Nine Lives Put to Death- Part 2

It is the grace of God in the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God that puts to death the nine different sins mentioned in our text. As we look at each of these descriptions of the believer’s former life keep in mind that salvation makes these qualities a thing of the past. This doesn’t mean believers don’t sin any more, but they don’t live in unrepentant sin anymore like unbelievers do. The desire of the Christian is give God glory by loving righteousness, holiness, and by obeying the Word of God, being zealous for good deeds.