9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of HIS WILL in all WISDOM and SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING; 10 that you may WALK worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being FRUITFUL in every good work and INCREASING in the knowledge of God; 11 STRENGTHENED with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He HAS DELIVERED us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Col 1:9-14
Q & A：
- What events happen in the lives of the believers distinguishing them from the unbelievers? (2 Cor 5:21; Rom 10:9-10; Rom 5:1,17; John 3:3; 2 Cor 5:17)
- What does the general will of God tell us? What are the principles of our new identity? (Col 1:9; Eph 1:3-7,17-18)
- Being delivered from the power of darkness, how can we please God? (Col 1:10-11,13; Eph 1:19; Heb 11:6; 2 Pt 1:3-4)
- What does it mean to live a holy lifestyle? Describe the importance of honoring our words. (1 Thess 4:1-5; Matt 5:37; Num 23:19-20)