Colossians 3:1-4:
3:1Therefore since you were raised-up-together with Christ you must seek-after the-things above where Christ is sitting-down in (the) right-side of God, .2you must think the-things above, not the-things on the earth, .3for you died and your life was hidden2 together with Christ in God – .4whenever Christ may be manifested, (who is) your life, then also you will be manifested together with him in glory.
Paul writes: following-on from what I have already written, if/since in-fact you (holy-people, sanctified-people, Christians, saints, children of God) have already been raised up together with Christ (been caused to rise up in conjunction with the Christ and with one-another, jointly) you must presently and actively seek-after the-things above (look for the things which are above, up, those upward things – referring to the things in and pertaining to the heavens, God's realm) where Christ (the Anointed-one, the Messiah) is sitting-down (seated) in the right-side of God.
The phrases "out-from the right-sides" and "with/by/at/in/to the right" are sometimes used literally, as being at the right-hand side or the right hand of someone or something. This can also be used metaphorically referring to a place or position of authority, power, honor, blessing, grace, approval, and excellence; being an extension of the power, etc, of the one whose side he/she is at. It is also used as the agency whereby someone is placed into such a position, or given one or all of these. Christ is presently seated within the sphere of action of, and continuing at, God's right-hand side because this is where God placed him when He raised him up from among the dead-people.
You must think the-things above (you must have the thoughts in your mind of the things originating from above, referring to all that God and the Lord Jesus Christ have made known, made available to us, and made us to be in Christ), not the-things on the earth (you must not think the things originating from upon earth, referring to the fleshy, natural and the devil's realm). In truth, you died (you have previously died because spiritually you now have accomplished everything that Christ has accomplished) and your life – your life (the new life which you now have, your holy spirit-life) was hidden and continues hidden (your life has already been hidden and it is still hidden, concealed and protected) together with Christ in God (in conjunction with Christ within God). Nothing or no-one can break-in and hurt or destroy your holy spirit-life.
At whatever time that Christ will be manifested (evidenced, brought to light, shown-forth), Christ who is your life (he is the true life of all holy-people because we have the spirit of Christ within us – at whatever time that the Christ will be manifested) then at that time also you will be manifested in conjunction with Christ in glory (within importance, splendor, renown). Colossians 1:27 taught that the spirit within all holy-people is the spirit of Christ and he is the hope of glory. Here again, Paul reminds us that Christ, who is our life, will definitely, at a still-future time, be made manifest to all (the specific time has not been revealed by God), and when that will come to pass we will also be manifested together with him in glory.
Our true life is not our natural and fleshy soul-life, which is evidenced by our breathing, nor is it our career at work, nor is it our wife or husband or children or pet dog or cat. No! It is the resurrected Christ who is our life. We holy-people do not have any other true life except the life of Christ in us, the hope of glory.
[Reference: Psalm 110:1; Romans 6:2-14, 8:2-25; I Corinthians 15:20-57; Galatians 5:24; Ephesians 1:20, 2:6, 4:4; Philippians 3:20 and 21; Colossians 2:12 and 20; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; I John 3:1 and 2. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]
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