Colossians 3:1-4. If we are not to buy into the thinking of men, human precepts and traditions as the basis for our sanctification, then where are we to get our thinking from?

Colossians 2:16-23 Now that you have Christ, what do you need to do to ensure that your salvation is complete? Do you need to be more humble? Do you need to keep a list of religious rules or traditions? Do you need to increase your level of self denial? Paul answers these questions resoundingly: NO,…

Colossians 2:13-15. What does being filled in Christ include? Life, forgiveness, removal of the record of debt, victory over spiritual rulers and authorities who oppose Christ.

Colossians 2:12 How is the spiritual circumcision of verse 11 carried out? We have been buried with Him in baptism. What does this mean?

Colossians 2:11 How is it that a man is filled in Christ? What does that mean for the Christian life?

Colossians 2:9-10 How do we put into words who Jesus is, and what that means to those who are in Christ? IF He is who Paul says He is, and we who believe are in Him, could there be anything lacking in our salvation?

Colossians 2:8 Paul focuses on our walk with Christ, which is rooted in our conversion. Sanctification flows from justification, and Paul points us to how careful we must be in understanding the parts of salvation. Worldly thinking cannot be allowed to influence Christian belief. It is a danger to the church.

Colossians 2:6-7 How did you receive Christ? What was your heart like when you meet Him and He came to be your Lord and savior? Go back to that time, consider where your heart was, and ask yourselves if that is still what your heart looks like.

1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Is the cross silly to you? Or is the cross something beautiful?

Matthew 27:11-26 Jesus was an innocent man condemned to died for the crimes of insurection and treason, though the real insurrectionist and treasonous man was set free because Jesus was nailed to Barabbas cross instead of Barabbas.