We Proclaim Him

Hey guys so I felt led to share this passage with you today.

Colossians 1:28 "We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ."

Now there is a lot to get out of this one sentence, but I do believe that this verse displays very well our purpose here on earth. 

"We proclaim him [Christ]" But how do we proclaim him? 

"admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom" 

Okay. What does that mean? Well let's look at some other scripture to get a better understanding. 

First, we know that to teach and admonish means to tell others about Jesus and the gospel and hold them accountable for what they learn. But how do we do this the way Jesus would have done it? What does it mean to teach with all wisdom? 

James 3:17 says, "The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere." 

Wow! That is a lot! No wonder it says, "Blessed is the man who finds wisdom... for she is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her... her ways are pleasant ways and all her paths are peace." (Proverbs 3:13) 

Man okay so we know that we must teach with wisdom; that is very important. And then we cannot miss "admonish and teach everyone". Now that is a big deal because this does not mean just proclaim Christ to the believers, but he is saying to proclaim Christ to the believers and the non believers. 

And by doing this "we may present everyone perfect in Christ". Perfect? Yes. If we look at verse 22 it says, "he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish". 

Perfect.

But only "if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel". 

Are we teaching and admonishing believers and non believers as we go through our walk with Christ? Are we proclaiming him? Are we helping on another build up each other's faith daily? What do you guys think? Does this passage describe the path of your life?