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

1. Give Thanks for Our Inheritance
Colossians 1:12-14

2.  Written by Paul
 Written to believers in Colossae
 Written from Rome
 Written in 61 AD
 Written because of the Colossian heresy
 Written to show the supremacy of Christ

3.  Filled with the knowledge of His will, vv 9-10
 In all spiritual wisdom and understanding
 For the purpose of a worthy walk
 Strengthened with all power, v 11
 Empowered with all power from the Holy Spirit
 For the purpose of steadfastness and patience

4.  For what are we qualified? v 12
 How are we qualified? v 13
 Why are we qualified? v 14

5.  Past: “We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of
your faith…” vv 3-8
 Present: “For this reason also, since the day we heard
of it, we have not ceased to pray for you…” vv 9-11
 Future: “joyously giving thanks the Father, who has
qualified you to share in the inheritance…” vv 12-14

6.  Giving thanks to the Father
 Giving thanks for for being qualified for a share in an
inheritance v 12
 Rescued from domain of darkness v 13
 Transferred into the Kingdom of the Son v 13
 In who we have redemption v 14
 The forgiveness of sins v 14

7.  Verse 12 literally: “with joy giving thanks to the Father,
the (one who) qualified you for (your) share in the
inheritance of the saints in the Light.”
 Importance of giving thanks
 Qualified = cause to be adequate, or make sufficient
 An inheritance = portion or lot
 Soldiers casted “lots” for Jesus’ clothes
 Israelites have an inheritance in the Land
 We have an inheritance that we enter by faith
 Holy Spirit is the down payment for our inheritance
Eph 1:13-14
 With the saints (holy ones), in the Light (Christ)

8.  Rescued from the “authority” of darkness, v 13
 In the dark if not “in Christ”
 Spiritually dead (positional), Eph 2:1-3
 Transferred to the Kingdom through faith, v 13
 Positionally in the Kingdom, but the Kingdom is NOT
now.
 Kingdom has been delayed
 David and the Mighty Men
 The Kingdom is a literal Kingdom on earth
 Positionally in the Kingdom, because we are positionally
righteous

9.  “In Christ” we are redeemed
 Redeemed = purchased from slavery
 Slaves to Satan while under his authority, Rom 6:17-18
 Righteousness comes through faith, Romans 1:16-17
 150 verses say that salvation comes through faith, Lewis
Sperry Chafer
 “In Christ” we are forgiven
 Through the shedding of His blood
 Only the righteous can be in His Kingdom
 Positional righteousness now; our hope is
righteousness for eternity with Christ

10.  For what are we qualified? v 12
 How are we qualified? v 13
 Why are we qualified? v 14