JESUS OUR LORD AND
SAVIOR
Colossians 2:6-15
V:6. "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the
Lord, so walk ye in him."
Defn: Receive =
associate , assume the office
A. We have been
blessed with Jesus as the Messiah.
1. We have been
blessed with Jesus as our Lord.
2. We have been
blessed with Jesus as our Savior.
3. We have been
blessed with Jesus as our guide, provider and protector.
B. Because we have
been blessed, we ought to make Jesus our lifestyle.
1. We are commanded
to "Walk In Jesus".
2. If we abide
in Jesus and if we abide in His Word, He promises to abide in us.
3. If you drink
alcohol, you will be under the influence of alcohol.
4. If you drink
the Living Water of Jesus, you will be under influence of the Living
water.
a. Jesus
said that he who drinks the Living Water will never thirst.
b. The Word
is a powerful tool because we gain inspiration, knowledge and
understanding through the power of the Holy Spirit.
V:7. "Rooted and built up in him, and established in
the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving."
A. "Rooted and
built up in Him."
Defn: Rooted=
become stable
1. The Word is a
seed that God plants in every believer.
a. The
initial planting come by the proclamation of the Gospel and the testimony
about Jesus
from a believer.
b. The
ground, which is us, is made fertile by Jesus.
c. We are
built up by the continued teaching of the Word of Jesus.
B. "Established
in the faith, as ye have been taught."
Defn:
Established= stabilized, confirmed
1. Faith comes by
hearing and hearing by the Word.
2. The teaching
of the Word is important to Christian growth and maturity.
3. Confidence in
the Word comes through life's experiences, trials and tribulations.
a. The more
our faith is tested, the more rooted we become in our Lord and
Savior Jesus
Christ.
C. We have been blessed
by the grace of God who called us out of the world and
placed us in the body
of Christ.
1. We should be
thankful for God's favor towards us.
2. We can show our
gratitude to the Father by faithful service.
3. We can show our
gratitude by our obedience to the Word.
4. We can show our
gratitude to the Father in praise and worship.
V:8. "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy
and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world,
and not after Christ."
A. We ought to always
be on guard against the wise of the Devil.
1. Satan will use
the fleshly interpretation of God's word to deceive those in the
body of Christ.
2. Those who willfully pervert the Word of God
rob themselves of the blessings of
God.
3. When we know
the truth, a lie is self evident.
a. Believers
have to study the Word of God for themselves to know the truth.
B. Tradition does not
always reflect the Word of God.
1. People can mix
a little bit of the Word with their tradition to make it sound good.
2. If tradition disagrees
with the Word of God, then tradition has to be discarded.
a. The Word
is always right.
b. There are
those who teach their tradition as if it is the Word of God.
Acts
10:27-28
3. If we are
ignorant of the Word, we can easily be persuaded in the ways of the
world.
C. Everything we do
must reflect the way of Christ.
1. In the early
church, it was common for the Jews to teach the traditions of the law
as the way to
salvation rather than faith in Christ.
2. Christ is the
way, the truth and the life. John 14:6
a. The word
rudiment is a translation from the Greek word "stoicheia" which
means first principles.
b. The first principle of Christian doctrine is
this; "salvation is by grace through
faith in
Jesus Christ and not by the works of man". Eph 2:8
V:9. "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the
Godhead bodily."
A. In Christ dwells
the fullness of the Father.
1. In Christ
dwells the fullness divine nature.
a. Christ was
God in every sense.
b. Godhead is
a translation from the Greek word "theotetos" which means divine
power,
state of being God.
2. In Christ
dwells the fullness of the Word of God.
a. In Christ
dwells the fullness of righteousness.
b. In Christ
dwells the fullness of grace and mercy.
c. In Christ
is all forgiveness.
d. In Christ
dwells the fullness of love.
B. In Christ dwells
the fullness of the perfection of the
Godhead.
1. In Christ
dwells the fullness of wisdom and knowledge.
2. Christ in bodily
form displayed all that God is.
V:10. "And ye are complete in him, which is the head of
all principality and power."
A. Believers are
complete in Jesus Christ.
1. The word
complete is a translation from the Greek word "pleroo" which means
level up,
furnish or satisfy.
2. Believers in
Christ have been furnished with all they need to satisfy God's
demand for justice
and their election into heaven.
a. We have all
sufficiency in Christ for life on earth and eternal life. 2 Cor 12:9
b. Believers
have no need for instructions from the world on righteousness or
salvation.
c. The Word of
God is all the instructions we need for life on earth.
d. In Christ is
all wisdom and knowledge.
B. Christ is the head
of all things on earth and in heaven.
1. Christ is the
head of the Church and the head of all entities.
2. Christ is the
ultimate authority and determines the destiny of everything and
everyone.
V:11. "In whom also ye are circumcised with the
circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision of Christ."
A. Believers are
circumcised in the spirit upon their confession of faith.
