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Col. 1:20-23
Reconciled Through His Blood
Intro
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I. THE DEFINITION OF RECONCILIATION (v. 20).
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?A.? Peace.? ?make ______________ out of enemies.?
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?B.? Cf. 1 Cor. 7:11.
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II. THE OBJECTS OF RECONCILIATION (vv. 20-22).
?A. ?All things? . . . ?things on earth or things in heaven? = Creation, cf. Col. 1:15-17 where occurs 4 times of creation.
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?B. People (v. 21) -
???1) ?alienated?? cf. Eph. 2:12; Eph. 4:18.
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???2) ?hostile in mind? -? noetic affects of sin. ourselves.?
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???3) ?engaged in evil deeds? -
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III. THE SOURCE OF RECONCILIATION.
?A. Who should be doing the reconciling??
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?B. God is the subject of reconciliation, sinful man is the object and Christ is the means.
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?C. Not a potential reconciliation (v. 20, 22).??
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IV. THE GOAL OF RECONCILIATION (v. 22b).
?A. To present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach.
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?B. Realized at the marriage supper of the Lamb.
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V. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE RECONCILED?
?A. The meaning of the conditional clause.
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?B. Those truly reconciled, will continue in the faith, firmly established and steadfast.?
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