Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》
Text: Colossians 3: 12
MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – CHRISTOLOGY
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering.”
Colossians 3:12
HOW GOD REGARDS THOSE WHO ARE HIS PEOPLE
1. Believers are called:
a. “The Elect of God”
i. Chosen by God by His foreknowledge.
ii. Chose by God out of His grace and mercy.
b. “Holy and beloved”
i. They are declared holy, imputed with righteousness.
ii. They are beloved children of God through the Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Recalling how God regarded Israel.
a. We are reminded of how God chose Israel.
b. This declaration is to be remembered.
“For you are holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.”
Deuteronomy 7:6
i. A holy people to the LORD.
ii. Chosen by God.
iii. A special treasure above all others.
iv. These things were applied to all believers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. Extending the idea of “putting on”.
a. The challenge was to put on the new man.
i. This is not only to be appreciated as a doctrine.
ii. It is to be cultivated in our life.
b. Practical expressions to teach us how to regard others:
i. Tender mercies
ii. Kindness
iii. Mercy
c. Then there is the focus on how we are to cultivate the following virtues:
i. Humility
ii. Meekness
iii. Longsuffering (patience)
These qualities would reflect the “new man” God has created in all who profess faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
我夜间的歌曲-重要教义-基督论
经文：歌罗西书 3
“所以，你们既是神的选民、圣洁蒙爱的人，就要存怜悯、恩慈、谦虚、温柔、忍耐的心。”
《歌罗西书 3:12》
上帝如何看待祂的子民
1．信徒被称为：
a．“神的选民”
i．上帝以祂的先见之明拣选的
ii．上帝出于恩典和怜悯而拣选的
b.“圣洁蒙爱的人”
i．他们被宣布为圣洁，被赋予公义
ii．他们通过主耶稣基督成为上帝所爰的孩子
2．回顾上帝如何看待以色列
a．我们被提醒上帝如何拣选以色列
b．要记住这个声明
“因为你归耶和华你神为圣洁的民，耶和华你神从地上的万民中拣选你，特做自己的子民。”
《申命记 7:6》