Lesson 539

(Lesson 539)(02-06-13) Colossians 3:1-4, "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."

Today's lesson is a furtherance of yesterday's theme concerning the security of the believer. Everyone should pay close attention to what Paul said herein, this statement is absolute affirmation of the eternal security of the souls of those who place your faith in Christ, "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."

It can't get any plainer than that! Once a person puts his/her faith in Jesus Christ the physical body is DEAD before God the father, and is molded into the wholly righteous body of Jesus Christ to be revealed to the Father as perfect. The things we do after we have been saved by the grace of God have absolutely nothing to do with the security of our eternal souls. However, having our souls secured for eternity, does not free us to do those things that are offensive to others. We are judged daily by the Holy Spirit, and will pay for our evils while we live. Those evils can also be passed on the the generations to come.

After we are saved we are to conduct ourselves in a manner befitting a child of the living God.~