gospel project unit 2 session 7 personal study guide - 10/13/2013

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fall 2013: Person Study GuideEd StetzerGeneral EditorTrevin WxManaging Editor

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SESSion 7

jesus reconciles

o Bibls s wul sis ccilii

is s Js is bs. Js,

w ugs ss ic Jcb, ws sl

i slv b is bs bcus w

jlus is lisi wi i . t bs

li i Jcb, llig i Js b kill b

il (G. 37:31-33).

a lg s b siui b siui, Js

u isl i igs siis i wl, vis

. W Js ws ll ui wi is bs,

ccilii is vg ws cs. Js

cgiz G ws wk guiig cicuscs

b ug i cclis slvi is il w

i i c. dsi vil Js b is bs,

G ulll g us: slvi Jcbs il

Jss ccilii wi is bs.

tis wk w will s w ccilii is wk G wi

lisi b s is bug bck g

igull s. t is ig wul sig ui

lisis s b w G i gsl Cis. n

w ifcul i b, G is bl ccil v wsg b u si. rccilii s jus k

wul s; i is wul li!


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ca 1:15-20 He is the imge o the invisible God, the rstborn o ll retion.or by him ll things were reted, in heven nd on erth, visible nd invisible, whether

thrones or dominions or rulers or uthoritiesll things were reted through him nd or

him. and he is beore ll things, nd in him ll things hold together. and he is the hed o

the body, the hurh. He is the beginning, the rstborn rom the ded, tht in everything he

might be preeminent. or in him ll the ullness o God ws plesed to dwell, nd through

him to reonile to himsel ll things, whether on erth or in heven, mking pee by the

blood o his ross.

ThinK abouT your te ste st Wete epeee tt stsgge p e eg k, sttg wtg Tv, gg wt

es t te e tete, wtg e tet pee, pte pt te sttes tt e t te ste gee

m stees e set p ke ts: st e te t see

tes S teete, setg stge epe ppes Ts seste tes, etes te ee, t eg kg es ,see s e t pee tgete te es ep wt e

i te est stees, ts f ! et kes te ete st wtweate seg te est, e e t g k pee tgete

sts tte es ste ts g te w as tk k tg te epts te st, eze tt tse tte, t tes seeg sgft,

ets wee et ptg tw ts get eg

i te ette t te csss, P wte t te te kwege Gsstecst (c 2:2) b estg te gspe s ste tt s ee

eee, we w g k k t te ets tt pt s t ts ttm tese ets e e t csss 1 hee we see tt cst

ete eetg, eetg s e tgete cst, eetg s eetg cst i te ws, eetg tt e Spte, eetg tt se st, eetg tt s g w t tte pts

s tw te gs ste te gspe as eees, we kw te e te st, t s tsk t te ts st t w

the myStery oF the GoSpeL

PauSE and rElEcT Wy mpa a a j a

a hmf?

Wa a m y f a a p ywa p?

hw a y f v p y p wa p?


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ca 1:21-23 and you, who one were liented nd hostile in mind, doing evildeeds, he hs now reoniled in his body o fesh by his deth, in order to present you holy

nd blmeless nd bove reproh beore him, i indeed you ontinue in the ith, stble

nd stedst, not shiting rom the hope o the gospel tht you herd, whih hs been

prolimed in ll retion under heven, nd o whih I, Pul, beme minister.

GroWinG uP in TExaS, ie ee eg ds cw Tes lg

i t te hs Sts d bs Ss Te pst pe sess ie se t e y see, te ds cws sttgg k s ee de m m pe s ege (t t g

g, i gt ) te ok Ses Te se Ses tt e te ggest

s gst Tes te te tt i st te t gstS ees te e: hw i t cws t we we i t

wt t t gst te Ses? ate sssg ts wt e w s seges, e ge e t e tts stk wt e he s tt wt se

pes, jst e t te te Sts, t e te Ss i tkts essge t et Ee tg i te te gst de m

Sts, i w pe e pts te te e ze ee sge S Ts e t eg te te pete ste set ts pe

i s e, etsp wt hee te s pete ste etsp wt cst nte tt we wee e ete steese () e ts (21) bt, ese et tg cst, we

e w pesete , tess, eess ee h (22)Tee s tg de m e e s w t ke e t

bt ese e ws pke te cws, e ete ge ew lkewse, tee s tg we w t se et stttw G bt, ese cst s te tte ee, tg h we e

etsp wt h cet

PauSE and rElEcT hw j bv g? Wy a ay? hw a w p wf

f a?

