The Book of Colossians - Part 2

 

CHAPTER TWO

Paul shares the need to see the believers physically. He affirms that their meeting will lead to the comfort of the Colossian believers. They will be knit together in love (bonding) and there will be a full assurance of understanding.

All doubts will be removed and they will acknowledge that they truly understand the mysteries of God the Father and of Christ which have been taught them through the letters and the ministry of Epaphras (Col 1:7)

From vs 3, he begins to explain to them that all treasures of wisdom and knowledge and Christ. They are only to be discovered.

Precious things are not found on the surface you have to dig to find them. Don't allow anyone to sway you with seductive words with the intention of making you lose your faith and allegiance to Christ.

As we have received Christ we need to walk in him. We must seek to be:

Rooted in him

Built up in him

Established in the faith and

Abounding in all these with Thanksgiving

Colossians 2:6-7 KJV

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

Things we must watch against

·         Philosophy and vain deceit

·         Wisdom and thought that is contrary to the word of God and the revelation of the Holy Spirit.

·         Traditions of men

·         Customs of men (including religious leaders that negate the word of God and the leading of the Holy Spirit

·         Rudiments (Principles of the world... worldly systems)

·         Cultures that are against the biblical worldview

·         False humility and Angelic worship (and hero-worship)

·         Legalism...living according to the Mosaic ceremonial laws

·         Commandments and doctrines of men

We must be able to separate God's laws from man's laws.

Christ is sufficient

The reason we are to abstain from all these is that they have the capacity to bring us back into bondage even after we have been liberated through Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

The writings of ordinances in the law were things we could not live up to in our own strength but in the New Testament, the law is written in our hearts and righteousness is imparted unto us. We are also justified. The curse of the law that was against us has been destroyed. Hallelujah 🙌

Colossians 2:16, 18, 20, 22-23 KJV

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days : Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.