 Peter before Jesus arrest, Jesus warned

Acts 5 anninias and Saphira

Ananahas lied to Peter, disciples and the Holy Spirit and to God

The sin that was met with swift punishmen

Why has Satan filled yor heart

Ephesians 6: The first piece of the armor is the belt of truth

3 editions Jesus, the Holy Spirit, The word, your life

Hypocrisy and Lies

Some Biblical Passages To Remember

Mattthew 2 -Fake Concern by Herod the Great (Ruler/Politician)

Matthew 15 –Fake Outrage by the Pharisees

Matthew 23 –Jesus Warns Disciples Against Hypocrisy

Acts 5 -Pretend Generous Nature by Ananias (Ordinary Believer)

Galatians 2 –Pretend Jewishness by Peter (Great Apostle)

Fake Concern by Herod the Great - Matthew 2 1 to 8

Fake Outrage by the Pharisees Matthew 15 1 - 6

Peter and Ananias in Jerusalem (1) - Acts 4 32-37

Peter and Ananias in Jerusalem (2) Acts 5 1-4

Fake “Jewishness” by Peter in Antioch

Take off the Grave Clothes of Lies

Colossians 3(NLT) 9