Colossian 3.....

¹Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. ²Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is your^a]">[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁵Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.^b]">[b] ⁷You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

¹²Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

This passage has informed us the duties as a Christian to lead a life accountable to God in the context of peace and assurance of salvation. Jesus has acknowledged the fact that human beings can never be perfect and yet it is still our purpose to carry on developing the 'desirable' characters. We can never achieve all those characters on our own. We need Jesus's help. Only via prayers will the Holy Spirit work in us to help us. By getting rid of own selfishness and letting holy spirit to fill us, we will then be like Christ. It will be a continuous process.

How does it apply to me?

Well, I can only tell how my own self is a rotten sinner. It may take some time to develop into a proper Christian I guess!! However, I think these passgaes not only work as a gentle advice, a stern warning but also provide a hope for me to lead through my current life. Hopefully i shall be the one who is as perfect as God wnats us to be. He has been very patient with me and I am thankful for that. I guess it is the time for me to change from inside to outside. Hmm....... interesting.