Knowledge

Last night at Monday Night Fire we had a tremendous time in the Lord. What a privilege it is to be able to study the word of God in such a wonderful setting. Allow me to encourage you to come out and be with on a Monday night, the Lord is moving in a mighty way, and if you are looking to get plugged into what God is doing here there is no better way.

Last night we continued our study of Colossians 2:1-7. It is one of my favorite passages. We looked at the importance of doctrine and how important it is for believes to not be ignorant. Paul wants them to know the fullness of who Christ is. Paul exhorts the church in colossi in chapter two

"As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him" (Col 2:6)

Paul here is talking about doctrine. He is telling them not to look for something else, what was preached from the being is enough. Paul knew that some people would attempt to convince them that we live by something different than what saved us. This is what happened in Galatia so Paul was concerned it could happen here. So Paul teaches them what is happening when we place our faith in Christ. First, he says we are "rooted" this is something that happened at conversion but will continue until Christ returns. Our roots must be growing constantly. A tree whose roots have stopped growing is a dead tree. Secondly, we are to be "built up" this is something happening in the present, Paul is talking about our growth as a Christian. Christ wants us to be like He is this is a life long process that we must go through. The Holy Spirit, the agency by which this is done and it is only done as we keep our faith in Christ not looking away to something else. We are to keep our eyes on Christ alone.

Come join us next Monday night as we continue our study in this glorious book also don't forget to check out the podcast

Chad