THE MYSTERY

Colossians 1.24-28

24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,

Colossians 1.24-28

25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Colossians 1.24-28

26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.

Colossians 1.24-28

27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1.24-28

28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

Christ In You

God willed to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery…which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Col. 1.27

Christ In You

God willed to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery…which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Col. 1.27

Christ In You

God willed to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery…which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Col. 1.27

CHRIST IN YOU

The Hopeof Glory

Question 1

Is Christ in us?

John 17.20-23

20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;

John 17.20-23

21 "that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

John 17.20-23

22 "And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:

John 17.20-23

23 "I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

Acts 2.38-39

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2.38-39

39 "For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."

Romans 8.9-11

9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

Romans 8.9-11

10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

Romans 8.9-11

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

1 Corinthians 3.16

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 6.19

19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Question 1

Is Christ in us?

Yes, if we have the Spirit of God.

Question 2

What does the Spirit do in us?

Romans 8.11

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

2 Corinthians 1.22

22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Ephesians 1.13-14

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

Ephesians 1.13-14

14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

2 Corinthians 5.4-5

4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 5.4-5

5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Ephesians 4.30

30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

2 Thessalonians 2.13-14

13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Question 2

What does the Spirit do in us?

Seals us as a guarantee of our inheritance of the

glory of God at the proper time

Question 3

How do we get this Spirit?

Galatians 3.2

2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Galatians 3.14

14 that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 5.5

5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Ephesians 1.13

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

2 Thessalonians 2.13-14

13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth,

2 Thessalonians 2.13-14

14 to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 2.38-39

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 16.25-26

{25} “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

Romans 16.25-26

{26} but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith;

CHRIST IN YOU

The Hopeof Glory