Putting Off the Old Man Colossians 3: 5-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
When you got saved, if you did, not only did you escape hell, but you also were given a new man in exchange for you old man (v. 9-10). The old man is Adam – your adamic nature. The new man is Christ – your new nature, I Cor 15:22. When you got saved, you put off that old man. Rom 6:6-7, he was crucified. However, this is not something done once. Doctrinally, yes – you are crucified. Practically, no – you have to put him off. Eph 4:22, Col 3:9. Doctrinally, you put on a new man at salvation. But practically, you have to put him on Col 3:10 – just like putting on clothes. II Cor 4:16, you do this daily. Now putting off the old man is rough because (v.7) you walk in him. If you were 30 years old when you got saved, then 6 months after your salvation, you had 30 years of living with the old man and only 6 months with the new. So Gal 5:16-17, you have a war on your hands. So how to gain the spiritual advantage – subdue that old man by:
Elimination (v.5) – Mortify the members, Rom 8:13
- Fornication – physical act; adultery – Matt 5:28 in the heart; I Thes 4:3; Acts 15:20, kids and adults
- Uncleanness – I Thes 2:3; 4:6-7, defraud; not holy; Like in sports, when a person puts a move on someone and no foul, they say, “It was clean.” So, uncleanness is like foul play
- Inordinate affection – Beyond the ordinary, beyond the reasonable limits – i.e. homosexuality and child molesters; I Cor 6:9
- Evil concupiscence – Concupiscence is a strong or ardent desire, something that gives delight to the senses – evil, lust, or wrong kind; Jas 1:14-15
- Covetousness and idolatry – Makes a god out of the thing it wants; USA today
Eradication (v.8)
- Anger – mad
- Wrath – anger that explodes (invisible)
- Malice – intent to hurt someone verbally or physically, Prov 2:18
- Blasphemy – to speak evil of, revile
- Filthy communication – cursing and dirty jokes
- Lying (v.9) – Christians do this all the time
Edification (v.10) – Put on new; Talk about this more in tomorrow’s broadcast; Renew in spirit, word, prayer, church; New man – no distinction in nationality
Excoriation (v.6) – to excoriate is to upbraid, rebuke, bawl out – Wrath – Discipline, rebuke, reproof – Correction, chastening – Whatever God has to do to punish the evil deeds and convince you to get rid of them