2. Indicative | Imperative
What is true What to do Declaration Obligation
1 But now, he has…
- qualified us to share in His inheritance
- rescued us from the dominion of darkness
- brought us into the kingdom of the Son
- reconciled us by Christ’s physical body through death to present us holy in His sight…
2 Therefore, we…
- continue to live in Him
- overflow with thankfulness
- don’t get sucked in by false teaching
- don’t let others judge us according to other religious or cultural rules

3. Colossians 2:6-23 Overlooks
6-7 Remembering & continuing in Christ 8 Don’t be taken in by the world’s philosophies and false teachings (which is fleshed out in 16-23) 9-15 Union with Christ

4. Overflowing with thanks
Just as you RECEIVED HIM
Continue to live IN HIM
Overflowing with thanks
Strengthened
Source of life
Rooted
Built up

5. Synchretism Horoscopes/astrology Health/Wealth gospel:
If I believe, God will make me healthy & rich
Superstitious practices
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism: God just wants me to be good and to be happy
Gnosticism:
My soul is all that matters/I’m spiritual some times in some places
Works-Based Righteousness:
I can manage myself into transformation

6. In Christ All the fullness of deity lives in bodily form
You have been MADE ALIVE together with Him
You have been brought to fullness
In Christ
Your old self, “ruled by the flesh” has been circumcised, put off
Your trespasses/debts/sins are forgiven
You have been raised with Him
You have been buried with Him

7. God made you alive with Christ.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,
God made you alive 
with Christ.