“THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING!”

Colossians 3:5-11                                             (ESV )

“5 Put to death therefore what is EARTHLY IN YOU: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

6 On account of these “THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING”.

7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.

8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the OLD SELF with its practices

10 and have put on the NEW SELF, which is being renewed in knowledge AFTER THE IMAGE OF ITS CREATOR.

11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but CHRIST is all, and in all.”

JESUS came to earth to break traditions and to establish a NEW LIFE (Colossians 3:10-11) for mankind.  The establishment church (Scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees) were the ones who were after HIM at every turn.  They had traditionally done things their way and when HE contradicted them, they balked!  JESUS was ruining their hierarchy and their “way of life”!  They are “comfortable” with the OLD MAN and his way of doing things.  

The realization of being a NEW MAN cannot be experienced by the OLD MAN!  As a matter of fact, being a NEW SELF appears to be “foolishness” to the natural person (1 Corinthians 2:14) and they even scoff at the things of FAITH.  They THINK they are being level headed, when in reality they are headed to destruction on a rapid pace.  Regrettably, remaining in their “comfort zone” will send many people straight to hell!

We who Believe in GOD and HIS Promises don’t have anything to boast about though.  Ephesians 2:8-9 says “For BY GRACE you have been saved THROUGH FAITH. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, SO THAT NO ONE MAY BOAST”.  We are CHOSEN before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4) to exhibit HIS LOVE to a lost and dying world!  Why, only to Glorify HIM!

To those who deny HIM though, the outcome is going to be eternally horrendous!  JESUS went through an unimaginable sacrifice for us on the way to Calvary and during HIS crucifixion.  Accepting HIS “gift” for me is worth the temporary ridicule from “this world” and its inhabitants.  “THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING” and it will be excruciating and never ending.  People, PLEASE LISTEN, you want to escape “THE WRATH OF GOD IS COMING”.  While there is time, please consider the alternative!!!