If you would, please open your Bibles to Colossians 2.
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Colossians chapter 2. We’re going to begin in verse 6. Before we start, I’m just going to warn you that there is going to be a large chunk of Scripture used here. But we be focused here in Colossians 2 almost the entire time, so it will be easy for you to follow along in your Bibles.
Now, I want to give you a little background on the Colossians. I like to give historical context in my sermons because it is a tremendous help when interpreting what the Biblical authors were inspired to say. Giving you the historical and literary contexts of the Scripture allows the text to speak through me instead of me putting any presuppositions into the text. Anyway, the church in Colossae got its start, according to commentators, during Paul’s time in Ephesus from AD 52-55. According to Colossians 1:7, a person named Epaphras first shared the …show more content…
Let’s look at verses 9 and 10 first:
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.”
Paul is giving the reason here for not buying into the false teaching. First, Paul establishes that the fullness of God is found in the Gospel that was preached-in Jesus Christ. Paul reminds the Colossians that Jesus Christ came down to earth as fully God and fully man at the same time. As Pastor mentioned last week, theologians call that the hypostatic union.
As a fun fact: How many of you have seen early church art? If you have, you’ve seen this hand sign used. [Use ancient hand sign illustration]
That hand symbol illustrates the powerful truth that Jesus Christ, the perfect human, was indeed also fully God. Perfection and glory and power. There is no other gospel. You can’t taint the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the fullness of God!
[Pray]
Colossians chapter 2. We’re going to begin in verse 6. Before we start, I’m just going to warn you that there is going to be a large chunk of Scripture used here. But we be focused here in Colossians 2 almost the entire time, so it will be easy for you to follow along in your Bibles.
Now, I want to give you a little background on the Colossians. I like to give historical context in my sermons because it is a tremendous help when interpreting what the Biblical authors were inspired to say. Giving you the historical and literary contexts of the Scripture allows the text to speak through me instead of me putting any presuppositions into the text. Anyway, the church in Colossae got its start, according to commentators, during Paul’s time in Ephesus from AD 52-55. According to Colossians 1:7, a person named Epaphras first shared the …show more content…
Let’s look at verses 9 and 10 first:
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.”
Paul is giving the reason here for not buying into the false teaching. First, Paul establishes that the fullness of God is found in the Gospel that was preached-in Jesus Christ. Paul reminds the Colossians that Jesus Christ came down to earth as fully God and fully man at the same time. As Pastor mentioned last week, theologians call that the hypostatic union.
As a fun fact: How many of you have seen early church art? If you have, you’ve seen this hand sign used. [Use ancient hand sign illustration]
That hand symbol illustrates the powerful truth that Jesus Christ, the perfect human, was indeed also fully God. Perfection and glory and power. There is no other gospel. You can’t taint the Lord Jesus Christ. He is the fullness of God!