Notes from a sermon on Colossians. www.flushingbiblechurch.com

1. Our Complete Salvation in Him, Part 2
Colossians 2:13-15

2.  Christ is completely God, v 9
 We are complete in Him, v 10-11
 We have the complete life through faith, v 12

3.  He made you alive with Him, through forgiveness, v 13
 He canceled our debt, v 14
 He disarmed our enemies, v 15

4.  When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our
transgressions Colossians 2:13
 Who does the “you” refer to?
 Believers!

5.  When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our
transgressions Colossians 2:13
 You were ὀντας ontas (present active participle)
 Made you alive together: the main verb
 συζωοποιεω suzōopoieō (aorist active indicative)
 Having forgiven χαριζομαι charizomai (aorist participle)
 God the Father is the actor
 The Father makes us alive in Christ, cancels the debt,
nails it to the cross, disarms the rulers… all through
Christ.

6.  When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our
transgressions Colossians 2:13
 Speaks of our “spiritual death” before God
 Before belief we are in a position of death/separation
 Sin nature separates us from God
 Ephesians 2:1-10
 Corpses don’t walk and live, and sin!
 Saved through faith
 Salvation gift is offered; it is accepted through faith

7.  When you were dead in your transgressions and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive
together with Him, having forgiven us all our
transgressions Colossians 2:13
 συζωοποιεω suzōopoieō: combination word
 With, save and make: συν, σωζω and ποιεω
 Χαριζομαι charizomai: to give grace, give graciously, to
forgive (BDAG)
 χαρις = GRACE
 Christ death graciously makes salvation possible

8.  … having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting
of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He
has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the
cross. Colossians 2:14
 Having canceled ἐξαλειφω exaleifō (aorist participle)
 Has taken it from our midst αἰρω airō (perfect)
 Having nailed (aorist participle)
 All prior to Him making us alive, i.e. at the cross

9.  … having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting
of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He
has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the
cross. Colossians 2:14
 We owe God a debt because of our unrighteousness
 God’s righteousness is expressed in the Law
 Law is good, but it cannot save, Galatians 2:16
 Flesh is the problem since it cannot keep the perfect law
Romans 8:3
 Christ paid our debt to God

10.  When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He
made a public display of them, having triumphed over
them through Him. Colossians 2:15
 Figurative language
 Satan is the accuser of the brethren, Rev 12:10; Job 1
 We have violated God’s righteousness, Satan accuses
 Christ is our advocate! 1 John 2:1-2
 Disarmed ἀπεκδυομαι
 Colossians 2:11; our sin nature has been “disarmed”
 Our enemies are disarmed, and our sin nature is
disarmed.