So Walk in Him

So Walk in Him Colossians 2:6–15 Introduction Main theme: Christ is supreme Extended introduction • Gratitude: for their faith and love • Role: to suffer and proclaim • Purpose: encourage and protect Walk in Christ (6–7) “Walk”: Continue receiving Christ the Lord. Recipients of divine work. Recipients of apostolic teaching. Resulting in abundant thanksgiving. Stay alert (8) “Look”: beware, watch out, look out/carefully (Acts 13:40; Gal 5:15; Phil 3:2; Eph 5:15) How will you evaluate Christ? • Path 1: by human wisdom • Path 2: according to reality Christ and His Work (9–15) Underlying principle: union with Christ Union realities with Christ 1. Divine authority (9–10) 2. Deathblow death to sin (11) 3. Death to life (12–13) 4. Debt fulfilled (14) 5. Defeated enemies (15) Application Have you received Christ Jesus the Lord? Identify and reject human evaluations of Jesus. Meditate on the defining realities of union with Christ.