256. Holy, Unblameable, and Unreproveable
Colossians 1:22 (Reconciled) In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight.
Because Christ reconciled us to God through His death He is able to fulfill the promise to us that He will present us to God holy and unblameable and unreproveable. In other words, we are justified or declared righteous.
Thus Jesus Christ will present us holy in God’s sight; God looks at us and He sees holiness. That is why believers are called saints, holy persons, in the New Testament. We mistakenly think we are pretty good persons, but we deceive ourselves: we are not good. We are all wiling to admit we are not perfect, that we do make mistakes, but very seldom do we look at ourselves as being evil, totally corrupt and rotten sinners. But in ourselves and by ourselves we are totally depraved at the core with no possibility of saving ourselves. So when we examine ourselves without the light of God’s Word we find goodness, but not holiness. We are wrong on both counts.
When we examine ourselves through the mirror of God’s Lawin the Word we find miserable sinners, with nothing good, and with no redeeming value. And, on the other hand, when we examine Christ through the blinding light of God’s Gospelin the Word we find holy saints, without a spot of imperfection, and with extremely expensive worth and value. In ourselveswe are evil, not basically good with some flaws, and we cannot approach God’s holiness, glory and light. In Christwe are holy, not just good with some flaws, and can confidently approach the holiness, glory and light of God. Both truths are unbelievable outside of God’s revelation.
Distinguish between these two views: What I think of myself, and what God thinks of me. What do I see? And, What does God see? In God’s sight you and I are holy and unblameable and unreproveable. Repent and believe the Gospel.