Put Off Our Old Man!
"Put off the old man
with his deeds."
Colossians 3: 9
The Bible tells us to “put off the old man.”
What does it mean? It doesn’t mean tossing
grandpa out the door. It means to turn away
from the flawed traits we had before coming
to Christ and from the corrupt nature we
inherited from Adam.
Perhaps you’ve chosen to follow Christ,
but you know there are some things you
must toss out, habits you must break,
and some sins you must
confess.
You’re not alone.
Paul was speaking to the Colossians and
to all of us when he said, “Put off all these:
anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
language out of your mouth.
"Do not lie to one another, since you have put
off the old man with his deeds, and have put
on the new man who's renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him”
(Colossians 3:8-10).
You
have a new nature—a Christly calling.
If there’s an area of residual sin in your life
today, ask God to help toss it out of your
life. You can do it in the power of Christ!
"God’s ultimate goal for us…
is that we
be truly conformed
to the likeness of His Son in our
person as well as in our standing."
Jerry Bridges
