Well, today we have a pair of solid Bible questions that at first don't seem to be related,

but they are united by Paul in Colossians chapter 3 verses 9 to 11.

So I'll lump them together in this episode.

The first one is from a listener named Aaron, Pastor John, hello in light of Colossians

3, 9 to 11, that we have put off the old self and put on the new self.

What role does ethnic identity now play in the Christian life?

And why does Paul relate this identity to putting off the old self?

And the second question on the same text is from a listener named Justin, Pastor John,

hello and thank you for considering my question.

Paul says in Colossians 3, 11 that Christ is all and in all, that seems very significant

to me.

Can you explain it?

Yeah, it does sound significant because it is significant and it is beautiful.

Yeah.

I mean, who wouldn't want to know what that means for us Christ is all and in all.

So let's, let's read it in context.

Here's Colossians 3 starting in the middle of verse 9 through 11, you have put off the

old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in

knowledge after the image of its creator here and the here there means here in this church

and these relationships in this group of people who have put off the old and put on the

new here, there is not Greek and Jew circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,

free, but Christ is all and in all.

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