Colossians 1:22
iIn the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
ἐν τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου, παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεγκλήτους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ·
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Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Ephesians 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Ephesians 1:4-1:7 4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 5. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Ephesians 5:25-5:27 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27. That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
Luke 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Jude 1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
the means whereby their reconciliation to God was purchased, (which they had particularly applied by faith, Col 1:4), was the sacrifice of that fleshy (not fantastical) body which Christ had assumed, subject to the condition of an animal life, being capable of suffering and mortal, (not refined and immortal, as after his resurrection, Rom 5:10 1Co 15:44, 53), 2Co 5:14 Php 2:16, with Heb 10:5,10 1Pe 2:24 1Pe 3:18. Christ’s death was not only for our good, but in our stead thereby offering himself to God, he satisfied Divine justice, and his sacrifice, giving himself for us, was a sacrifice of a sweet smell to God, Eph 5:2. To present you holy and unblamable and unreprovable in his sight; before whom believers cannot make themselves to stand holy, but Christ doth upon the account of his sacrifice for them; so that through the veil of his flesh, Heb 10:19,20, God doth look upon such as having neither spot nor wrinkle, without blame or blemish: see Eph 1:4 5:27. Unto whom Christ is made righteousness, he is also made sanctification, 1Co 1:30. Those who are washed are sanctified, 1Co 6:11. The end of reconciliation is restoration or sanctification, Luk 1:74,75 2Co 5:15 Tit 2:14 1Pe 2:24; inchoatively here, with a perfection of parts, Heb 13:21, and consummatively hereafter, with a perfection of degrees, 1Co 13:10 Eph 4:13 Php 3:11,12.