Colossians 3:1–4
Resurrection identity demands heavenly-minded orientation anchored in Christ’s reign.
1 If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
Resurrection identity demands heavenly-minded orientation anchored in Christ’s reign.
To exhort believers raised with Christ to orient their desires and thoughts toward heavenly realities grounded in their union with the risen Lord.
Colossians 3:1-4 turns from the negative warnings of Colossians 2:16-23 to the positive logic of Christian holiness. Paul has rejected powerless human regulations and now grounds ethical transformation in resurrection union with Christ, heavenly orientation, hidden life, and future appearing with Christ in glory.
Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New
Because believers have been raised with Christ and their life is hidden with him, they must put off the old life, put on the new, and bring every relationship and action under the lordship of Christ.