Dr. Jim RichJuly 4, 2021Passage: Colossians 2:6-7
Paul moves from analyzing the crisis in the church at Colossae to proposing the solution. Since the problem has been caused by the introduction of fine-sounding but deceptive arguments about Christ, the antidote is to re-focus on the genuine article: Jesus Christ the Lord. Paul realizes that this counterfeit picture of Christ jeopardizes both doctrine and practice, so he tells them to continue to walk in Christ, as they had done at the outset. To help them better understand what is needed, he outlines what it looks like to "live in him."