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Session 3 Assignment 2-2024
Colossians 3:1-4 NASBS
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [2] Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. [3] For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. [4] When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.
Observations
- If you have – not a guarantee
- If – then (in this case ‘keep’) a condition followed by a result: if you have been raised, then keep seeking the things above
- Raised up from what? The death and burial of our old sinful life ch2 v.12
Keep ‘Seeking’: Zeteo (Greek)
- V: Verb
Grammatical Categories:
- Tense P: Present – its ongoing, not complete
- Mood M: Imperative – a command
- Voice A: Active – the subject produces the action – you
- Person 2: 2nd Person – you
- Number P: Plural – more than once
Where is Christ? In heaven with his father.
Consider God's Word 