Post #131: Practical Grace in Marriage (Eph 5:22-33) | KJV Right Division (Week 5)

Post 131 · Day 35-1: Colossians 3:12-17 – Put on the New Man

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." — Colossians 3:12-14 (KJV)

Who? The Body of Christ — those who have put off the old man (vv. 5-11).
Dispensation: Grace Age — Christian character is a wardrobe choice, not a genetic inheritance.
Crown Virtue: "Charity" (agape love) is the "bond of perfectness" — the integrating virtue that holds all others together.

Paul lists seven virtues to be consciously "put on" — mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering, forbearance, forgiveness — and crowns them all with love. These are not naturally occurring in fallen humanity; they must be deliberately chosen and supernaturally empowered. The goal is that "the peace of God rule in your hearts" (v. 15) and "the word of Christ dwell in you richly" (v. 16).

Application: Think of the most difficult person in your life right now. Choose one virtue from this list and intentionally apply it to your next interaction with them. This is grace in practice.

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Prayer: Father, clothe us in Your character. Let love hold all our virtues together and let Christ's peace rule every interaction. Amen.