reConCILed to God


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ca 1:27-2:3. To them God hose to mke known how gret mong the Gentilesre the rihes o the glory o this mystery, whih is christ in you, the hope o glory. Him

we prolim, wrning everyone nd tehing everyone with ll wisdom, tht we my

present everyone mture in christ. or this I toil, struggling with ll his energy tht he

powerully works within me. or I wnt you to know how gret struggle I hve or you

nd or those t Lodie nd or ll who hve not seen me e to e, tht their herts

my be enourged, being knit together in love, to reh ll the rihes o ull ssurne o

understnding nd the knowledge o Gods mystery, whih is christ, in whom re hidden

ll the tresures o wisdom nd knowledge.

did you KnoW tt get et spef espse te Wte hse

t sse e t? a e t s g t pettswteseg, t ew pett, qe 100,000 sgtes 30 s Speeg, gt?he ee tgt t w espse te Wte hse

w eqe s sgtes? W wt jst e e get etespse? it ges k t te ppe tt tee s stegt es i ee pes t ee et espse tte tg tt es t ,

te Wte hse w get tg e ese te w e t s swegg eqests bt fteg tse es w t tse tt ttt e 100,000

pepe, tse es st e tke ses i tt pepe tgete wt te se tg, te te Wte hse eees tt tse pepe gt t t est

e e espe t

Ts stegt es ppe s ppes t te Jess est ses sp t ee s t G We we e efte ee t G, we e s

ee t te eees Ts et tkes pe te tet te P sttes qte e tt e s ee set te (25) W

s seg te s ptt? Te swe s ese te s e t keGs essge kw (25) i te ws, P ezes tt e ke gete ge stg pt cst eg pt te

tese se ess, we st e t sees t te , s tt we t ep ke Gs essge kw!

reConCILed to otherS

PauSE and rElEcT hw j bv? Wa pay a? Wy mpa b mm ?


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hv you vr knon omon oln ud or knong Cro no vry drn r vngrcvd Cr? w r om o drnc you nocd?

ho your on ud, lyl,dr, nd oug cngd no you r Crn?

Do you lv n umny ndo rconcld o God? i o, odo go ou llng or o o rconcld?

Pul msel s n exmple olenon om God. he pesecuedCsns po o s convesono Cs (acs 8:1-3; 9:1-9). hedesced msel ou Cs s lspeme nd pesecuo, volen mn (1 tm. 1:13). bue lenon nd osly o Pul

s no mc o e le-cngnglove o e rsen Jesus.

Us to one anotherIn addition to the vertical dimensionof Christs reconciliation, there is ahorizontal dimension as well. In otherwords, reconciliation brings us into rightrelationship with God and italso brings usinto right relationship with each other.

ConclusionReconciliation is powerful.There is no greater testimony to the power of thegospel than for those who were separate andalienated to be reconciled and brought togetherin peace. In Colossians 1:20, we are told that Christhas made peace through the blood of His cross.Through the cross we are reconciled to God and toone another. It is because of Jesus that people fromall walks of life and backgrounds, people who wouldnot seemingly have much in common, can cometogether in unity as they experience the reconcilingwork of Christ.

ho do orzonlrconclon or fo rom vrcl rconclo God?

ho rconclo Ju mpcd y you nrc your prn,cr, nd lng

Read Colossians 1:21-2Cr ork o rconclon provd rk conr o lnon,oly, nd dprvy d n ourr ord God. in r vr go rom lnd nd olo rconcld, oly, ull, nd

lml. w n onngconr! t gopl produc proound rk p.

to rgly rldo Cr or ngrgly rld oor. Cr ccompld n uny ncon o poplo onc couldrdly olrc or.

Do rlonp n your lrfc c you vn rconcld o Cr?

ho mporn do you nk o cvly nvolvd nyour curc n lg o Jurconclon n your l?

wy mporn undrnd o grc prcd gvng o God l? w dngr o nkng grc rn ourl-kpng?


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1. All things (col. 1:15-20).

Tis passage gives us a glimpse o the universal, sweeping nature o christs reoniliation. Hereoniles the world to God. Beore we take a look at the osmi reoniliation desribed in thispassage, lets see what we learn about Jesus. Te apostle Paul gives us some proound statementsabout the person o christ. He begins with the truth that Jesus christ is the visible image o theinvisible God and that He is preeminent over all Gods reation. He is Lord o all.

