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.