Shared October 22nd, 2021; Updated October 22nd, 2021
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Main point summary
Through genuine faith in Jesus, God has reconciled sinners to Himself by the Gospel, which is to be proclaimed.
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Colossians 1:21-23
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z And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, a doing evil deeds,
You were previously alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds
he has now reconciled b in his body of flesh by his death,
You are now reconciled to God by Christ's death
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c in order to present you holy and blameless and d above reproach before him,
By presenting you to God as holy and blameless and above reproach
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e if indeed you continue in the faith,
If your faith is genuine,
f stable and steadfast,
Then it will be stable and steadfast
not shifting from g the hope of the gospel that you heard,
And not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard to some false teaching
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which has been proclaimed h in all creation 1 under heaven,
The Gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven
i and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
And I, Paul, am a minister of the Gospel
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Has been vs. is being?
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