1. The word
circumcise mean to cut around.
2. Under the
Jewish law, a male baby was circumcised on the 8th day after birth.
a. The Jewish
circumcision was by divine ordinance. Gen 17:11
b. This circumcision
was a covenant sign for all men.
3. Believers are
separated from their sins by the blood of Jesus Christ.
4. The believers
circumcision is of Christ and not by the hands of man.
B. The believers
circumcision is the putting off the sinful nature and also
the putting off
the flesh . We put on the righteousness of Christ.
1. Positional,
believers are in Christ and Christ is in them.
2. Experientially,
we are still in sinful flesh, but separated from our sins through
Christ.
3. Believers are
under a new covenant made effective with the blood of Jesus.
Luke 22:20,
Heb 9:15.
V:12. "Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are
risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him
from the dead."
A. Before our
relationship with Christ, we were dead in our sins with no eternal hope.
1. At confession
of faith in Christ we were spiritually baptized into the death of
Jesus. Rom 6:4.
2. We were raise
with Christ into new life. Eph 2:5-6.
B. It is by the power
of God that believers have faith to believe in Jesus. John 6:44
1. Faith comes by
hearing and hearing by the Word of God.
2. It is the
operation of God that those He elected out of the world will hear His
word. Rom 8:30 , 11:7
C. Christ was raised
from the dead by the Father.
1. Believers are
raised from the dead through faith in Jesus Christ.
2. Salvation is
God's design for man through faith in Jesus Christ.
V:13. "And you, being dead in your sins and the
uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having
forgiven you all trespasses."
A. Man was born in
sin because of the sin of Adam.
1. Sin without
Christ is separation from God.
2. Dead is the
Greek word "nekros" which means a corpse.
3. Those without
Christ are the walking dead.
B. The walking dead
are uncircumcised, meaning they are not separated from their sins.
1. Without Christ,
the walking dead are waiting the final judgment into the eternal
hell.
2. Without Christ,
the walking dead have no eternal hope.
C. By the grace of God, all believers are quickened together
with Christ.
1. Quicken means to be made alive with Christ.
2. Believers are
raised from death to life through faith in Christ.
D. The sins of the believers are atoned for by death of
Jesus on the Cross.
1. All of the sins of
believers are forgiven; past, present and future.
2. Christ died for
the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:2
a. Only the
sins of the believers are forgiven.
b. Faith in the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ imparts spiritual life to all
believers.
V:14. "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that
was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing
it to his cross."
A. The
"handwriting of the ordinances" is the Mosaic Law.
1. The Law of God
was given to the Jews through Moses.
2. The Law was
given to show the righteousness of God.
3. The Law of God
could not be kept by any man.
4. The Law was a
hindrance to salvation.
5. The Law was a
tutor until Christ came. Gal 3:19, 23,24
B. Man in the flesh
does not have the power to keep the law. John 7:19
1. Jesus came to
fulfill all the requirements of the law.
2. Man is now
under grace.
a. Christ
death on the cross fulfilled all of God's requirements for
the Law.
V:15. "And having spoiled principalities and powers, he
made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it."
A. Jesus death on the
cross and resurrection gave us victory over death.
1. Satan came to
steal, kill and destroy.
2. Satan no longer
has any power over believers.
B. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life".
1. Jesus is the
Way.
a. Jesus is the
Way to heaven. No one comes to the Father but through Jesus.
b. Jesus
resolve the hostility between man and God with his atoning blood on the
Cross.
c. Jesus is the
mediator between man and God making intercessions for us.
d. Jesus gave
us peace with the Father and thus peace within ourselves.
c. The Father
drew us to Jesus with faith to believe in Him.
d. Jesus is the
way of righteousness for us to follow.
2. Jesus is the
truth.
a. The author of
the Word is Jesus.
b. Jesus took
his Word which had been perverted by evil men and showed us the
truth in it.
c. The tradition
of man left Jesus out of His scriptures. But Jesus showed us
Himself in all Scripture.
d. When Jesus
ascended back into heaven, He sent us the Holy Spirit to teach and
guide us through
the Word of truth.
i. Men can
no longer deceive believers because the Holy Spirit guides the
understanding of God's Word.
3. Jesus is the
Life.
a. All life
originated in Jesus.
b. Jesus is the
creator and the sustainer of His creation.
c. It is Jesus
that makes life on earth possible.
d. Jesus gave us
objectivity for our labors on earth; store up treasures in heaven.
e. Jesus gave us
perspective for our labors on earth; heaven
f. Jesus gave us
purpose for our labors on earth; glorify God the father.
4. This is Hallelujah
time, which means Praise The Lord.
a. We can praise
Him for who He is.
b. We can praise
Him for what He has done.
c. We can praise
Him for keeping all His promises to us.
d. We can praise Him for His Son.
e. We can praise
Him because He has been good to us.
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