BECOMING LIKE CHRIST With spiritual help from God’s word Dick Proctor 8/11/2010

If ye then be risen with Christ First read Col. 3:1 … seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

If ye then be risen with Christ Col And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Put on these characteristics Grateful 1Cor. 10:10 Contentment Heb. 13:5 Self-control Rom. 5:3,4; Gal. 5:24,25 Faith Heb. 11:1 Trust 1Pet. 5:7 Honesty Eph.4:25 Meditate on Christ Eph. 4:6 Hate Prov. 6:16-19 Broken will Matt. 6:10

Put on these characteristics Love Jn. 15:2, Rom. 13:10, 1Cor. 13:3, Tenderness Col. 3:12 Forgiving Spirit Matt. 6:14 Humility Jas.4:6, Prov.27:2 Death to self Jn. 12:24 Obedience Heb. 5:9 Thankful Eph. 5:20 Patience Lk. 21:19

Put on these characteristics Bridle the tongue Prov.21:23 Edification 1Tim. 4:12 Rejoicing 1Thess. 5:16 Giving Phil. 4:11 Meditate on God Ps. 19:14 Diligence Col. 3:23 Self-examination Jn. 8:9; 15:22

Put on these characteristics Gentleness 1Thess. 2:7 Submission Rom. 6:13; Joel 2:12, 13; Yielding Rights Col. 3:5 Respecting Authority Eph. 5:21 Esteem others Lk. 6:31 Preferring one another 1Cor. 13:4 Preferring in Love Phil. 2:3, 4 Praise of others Rom. 14:19

Put off these characteristics Lack of Love 1Jn. 4:8,20 Judging Matt. 7:1,2 Bitterness Heb. 12:15 Unforgiving spirit Mk. 11:26 Pride Prov. 16:18 Selfishness Phil. 2:21 Boasting 1Cor. 4:7 Stubbornness 1Sam 15:23 Lack of submission 2Tim. 3:6 Doubt 1thess. 5:24

Put off these characteristics Rebellion 1Sam. 15:23 Disobedience 1Sam. 12:15 Ungrateful Rom. 1:21 Impatient Jas. 1:2-4 Discontent Phil. 4:11-13 Covetousness Ex. 20:17 Murmuring Prov. 19:3 Complaining Jude 15,16 Lack of rejoicing Phil. 4:4 Worry Matt. 6:25-32

Put off these characteristics Hatred Matt. 5:21,22 Murder Ex. 20:13 Gossip 1Tim. 5:13 Lying Eph. 4:25 Bad language Eph. 4:29 Profanity Ps. 109:17 Idle words Matt. 12:36 Evil thoughts Prov. 23:7 Other Gods Deut. 11:16 Lost first love Rev. 2:4 Stealing Eph. 4: 29

Put off these characteristics Sassing Jn. 6:43 Irritating others Prov.25:8 Jealousy Prov. 27:4 Strife Jas. 3:16 Losing temper Prov. 16:32 Bodily harm Prov. 16:29 Anger Prov. 14:17 Wrong motives 1Sam. 16:7 Complacency Jas. 4:17 Hypocrisy Jn. 8:13