Series in Colossians - Living in Christ
Living in Christ Col. 2:6-7 Living in Christ must be our life; for only in Him will we flourish in our faith. For He is our strength, joy and hope, our source of life; especially when we are struggling. He is purposefully our rest and our strong fortress. Ours should be a life rooted deeply in Christ, built up in Christ, being strengthened in the faith, and overflowing in gratitude to God. For these are the four exhortations from Paul to the church in Colossae: being rooted, being built up, being strengthened in the faith, and overflowing with thankfulness. Having these elements in our life enables us to live our life abundantly in Christ, for He is abiding in us as we are abiding in Him. This is Paul’s exhortation to the church, and it is my exhortation in this lesson. So let’s read the first portion of the text, “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,” Paul has been contending for and exhorting the church in being disciplined i...