Colossians 2:6-15 - Alive in Christ

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In the world of sports personality there are constantly new fads of prideful speech...
I am him…STOP IT…this phrase can only become popularized in a culture
Colossians 2:6 (ESV)
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord,
6a - THEREFORE, [as you received Christ Jesus] = summary statement of previous section or letter to this point…review...
Colossians 2:6–7 (ESV)
6 so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
6b - Walk in Christ
7 - rooted in Christ
built up in Christ
established in the faith, as you were taught
abounding in thanksgiving
Colossians 2:8 ESV
8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
8 - See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy / empty deceit
according to human tradition
according to the elemental spirits of the world
Nihilism - Nothing can have meaning
Existentialism - The only thing that matters is now
Stoicism - Suffering is a fact, accept it and focus on what you can control
Realism - It is what it is
Idealism - It’s going to be great
Hedonism - Pleasure and Happiness is the only thing with intrinsic value
Relativism - Morals are relative based on the circumstances
Logical Positivism - Everything is based on empirical evidence
Rationalism - Everything is based on thought and reason rather than empirical evidence
{More specifics for the Colossian philosophies next week}
NOT according to Christ
Colossians 2:9–10 ESV
9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.
9 - In Christ, the WHOLE FULLNESS of deity dwells bodily
10 - and you have been filled by him
who is the head of all rule and authority
Colossians 2:11 ESV
11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,
11 - In Christ, you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands
putting of the flesh in Christ…Jesus has cut off your flesh ...
Colossians 2:12 ESV
12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.
12 - having been buried with Jesus in baptism
in which you were also raised with Jesus
through faith in the powerful work of God,
who raised Jesus from the dead
Colossians 2:13 ESV
13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
13a - You who WERE DEAD
in your trespasses - You were living in conflict with God’s moral law
and the uncircumcision of your flesh - You were not descendants of God’s chosen people
AND YET...
13b - God made alive together with him
having forgiven us all our trespasses
Colossians 2:14 ESV
14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
14 - by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands
This he set aside, nailing it to the cross
Colossians 2:15 ESV
15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
15 - He disarmed the rulers and authorities
and put them to open shame
by triumphing over them in Him
GO WITH THIS...
WALK IN HIM: When you are in Christ, there is NO room for competing motivations or ways of thinking
Colossians 2:6–7 (ESV)
6 so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:9–10 (ESV)
9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.
Our walk, our foundation, our source of life, our strengthening…all that we are is found in Christ Jesus our Lord
We receive blessing according to Christ
We walk through suffering according to Christ
We work according to Christ
We steward our marriages according to Christ
We raise families according to Christ
ROOTED & BUILT UP IN HIM: Before we knew Jesus Christ as Lord, we were already dead in our sin…we were just waiting for the funeral!
Colossians 2:13 ESV
13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Following Jesus is the continual daily walk of...
putting to death the selfish ambitions of the flesh
And instead walking in the resurrection power of
ESTABLISHED (BEING STRENGTHENED) IN THE FAITH: As we continue to walk in the Lord, it is easy, and I should say normal,
to become discouraged by circumstances that aren’t going the way we expected
to lose heart our battle against sin that so easily entangles us
ON TOP of these battles which originate in our flesh, we have a spiritual adversary in this world, satan and his demons
Revelation 12:10 says he ACCUSES us DAY and NIGHT before our God
There is a vast spiritual network across this world which constantly speaks lies and accusations over us
The influence of these lies are found throughout our human philosophies and ways of thinking
BUT our enemy also attempts to directly accuse us with our record of sin
So let us remind ourselves that we have not ESTABLISHED ourselves, but rather we are ESTABLISHED by FAITH in the the work of Jesus Christ who has...
Colossians 2:14–15 ESV
14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
Christian Hedonism is the conviction that God’s ultimate goal in the world (his glory) and our deepest desire (to be happy) are one and the same, because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.
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