Colossians 3:1-10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

“1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

“5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. 7When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. 8But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

“9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”

Death to Sin

If truly we have died with Christ to sin, and if we have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life in Him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of righteousness, then we should no longer be living as slaves to sin. We should no longer be living for the sinful pleasures of the flesh, but we should be living for God to do His will for our lives. Our minds and our hearts and our actions should be set on pleasing the Lord with our lives.

Sadly, that is not being taught widely now. We have so many “wolves in sheep’s clothing” serving as “pastors” of “church” congregations who are teaching the people lies; who are teaching them a false gospel of salvation which permits them to keep on in deliberate sin without conscience or remorse. For they are telling them if they “believed” in Jesus that all their sins are forgiven and now heaven is guaranteed them for eternity.

But God’s word does not teach that. God’s word teaches that we who profess faith in Jesus Christ are to be those who have put and who are putting sin to death in our lives. Sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, etc., are to be put out of our lives because these are against God and against His commands, and against His will and purpose for our lives. And if we continue in these we will face the wrath of God, not heaven for eternity.

Genuine Faith

If we are of genuine biblical faith in the Lord Jesus we should have repented of our sins. We should have died with Christ to sin, and we should now be walking in obedience to his commands in practice. This does not make us perfect. This is not saying that we will never sin again. But the Scriptures definitely teach that, as followers of Christ, sin should no longer be our practice (habit, addiction). For if sin and disobedience to God remain our practice, then we do not know God. We do not have eternal life with God.

For by faith in Jesus Christ, when we repent of our sins, we exchange our old lives of living in sin for our new lives in Christ Jesus to be lived for His glory. We should no longer be indulging in the sinful pleasures of the flesh. And as the body of Christ, His church, we should not be tolerating sin among the people professing to know Christ. But we should be calling out sin for what it is and telling people the truth of what the Scriptures teach about addictive sin. And we should be calling the people to genuine repentance.

Too many “churches” and “Christians” are tolerating and/or even approving of sin in the lives of those who profess faith in Jesus Christ. So if you are someone who is calling out sin, and who is calling people to repent and to change directions, don’t be surprised if you become “the enemy” of the people and not the one who is living in sin and who refuses to repent and to obey God in life practice. But stand firm on the word of God and keep calling people to repent, for their salvation depends on them obeying the Lord.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

The Sons of Disobedience
An Original Work / September 17, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

As the Deer

By Martin J. Nystrom
Based off Psalm 42:1

As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after You
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship You

You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart’s desire
And I long to worship You

[A Prayer of Devotion to God Alone]