As we open to Colossians 2, we need to learn a practical lesson about how to apply spiritual truths from God’s Word to our lives.
Pause and think of the word “spiritual”.
Spiritual Warfare.
Spiritual Armor.
Spiritual Life.
Spiritual; spiritual; spiritual.
Does “Spiritual” Sometimes Sound Distant & Hard to Grasp?
This morning, we are pondering the shield of faith.
This shield can sound mysterious, mystical, and almost like something imaginary.
Many doctrines in God’s Word can sometimes get that way.
They seem almost unreal, out of reach, and maybe even impossible.
What we can find here in Colossians 2 is a lesson on how we:
Grab & Hold onto Big Doctrines
The challenge of grasping spiritual things is always there.
That may have been part of Paul’s motivation.
Paul wrote to a church that had never met him.
A church that only heard others talk about what Paul said about God.
They needed help, and Paul wrote a letter to them.
That letter is called Colossians.
The Colossians were a group of believers Paul had never met face to face.
In Col. 2:1-7 we have Paul explanation for how to apply some of these amazing doctrines we find in God’s Word that seem so deep, or so massive we just can’t figure out how to get our arms around them.
Paul said, Remember how you were saved?
The Christian life is only an extension of that event.
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