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Monday Mar 13, 2017
Putting Christ First: Fullness in Christ: Colossians 2:9-15
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Monday Mar 13, 2017
Putting Christ First: Fullness in Christ
Colossians 2:9-15
Fullness in Christ (v. 9-10)
- Paul asserts that in Christ alone dwells the fullness of God (v. 9; see 1:19)
- Not in some temple
- Nor dispersed amongst various semi-divine beings (v. 10b)
- Thus, when we find our lives in Christ, we are filled too
- Paul is countering a claim of false teachers that we need more than just Jesus
- All that we can know or experience of God is therefore found in our relationship with Jesus
- We need no other experience from any other source
- For Jesus, as God, is over them all (v. 10b)
Inclusion in Christ (v. 11-12)
- Paul goes on to describe how we have been made full in Christ
- By circumcision: A symbol of inclusion into God’s people
- Not the physical rite
- But a spiritual circumcision of our hearts ( 10:16; 30:6; Jer. 4:4; Rom 2:29)
- By baptism: A symbol of inclusion into Christ’s death
- Sharing in His burial
- In order to share in His resurrection
Alive in Christ (v. 13-14)
- Paul describes our need for death & rebirth
- Before Jesus, our sinfulness left us:
- Both its natural result: dead
- And its underlying root: rebellious (“uncircumcised flesh”)
- But through Christ, God has made us alive
- By forgiving our sins
- By legally fulfilling the punishment that our sins deserved on the Cross
- By forgiving our sins
Victory in Christ (v. 15)
- Through His death and resurrection, Jesus not only paid for our sins
- But claimed victory over all rebellious powers
- Both human and spiritual
- Thus, we have nothing to fear from them
So What?
- Do we find our lives in Christ?
- As Redeemer from sin
- As Conqueror over our rebellious hearts
- Are we living out of that truth?
Meditation Verse: Colossians 2:13
Version: 20240320
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