Colossians 1:21

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Colossians 121 23FROM ENEMY TO FRIEND
WHAT DOES RECONCILIATION WITH GOD REQUIRE OF
YOU?
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21Once you were alienated from God and were
enemies in your minds as shown by (because of)
your evil behaviour. 22But now he has reconciled
you by Christs physical body through death to
present you holy in his sight, without blemish
and free from accusation 23if you continue in
your faith, established and firm, not moved from
the hope held out in the gospel. This is the
gospel that you heard and that has been
proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of
which I, Paul, have become a servant.
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January 1999
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John 15 verse 18

• If the world hates you keep in mind that it
  hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it
  would love you as its own. As it is, you do not
  belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of
  the world. That is why the world hates you.

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Once you were alienated from God and were
enemies in your minds as shown by your evil
behavior.
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Verse 22 But now he has reconciled you
by Christs physical body through death to
present you holy in his sight, without blemish
and free from accusation.
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he has reconciled you by Christs physical
body through death
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What You Need to Do

• 1. admit that you are powerless over your evil
  nature
• 2. accept that you have been Gods enemy and
  alienated from him all along
• 3. tell God youre sorry for all your previous
  hostility towards him
• 4. tell God you long to be welcomed by him, clean
  and pure
• 5. accept that Jesus has paid the price for your
  rescue from slavery to evil (sin)

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Colossians 123

• 23if you continue in your faith, established and
  firm, not moved from the hope held out in the
  gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and
  that has been proclaimed to every creature under
  heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a
  servant.

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• 1. admit that you are powerless over your evil
  nature
• 2. accept that you have been Gods enemy and
  alienated from him
• 3. tell God youre sorry
• 4. tell God you long to be welcomed by him
• 5. accept that Jesus has paid the price for your
  rescue from slavery to evil (sin)