What does Colossians 2 mean by being dead in your sins?
Being dead in your sins refers to the pre-salvation existence, specifically the uncircumcision of the flesh for pagan Gentiles. It denotes being dead in trespasses before salvation. Through His death and resurrection, believers are quickened, made alive together with Him, and have every trespass—past, present, and future—forgiven.
Les explains that Colossians 2's phrase "being dead in your sins" points to our pre-salvation existence, and the "uncircumcision of your flesh" refers to pagan Gentiles. He emphasizes that when Christ died, we died; when He arose from the dead, we arose to newness of life. Therefore, God has quickened us together with Christ and made us alive together with Him. Les stresses that all trespasses—every last one we did commit, are committing, and will commit—are already forgiven. He notes that when Christ died, He died for all the world's sins and tasted death for every man, so this forgiveness is now and forever.
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
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What does Colossians 2:13 say happened to people who were dead in sins?
Colossians 2:13 says that those who were dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of their flesh have been made alive and have had every trespass forgiven.
What does 'dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh' mean in Colossians 2:13?
Being 'dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh' means that as Gentiles we were just as lost as anybody could be.
What does Colossians 2:13 say God did for believers?
In Colossians 2:13, Paul tells believers that although they were dead in their sins and in uncircumcision as Gentiles, God made them alive together with Christ and forgave them all their trespasses.