Te apostle Paul afrms seven truths about the person o christ. Tese seven truths give usondene in the sufieny o christs work o reoniliation on our behal:

1) christ is the Image o God (image o the invisible God)2) christ is the Preeminent over creation (rstborn over all reation)3) christ is Eternal (He is beore all things)4) christ is Sovereign (by Him all things hold together)5) christ is Head o the churh (Head o the body)6) christ is creator (He is the beginning)7) christ is Risen rom the Dead (rstborn rom the dead)

Tese seven afrmations show that christ is uniquely qualied to bring about reoniliationbetween God and humankind and the entire universe. No one else ould do it. Jesus is the basis or

reoniliation with God.Te gospel is about the reoniliation o repentant human beings to God. But the impliationso this reoniliation extend to all o reation. Gods orgiveness, given to us in christ, leads toreoniliation in all kinds o things. All things doesnt mean that every human being will be saved.(Many rejet christ and His gospel and, in so doing, reuse to be reoniled to God.) It means thatreoniliation and restoration will extend to all kinds o things, inluding nature, the environment,the universe. Nothing is beyond the redemptive aomplishment o christ.

2. us to god (col 1:21-23).

Weve seen the osmi ous o christs work or us in reoniling all things to God. Wath

now how the apostle Paul shits his ous to the vertial nature o reoniliation: christs work oreoniliation brings people into right relationship with God.

Te vertial nature o reoniliation ouses on the realm o our personal relationship with God.Tis is the heart o the good news beause it involves our relationship status with God.

Do you see how Paul desribed our state beore oming to christ? We were alienated and hostiletoward God. Alienation and hostility are the opposite o reoniliation and restoration. Alienationrom God is an awul state o being separate rom God, estranged rom Him, without christ, and

without hope in the world (. Eph. 2:12).

JeSUS reConCILeS

Jesus reconciles...


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Paul himsel was an example o alienation rom God. He perseuted christians prior to hisonversion to christ (Ats 8:1-3; 9:1-9). He desribed himsel without christ as a blasphemer and aperseutor, a violent man (1 im. 1:13). But the alienation and hostility o Paul was no math orthe lie-hanging love o the Risen Jesus.

christs work o reoniliation provides a stark ontrast to the alienation, hostility, and depravitywe had in our hearts toward God. In these three verses, we go rom alienated and hostile toreoniled, holy, aultless, and blameless. What an astonishing ontrast! Te gospel produes aproound break with the past.

In christ we are no longer alienated rom God. We have aess to the Father through the Sonswork o reoniliation on the ross.

3. us to one Another (col. 1:24-2:3).

In addition to the vertial dimension o christs reoniliation, there is a horizontal dimension aswell. In other words, reoniliation brings us into right relationship with God and it also brings us

into right relationship with eah other.christ has reoniled us to one another by His shed blood on the ross. We an see in this passage

how God desires to make His glory known among the Gentiles. Te separation and alienationbetween Jews and Gentiles is destroyed by the ross o christ. Likewise, in Ephesians 2:13-14, Pauldelares the dissolution o the barrier between Jew and Gentile in christ: But now, in christ Jesus,you who were ar away have been brought near by the blood o the Messiah. For He is our peae,

who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall o hostility.Earlier in this study, we saw how God reated us to relate rightly to one another. But sin has

aused a break in our personal relationships. Te beauty o the gospel is that reoniliation takesplae on both the vertial and horizontal levels.

o be orretly related to christ is the basis or being orretly related to others. christ hasaomplished a new unity between ations o people who one ould hardly tolerate eah other.oday, our ulture is saturated with people who plae top priority on nanial and material wealth

and rihes. But christ oers us rihes that money ould never buy. In Him all the treasures owisdom and knowledge are hidden (col. 2:3). christ makes us truly wealthy by reoniling us toone another by His wisdom and understanding.

conclusion

Like Paul, our suering and labor are not in vain. Weve been reoniled to one another by Hisblood. Why? So that we may labor together to take the good news o Gods reoniliation in christ

to everyone on earth. ogether we are christs ambassadors with the message o reoniliation(2 cor. 5:17-21), whih means, among other things, that we share this message o reoniliationthrough the way we interat and deal with others around us. Beause o this, it is good to askyoursel regularly, Am I making muh o Jesus by being reoniled to others around me?

Reoniliation is powerul. Tere is no greater testimony to the power o the gospel than or thosewho were separate and alienated to be reoniled and brought together in peae. It is beause o Jesusthat people rom all walks o lie and bakgrounds, people who would not seemingly have muh inommon, an ome together in unity as they experiene the reoniling work o christ.

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