5 I’m a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I’m on your side, right beside you. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. But there is a philosophy which is vain and deceitful; and while it pleases men's fancies, hinders their faith: such are curious speculations about things above us, or no concern to us. And we've been shown the mystery! Read verse in The Message Bible He is the Head and we are the body. The apostle obviously sees these Colossian Christians, whom he has commended and encouraged up to this point in the letter, as facing a great danger of being taken captive by false teaching. 3 … (Colossians 2:14) Here Paul declares the forgiveness of sins for which the law, the "written code with its regulations," condemned us. I’m telling you this because I don’t want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or “the Secret.”. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. Pray that every time I open my mouth I’ll be able … They’re a lot of hot air, that’s all they are. Now do what you’ve been taught. Sin is no longer an issue in our relationship with God. Tweet “I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(K) continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted(L) and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,(M) and overflowing with thankfulness. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. Colossians 2:14 the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ's Cross. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(N) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(O) rather than on Christ. Instead, he … They’re a lot of hot air, that’s all they are. Know that I’m on your side, right alongside you. Colossians 2:14 the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ's Cross. Colossians 2:2 "That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;" “Full assurance of understanding”: “Understanding” of the fullness of the gospel, along with inner encouragement and shared love, mark mature believers who, thereby, enjoy the “assurance” of … Paul’s Love for the Colossians. Thus the Colossians had received the apostolic gospel centering on the Person of Christ. This verse is not available in the MSG! 2–4 Pray diligently. Such things sound impressive if said in a deep enough voice. In Colossians 2:6, "received" is in the aorist tense and serves to stress the fact and decisiveness of their reception of the gospel message about the person and work of Christ. 4. Colossians 4. 11-15 Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. 2 I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally. 16-17 So don’t put up with anyone pressuring you in details of diet, worship services, or holy days. All those things are mere shadows cast before what was to come; the substance is Christ. Read verse in The Message Bible Colossians 2 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. 3-4 Your old life is dead. Concordances: - Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit); Church; Jesus Continued; Perfection; Thompson Chain Reference - … Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. “Don’t touch this! 6-7 My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. Colossians 2 King James Version (KJV) 2 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the … Colossians 2:1-23 1 I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(AM) from whom the whole body,(AN) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AO). 6-7 My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. May everything good from God our Father be yours! 20 Since you died with Christ(AP) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AQ) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AR) 21 “Do not handle! The gospel is scandalous to unbelievers even though Christ is the wisdom of God (1 Cor. Colossians and Redemptive History. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](T) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(U) in which you were also raised with him(V) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. (AI) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(AJ) the reality, however, is found in Christ. It’s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. Together with my friend Timothy, I greet the Christians and stalwart followers of Christ who live in Colosse. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and … Colossians 2:5-7. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn’t make any difference. Know that I'm … it! I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Know that I'm on your side, right alongside you. Prosperity Or Persecution. It affects our … My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AS) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Now do what you’ve been taught. He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets. Above all human wisdom and tradition, Christ stands forth as preeminent over all and sufficient for all. I am delighted to hear of the careful and orderly ways you conduct your affairs, and impressed with the solid substance of your faith in Christ. THE MESSAGE Colossians 2:3. 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. But they’re just another way of showing off, making yourselves look important. [e], 16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(AE) by what you eat or drink,(AF) or with regard to a religious festival,(AG) a New Moon celebration(AH) or a Sabbath day. They were not to be taken "captive" by philosophy (Colossians 2:8), but were to remain focused on Christ (Colossians 2:8–10). Colossians 2:5 MSG I’m a long way off, true, and you may never lay eyes on me, but believe me, I’m on your side, right beside you. Don’t forget for a minute that you, too, serve a Master—God in heaven. Colossians 2. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. They’re completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(AK) and the worship of angels disqualify you. God brought you alive—right along with Christ! THE MESSAGE Colossians 2. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery. 1:18–31). This verse is not available in the MSG! They were not to be taken "captive" by philosophy (Colossians 2:8), but were to remain focused on Christ (Colossians 2:8–10). 2 I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. The Global Message of Colossians for Today The world today is brimming with enticing distractions that tempt us to neglect Christ’s utter sufficiency to save, change, and satisfy us. … (E) 4 I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. You’re well constructed upon him. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. You're not in this alone. THE MESSAGE Colossians 2:3. Colossians 2:11. Know that I’m on your side, right alongside you. THE MESSAGE Colossians 2:10. In contexts like this, the Greek word for, Isa 11:2; Jer 23:5; Ro 11:33; 1Co 1:24, 30. Colossians 2:2-3 2 I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Colossians 2:15 He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets. Colossians 2:20 20–23 So, then, if with Christ you’ve put all that pretentious and infantile religion behind you, why do you let yourselves be bullied by it? Andrew Hébert | October 13, 2017. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude. God brought you alive—right along with Christ! Colossians 1. Colossians 2 The Message (MSG) 2 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. You’re … —insiders—not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of sin. You’re well constructed upon him. Be fair with them. 2. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start … Colossians 2 Paul's Ministry to the Church 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. His goal was for them to be established in the faith (Colossians 2:7). You’re deeply rooted in him. Pray for Open Doors. Colossians 4. Identify the Genre; The macro level is epistolary. Locate the Passage; 2:6-7 commences the hortatory section of the letter. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. Colossians 2. Paul's words here point back to that initial conversion when each of those listening to Paul's words being read out in the fellowship responded to … That condemnation is now removed by the death of Christ on our behalf. My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn’t make any difference. Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising you from the dead as he did Christ. (2) he has forgiven all our trespasses. Colossians. Don’t forget for a minute that you, too, serve a Master—God in heaven. You're not in this alone. ? Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God’s great mystery. The first section of this chapter (Colossians 2:1–10) begins with Paul's concern regarding the Colossian believers (Colossians 2:1–5). All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. You know your way around the faith. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. Think of it! 2 I am contending for you that your hearts will be wrapped in the comfort of heaven and woven together into love’s fabric. Stay alert, with your eyes wide open in gratitude. They’re completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. Pray for Open Doors. It’s not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. I'm telling you this because I don't want anyone leading you off on … They want to drag you off into endless arguments that never amount to anything. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. See things from his perspective. Colossians 3:16 New Living Translation (NLT) 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. The first section of this chapter (Colossians 2:1–10) begins with Paul's concern regarding the Colossian believers (Colossians 2:1–5). Colossians 2:6-7 The Message (MSG) From the Shadows to the Substance. It's not a matter of being circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. Know that I'm on your side, right alongside you. 2-4 Pray diligently. All sins forgiven, the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ’s cross. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn’t make any difference. Not Philosophy but Christ. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Colossians 2:2. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. And we’ve been shown the mystery! We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us. Jesus is the Central Message—Colossians 2:4-5 Juli Camarin March 8, 2014 Colossians 2. Colossians 2. You’re not in this alone. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. 2 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. Only the message of Christ is "the word of truth" and "the faith" (Colossians 1:5-6, 23). Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20; Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. Sign up for the Verse of the Day. Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom. The Third Em: Message —A lesson from Colossians. You’re deeply rooted in him. But it is important to note that the message is to be scandalous, not our actions. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. 2 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart(C) and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery(D) of God, namely, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. But that’s not the way of Christ. Which is Paul’s very intent with the rest of Colossians 2; he addresses the destructive philosophies we sometimes face and he turns them around to point us back to Christ. Colossians 2. Colossians 3 The Message (MSG) He Is Your Life. If it’s an initiation ritual you’re after, you’ve already been through it by submitting to baptism. Commentary on Colossians 2:8-17 (Read Colossians 2:8-17) There is a philosophy which rightly exercises our reasonable faculties; a study of the works of God, which leads us to the knowledge of God, and confirms our faith in him. And we’ve been shown the mystery! He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets. Such things sound impressive if said in a deep enough voice. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of; Colossians 2… You received Christ Jesus, the … The Message; Colossians 2 ... 2-4I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. The Message; Colossians 2 ... 2-4I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Colossians 2:9. Notice the shift to the imperative … If it’s an initiation ritual you’re after, you’ve already been through it by submitting to baptism. This week in our Colossians study, we take a quick break from the book of Colossians itself to discuss a book that is very connected to it: Philemon. Don’t go near this!” Do you think things that are here today and gone tomorrow are worth that kind of attention? 1 1 I, Paul, have been sent on special assignment by Christ as part of God's master plan. (AT) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(AU) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence. I am delighted to hear of the careful and orderly ways you conduct your affairs, and impressed with the solid substance of your faith in Christ. But they’re just another way of showing off, making yourselves look important. Colossians 2. 3 Our prayers for you are always spilling … Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn’t make any difference. Know that I’m on your side, right alongside you. (3) he has blotted out or abolished the “ordinances” that were against us. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. Don’t taste that! “Don’t touch this! Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Christ, God's great mystery. Not many of you have met me face-to-face, but that doesn't make any difference. May everything good from God our Father be yours! The Global Message of Colossians. 2. Be fair with them. They even give the illusion of being pious and humble and austere. 9 For in Christ all the fullness(P) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. Don’t forget to pray for us, that God will open doors for telling the mystery of Christ, even while I’m locked up in this jail. Philemon, as a leader in the church at Colossae, was not … His power extends over everything. You're not in this alone. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. The utter supremacy of Christ: this is the message of Colossians for the global church. When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable of responding to God. Read more Share Copy When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. Colossians 3 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Dec 30, 2020. I’m telling you this because I don’t want anyone leading you off on some wild-goose chase, after other so-called mysteries, or “the Secret.”. Colossians 3 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. Don’t taste that! Jump to: Bible Study Tools; Parallel Bible Verse; Bible Cross-References; Gill's Bible Notes; Clarke's Bible Notes; Barnes' Bible Notes ; Bible Study Resources. Colossians 2:8 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Colossians 2:8, NIV: "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ." … You cannot … Know that I’m on your side, right alongside you. 1 I wish you could know how much I have struggled for you and for the church in Laodicea, and for the many other friends I’ve yet to meet. Colossians 1. 6-7 My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. MSG 1 I want you to realize that I continue to work as hard as I know how for you, and also for the Christians over at Laodicea. All the richest treasures of wisdom and knowledge are embedded in that mystery and nowhere else. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. Where resources are plentiful, we are easily distracted by loving the possessions we have. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now, him. (R) 11 In him you were also circumcised(S) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. He is the head(Q) over every power and authority. Colossians 2:6: “Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.” In the context, Paul is not focusing so much on the means of how you received Christ (by grace through faith), but rather on the Christ whom you received. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. But that’s not the way of Christ. And we’ve been shown the mystery! See things from his perspective. He is the Head and we are the body. THE MESSAGE Colossians 2. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. The micro level is hortatory. Colossians 2. 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