Colossians 2 – The Unlimited Believer (#1141)
As taught by Bruce Mahone, 20260809. All rights reserved.
Verse Listing and Notes
Colossians 1 conflict: struggle (agon – contest, battle, arena)
Colossians 2 love: love of God (agape)
mystery…Christ: the mystery of God, namely, Christ
Colossians 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ (NIV)
Colossians 10 complete: filled to the top, abounding, liberally supplied (pleroo)
Colossians 14 blotting out handwriting of ordinances: Isa. 40:1-2 – double for sins
Colossians 18 beguile you of your reward: disqualify you for the prize
voluntary humility: false humility, self-abasement
Colossians 19 and not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God. (NASB)
Colossians 20-23 Since you died with Christ to the basic principles of this world, why, as though you still belonged to it, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These are all destined to perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings. 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence [or: are of no value, serving only to indulge the flesh]. (NIV)
Teaching