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In Christ Alone

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Colossians 2
  • Colossians 2:1-3
  • Colossians 2:10-15 – Notice the repeating phrases “in Him,” “with Him,” and “through Him.”
  • Colossians 2:4 – Watch out for slight distortions in the scriptures. It’s possible to be wrong by being either too loose or too tight with the scripture.
    • Philosophical reasoning (Colossians 2:8)
    • Man’s logic
    • I Corinthians 1:18-21, 23-25 – God will thwart the “wisdom” of the world.
    • I Corinthians 6:18
    • The result of philosophy is that we end up doing what we think is right.
      • Mystical spiritualism (Colossians 2:18-19)
      • Galatians 1:6-9 – If it was not taught by Jesus, it is not the truth.
        • Sectarian legalism (Colossians 2:16-17)
        • Or, “we decide”
        • If we become a thing and try to decide who’s in or out, we are going beyond Jesus.
        • Matthew 15:1-6
          • Extreme conservatism (Colossians 2:20-23)
          • Conservatism for the sake of conservatism is not the gospel.
          • Just saying “no” to everything doesn’t make you more holy.
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