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.