Colossians 1:21-29 - Reconciled

April 30, 2022

Jeff Harrington

The word "reconcile" is one of five keywords used in the New Testament to describe what happens at the time of salvation. The others are "justification, redemption, forgiveness, and adoption." Reconciliation is a relationship term. It brings to mind enemies who set aside their differences and become friends instead. The passage we study today, from verse 21 on through the end of the chapter, is a tremendous description of the process of the transformation that reconciles us to God and then motivates us to become reconcilers ourselves.