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We are in the section where Paul writes to the church at Colossae and also to us, that we should put off the things of the old life, the old man as he refers to it in many places. Put off the old habits, the old ways, the old emotions, the old way of thinking; those things only brought trouble to your life.
Paul writes that we should put on the new man which is being renewed in the image of the One who created him. In other words, put on the heart of Christ. Put on a heart of compassion toward those around you, don’t look down on others, don’t be high and mighty; that’s just religion.
Jesus was called the friend of sinners and had compassion on those who were broken and hurting. We need the same heart. Therefore, Paul continues, put on kindness and humility and gentleness and patience, forgiving others even as the Lord forgave you. Put this on, it’s the heart of Christ.
It’s a continual process; you have to keep putting off the old ways, the old emotions and the old way of thinking. You brought all of those things with you when you came to Christ, those things are old and familiar and it’s easy to fall back on them. But God is making you new; you are being transformed by the renewing of your mind. You have to keep putting on new thoughts and new ways, and bring all of those old emotions and old habits under the reign of Christ.
It’s all about what rules the heart; that’s what Paul is speaking to in the verses we’re studying today. There is a recognition that we want to put on the heart of Christ because we want to be like Him, we want to have a heart like His. We want to bring all those old things under the reign of Christ.
But what kind of relationship do we have to Him? The old man, with the old attitude and the old way of thinking was selfish and self-centered and rebelled from the thought of being under the reign of anything other than itself.
Paul writes many verses to compel us to understand who Christ is. “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,” Paul wrote. And then a few verses later, “He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; so that He Himself might come to have first place and everything.” That should define our relationship.
When you understand who He is and all that He has done for you, there’s an allegiance and a deep love for Him. The old man was hostile, alienated and rebellious, the new man has a deep love and great allegiance.
This reminds me of one of the most famous poems in our nation’s history. Shortly after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, Walt Whitman wrote a poem that captured the heart of many in this country who had great admiration and respect for their President. The nation had come through the terrible anguish of civil war and was in great need of healing, only to have their beloved President, their Captain, taken from them by an assassin’s bullet.
The poem is called, “O Captain, My Captain.” I imagine this is how the disciples must have felt when their beloved Savior was nailed to the cross. The poem is sad, but it reflects the admiration and respect they had. And in a similar way, there must be an allegiance in our heart, and an understanding that Jesus is our Captain whom we willingly serve and deeply love.

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