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Colossians 2:4–10 CSB

4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. 5 For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ. 6 So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, 7 being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude. 8 Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ. 9 For the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in Christ, 10 and you have been filled by him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Introduction: What we build our life on

Background:

BUILD ON WHAT IS TRUE NOT JUST WHAT SOUNDS GOOD

Colossians 2:4 CSB

4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable.

There are things that we try to reason and at times they sound reasonable. But sounding reasonable and being reasonable are two different things. The heresy that they were trying to spread at Colossae was probably intriguing. Remember that the best lies tend to have a little truth in them.

But we must build our lives on what is true not just what sounds good.

John 14:6 (CSB)

6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Truth is not just a bunch of facts and ideas. It is what is real, reality. Jesus is the embodiment of all that is true.

John 17:17 CSB

17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

(in the beginning was the Word......)

John 5:39 CSB

39 You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.

All of this is to say that our lives must be built on the solid foundation of Christ and nothing else.

WE MUST BE ROOTED IN TRUTH (CHRIST)

Colossians 2:6–7 CSB

6 So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, 7 being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing with gratitude.

We recieved Him by faith and therefore we must walk in Him by faith.

Received-past tense

Continue to walk-continuous action (present active imperative)

This moves us from theory to practice. We don't just say that Christ is truth, our lifestyle exemplify what we believe.

As follower of the Truth, Christ must be the source of our lives. Nothing else will suffice.

Rooted-

Psalm 1:3 KJV 1900

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Built up

Established faith (taught)(two teaching are going on, one true and on false) (we must feed on the Word)

Luke 6:47–49 CSB

47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The river crashed against it, and immediately it collapsed. And the destruction of that house was great.”

Colossians 2:8–10 CSB

8 Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ. 9 For the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily in Christ, 10 and you have been filled by him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.