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Colossians
The idea that our identity is tied to our jobs is not a new one. In the past, people’s names were tied to their jobs like “Baker” or “Cook” or “Smith”.
In this study, we don’t want to think about ourselves from what we do. Through Colossians 3, we want to remind ourselves that the selves we bring to our jobs should be our new, resurrection selves. This is the new identity we have in Christ because of the gospel.
Creeds are defining statements that express core Christian truths and this has been our focus in this series. Important to be clear about doctrine. Doctrine doesn’t divide, and we know that some of us have experienced church splits over doctrine. But tonight, let us consider how doctrine is essential for unity.
In this passage, Paul writes to the church in Colossae. He did not plant this church, and this letter is a way of him encouraging the church that faces some doctrinal attacks. The focus of this passage is who Christ is, and, there is also no more important thing than the person of Christ!
In Christ alone. Who is this Jesus at the centre of Christianity and what did He do? What does this mean for us?
This study goes back to these basic, but wonderful truths.
