Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Colossians 1:21-27
by: Linda Harris.
Although some things will remain secret until we reach heaven, there are other things that were hidden in the past but have been revealed to us. Paul called this a mystery. The mystery is this: that Christ lives within us. Because of this, we are "holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation" (v. 22, NIV). This doesn't mean that we'll never sin again. It does mean that God sees us through the lens of Christ's righteousness. We will be presented before God as perfect in Christ (v. 28). Until then, we have Christ's energy, working powerfully within us (v. 29).