COLOSSIANS 2:6-7

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Verse 6: Therefore - pointing back to the previous point

-Previous point- found in Verses 1-5.

-Paul wanted the church to be encouraged by the Full assurance and understanding of the wealth of wisdom and knowledge which is in Christ.

-GNOSTICS…Wanted to know this secret and hidden wisdom..

-Paul tells them if they want trues spiitual knowledge, then know Christ....

-All the HIDEN treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in HIM

received - has a personal object, which is “Christ Jesus the Lord”

-not who this word typically functions. The object is usually nonpersonal.

-teaching

1 Corinthians 15:3 ESV

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,

Philippians 4:9 ESV

What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9 ESV

What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

and ...gospel

1 Corinthians 15:1 ESV

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand,

-in other words, the emphasis here is not the receiving of a message as much as the receiving of a person. The person....Christ Jesus the Lord.

...gospel

-in other words, the emphasis here is not the receiving of a message as much as the receiving of a person. The person....Christ Jesus the Lord.

Christ Jesus The Lord

Three names of Jesus used together...

1. Christ- emphasizing the receiving of Jesus as the anointed of God...the messiah

2. Jesus - emphasizing the receiving of Christ as historic, literal, actual, savior

3. Lord - emphasizing the receiving of Christ as Sovereign Deity.

AS YOU HAVE RECIEVED HIM.....THEN THE TEXT GIVES US A COMMAND.

I. CONTINUE IN CHRIST

SO WALK IN HIM!

walk in him - continuing in the Gospel and Faith that they have received.

as- demians attention to be drawn to the relationship between receiving Him and continuing to walk in Him

II. BE FIRMLY PLANTED IN THE FAITH

Rooted - agracultural metaphor

- perfect tense - speaks of permanence

-describes a once and for all event.

-buried deep roots into the soil of Christian doctrine

ii. built up - Construction metaphor

-present tense

- a continuing process

- building on the foundation of the truth of Christian doctrine

iii. established in the faith

- also present tense - a continuing process of strengthening

-in the faith - refers to the corpus of Christ doctrine.

in the faith - refers to the corpus of Christ doctrine.

III. OVERFLOWING WITH GRATITUDE

-abounding in thanksgiving - one of the markers of Christian health is thankfulness

-describes a once and for all event.

-you would think Christians think that complaining is a spiritual gift as good as we are at it.

-EVENTUALLY THEY TURN BROWN…AND FALL TO THE GROUND...

-THEN THEY LOOK EMPTY, DEAD..

-THEN THERE IS THE EVERGREENS...

-REMAIN THE SAME…REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON..

-UNCHANGED..ALLWAYS FULL OF LIFE AND

Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations 6588 I Thank Thee

O Thou whose bounty fills my cup,

With every blessing meet!

I give Thee thanks for every drop—

The bitter and the sweet.

I praise Thee for the desert road,

And for the riverside;

For all Thy goodness hath bestowed,

And all Thy grace denied.

I thank Thee for both smile and frown,

And for the gain and loss;

I praise Thee for the future crown

And for the present cross.

I thank Thee for both wings of love

Which stirred my worldly nest;

And for the stormy clouds which drove

Me, trembling, to Thy breast.

I bless Thee for the glad increase,

And for the waning joy;

And for this strange, this settled peace

Which nothing can destroy.

-buried deep roots into the soil of Christian doctrine

building on the foundation of the truth of Christian doctrine

abounding in thanksgiving - one of the markers of Christian health is thankfulness

abounding in thanksgiving - one of the markers of Christian health is thankfulness