"Christ" Tagged Sermons

Confronting False Teaching

Text: Colossians 2:8-15 Themes Paul Has Been Confronting: Intellectualism: (2:8)  Ritualism: (2:16) Spiritualism: (2:18 & 19) Legalism: (2:20-23) All four themes are presented as substitutes for Christ. Paul’s pragmatic statement- “… walk in him …” (v. 6c), Paul’s warning- “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human…

Rooted and Built Up in Christ

“6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” (Colossians 2:6-7) Anytime you see the word “therefore” in the Bible, it means that the context becomes important. Stop and ask, what is…