Christ our all in all
II. The Sufficiency of Christ Ch.2:4-3:4
Paul gives warning of 4 dangers. The apostle shows that Christ is the answer to every one of them.
A. A modern-day parable
- A modern-day parable
B. Walk in Christ Col.2:4-7
- Danger 1 and Answer overview
- Enticing Words (1) — From the simplicity in Christ
- Enticing Words (2) — From doubt to disobedience
- Enticing words (3) — The love of the world
- As ye received (1) — Walk
- As ye received (2) — Pleasing God
- As ye received (3) — In Christ
- Concluding thoughts on section B
C. Complete in Christ Col.2:8-15
- Danger 2 and Answer overview
- Vain Philosophy (1)– Of the world, not of Christ
- Vain Philosophy (2)– Nothing new under the Sun
- Complete in Christ — A Fourfold completeness
- Circumcised in Christ (1) – -The true Circumcision
- Circumcised in Christ (2) — A Stiff necked people
- Circumcised in Christ (3) — Circumcised in heart
- Baptised into Christ (1) –Identification
- Baptised into Christ (2) –By One Spirit
- Baptised into Christ (3) –Co-crucified
- Freed in Christ (1) — The debt of the Law
- Freed in Christ (2) — Christ our Righteousness
- Victorious in Christ (1) — The Supremacy of Christ at the Cross
- Victorious in Christ (2) — Overcoming
- Victorious in Christ (3) — Who can be against us?
- Concluding thoughts on section C
- Appendices Section C –Introduction to the Types
- Appx. C (i) — Creation (1) – -Born from above
- Appx. C (ii) — Creation (2) — The True Light
- Appx. C (iii) — The Flood (1) — Jesus our Propitiation
- Appx. C (iv) — The Flood (2) — A New Creation
- Appx. C (v) — The Exodus (1) — Deliverance
- Appx. C(vi) — The Exodus (2) — Redemption
- Appx. C(vii) — The Exodus (3) — Translated!
- Appx. C(viii) — Crossing Jordan (1)–Entering Rest
- Appx. C(ix)–Crossing Jordan (2) –Cut off from Adam
- Appx. C(x) — The Mantle from on High–Clothed with Power
- Appx. C(xi)– Naaman–To the Gentiles Foolishness
- App. C(xii) — Jonah–To the Jews a stumbling block
D. Christ the Reality Col.2:16-17
- Danger 3 and Answer Overview
- Legalism (1)–Law upon Law
- Legalism (2)–Except ye..
- Legalism (3)–Those that Trouble
- Let no one Judge (1)– Shadow and Substance
- Let no one Judge (2)– God’s Righteousness
- Let no One Judge (3) — No Condemnation
- Concluding thoughts on section D
E. Christ our Life Col.2:18-3:4
- Danger 4 and Answer Overview
- Mysticism (1) — Let no one disqualify you
- Mysticism (2) — Voluntary humility
- Mysticism (3) — Angel Encounters?
- Mysticism (4) — Visions (1)
- Mysticism (5) — Visions (2)
- The Body and the Head (1) — One Body, one Head