What think ye of Christ?

Introduction

-          Taxes, resurrection and greatest commandment (vs. 17-40)

What think ye of Christ?ܡܘܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܚܫܵܒ̣ܵܐ ܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܲܠ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ؛

I.        Christ is all, and in all – Colossians 3:11ܐܸܠܵܐ ܟܠ ܘܒܟܠ ܝܼܠܹܐ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ -ܩܘܠܣܝ̈ܐ ܓ:11

1.       If Christ is all, where was he before creation?

§  John 17:5ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:5

2.       If Christ is all, where was when creation was made?

§  John 1:1-2, 14ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:1 -2 ، 14

3.       If Christ is all, where was he when sin came into the world?

§  Romans 8:20ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:20

§  Genesis 3:15ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ ܓ:15

§  John 14:6ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܕ:6

§  Luke 19:46ܠܘܩܐ ܝܛ:46

4.       If Christ is all, where was he when sin invaded the creation?

§  Galatians 4:4-5ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܕ:4 – 5

5.       If Christ is all, where will Christ be in Judgment?

§  Revelations 20:12ܓܠܝܢܐ ܟ:12

§  John 5:22ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ:22

II.      Christ is Life – Colossians 3:4ܗܿܘ ܝܼܠܹܐ ܚܲܝ̈ܲܢ-ܩܘܠܣܝ̈ܐ ܓ:4

1.       He is life of our spiritual existence

§  John 11:25ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܐ:25

§  I John 5:11-12ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ:11 – 12

§  John 17:3ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܙ:3

§  Ephesians 1:6 ; 2:3ܐܦܣܝ̈ܐ ܐ:6 ، ܒ:3

§  John 15:5ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܗ:5

2.       He is life of our sanctification

§  Romans 3:19 ; 3:23ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܓ:19 ، ܓ:23

§  Isaiah 53:6ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܓ:6

§  Romans 8:3ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:3

3.       He is life of our Christian graces

§  Philippians 1:29 ; 2:5ܦܝܠܦܝܣܝ̈ܐ ܐ:29 ، ܒ:5

§  Romans 5:5ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܗ:5

§  I Corinthians 4:7ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܕ:7