1. Resolved: Heavenly Thinking (1-4)

• Having been raised with Christ, seek things above (3:1)
• Having died with Christ, do not focus on the things below. Be a bad tourist (3:2–3a)
• Having been “hidden” with Christ, you will be revealed in glory (3:3b–4)

2. Resolved: Put off the practices of the “old self” (5-8)

• Sins of sexual immorality (3:5)
• Warning to those who live in their past (3:6–7)
• Sins of speech (3:8)

3. Resolved: Put on the practices of the “new self” in the church (9-17)

• After putting off earthly practices, believers in the church must put on a new set of behaviors that reflects the reality of the new humanity.

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• Know the truth
• Come to grips with the truth
• Act on the truth