Colossians 3.5 - Life between His Comings

Colossians 3.5 - Life between His Comings

“Our salvation is complete in Christ, but sin will not be destroyed until his return…salvation is already, but also not yet. Christ has all authority, but Satan still has some power…We have died to sin (Romans 6), yet we must “put to death…what is earthly in you” (Colossians 3.5)…We must rely on him for all our provisions. But this fact does not allow us to be passive. There is a battle to be fought (Ephesians 6), a race to be run (1 Corinthians 9)…God’s sovereign action does not discourage, but rather motivates us to fight the spiritual battle, confident that the ultimate victory is God’s…Some theologians present (this era) as a time of suffering, pain, and defeat. Others present it as a time of victory for the gospel. In fact, both positions are correct.”

John Frame, “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief,” 2013, p. 90.