A New Identity in Christ

Colossians 3:12-14 outlines the obligations all Christians have toward one another, which lead to unity. Looking ahead in verses 15-17, in its practice of love, forgiveness and graciousness, the new community is to be a showcase of the reconciliation and peace that Christ has effected between heaven and earth (1:20-22; 2:15), and within a fractured humanity (3:11, 13).