We are free to live for Christ.. Col2

Before we believe in Christ, our nature was evil.
We disobeyed, rebelled, & ignored God (even at our best, we didnt love HIM with all our heart, soul & mind).
The Christian, however, has a new nature. God has crucified the old rebellious nature (Rm6) & replaced it with a new loving nature (Col3).
The penalty of sin died with Christ on the cross. God has declared us not guilty, and we need no longer live under sin's power.
God doesnt take us out of the world or make us robots--we still feel like sinning, & sometimes we will sin. The difference is that before we were saved. We were slaves to our sinful nature; but now we are free to life for Christ (Gal2).

Beware with well-crafted argument.. Col2

Paul writes against any philosophy of life based only on human ideas and experiences.
Paul himself was a gifted philosopher, so he isnt condeming teaching that credits humanity, not Christ, with being the answer to life's problems. That approach becomes a false religion.
There are many man made approach to lfe's problems that totally disregard God.
To resist heresy you must use your mind, keep your eyes on Christ, and study God's Word.

All for God and God for all.. Col1

God isnt only the creator of the world but HE is also its sustainer.
In HIM, everything is held together, protected, and prevented from disintegrating into chaos.
Because Christ is the sustainer of all life, none of us is independent from HIM.
we are all HIS servant who must daily trust HIM to protect us, care us, and sustain us.

Focusing on Christ .. Col1

Several misconceptions about Christ that Paul directly refuted ;
1) Believing that matter is evil, false teacher argued that God would not have come to earth as a true human being in bodily form. Paul state that Christ is the image_the exact likeness_of God & is Himself God, & yet He died on the cross as a human being.
2) they believed that God Did not create the world because He would not have created evil. Paul proclaimed that Jesus Christ, who was also God in the flesh , is the Creator of both heaven & earth.
3) they said that Christ was not the unique son of God but rather one of many intermediaries between God & people. Paul explained that Christ existed before anything else & is the firstborn of those resurrected.
4) they refused to see Christ as the source of salvation, insisting that people could find God only through special & secret knowledge. In the contrast, Paul openly proclaimed the way of salvation to be through Christ alone. Paul continued to bring the argument back to Christ. When we share the Good news, we, too, must keep the focus on Christ.

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