Sunday Notes: Colossians 2:8-10

  • (Col 2:8 ESV) See to it that no one takes you captive by _______________ and empty _______________, according to human _______________, according to the elemental _______________ of the world, and not according to Christ.
    • Taken captive as in being swayed from the _______________ and enslaved in a lie.
    • Philosophy is:

      ________________________________________

      ________________________________________
    • Empty deceit is:

      ________________________________________

      ________________________________________

      • Matthew 13:18-23, 1 John 2:15-17,  Genesis 3:1-6, Luke 4:1-13
    • Human Traditions
      • God’s people are to be grounded in His _______________ not anything, no matter how convincing, that the world presents.
        • Ephesians 5:6-10, Matthew 15:1-9
    • Elemental spirits of the world
      • Simply the things of the world
      • These elementary things are not our focus
        • Galatians 4:1-7, Colossians 3:1-3
    • Not according to Christ
      • Anything that distracts from the Word of _______________, from the devotion to Christ, Is not for us
        • 1 Timothy 6:20-21, Matthew 7:13-23
  • (Col 2:9 ESV) For in him the whole _______________ of _______________ dwells bo_______________dily,
    • The fullness of Deity
      • That is all of the attributes of _______________ are complete in _______________
        • His omniscience
        • His omnipotence
        • His _______________
        • His immutability
      • Colossians 1:19-20
    • Dwells bodily
      • While The Father is _______________
      • The Son, Jesus is _______________ like us
        • John 1:14, 1 Timothy 3:16
      • His work redeemed us also to a life in Him
        • And future in His glory.
  • (Col 2:10 ESV) and you have been filled in _______________, who is the _______________ of all rule and authority.
    • You have been filled by Christ
      • His work has _______________ your life
      • To fill you with His _______________
      • To set you on the course of His _______________
        • Colossians 1:16-17, Philippians 2:9-11
    • We maybe don’t see this today
      • But the day is coming
      • When every _______________  will bow and everything in existence will recognize the _______________ as King and Lord.
      • He will reign forever over His kingdom
        • And we with Him as heirs of God
          • Having been adopted
        • Transferred from the dominion of _______________ into the marvelous light of Christ
      • We are His _______________ called to His _______________
        • For His _______________ alone.
        • Ephesians 1:15-23