The Results of Reconciliation

Text: Colossians 1:21-23

What We Were Before Christ (1:21)

• The need for reconciliation: We were alienated, hostile in mind, doing evil deeds against God.

What We Become in Christ (1:22)

• The means of reconciliation: We become holy, blameless, and above reproach before God.

How We Live Because of Christ (1:23)

• The outcome of reconciliation: We continue by grace with steadfastness, holding onto the hope of the Gospel.