Colossians 2:6-7 Rooted and Built up!

What does it mean to be firmly rooted in Christ? Check out this video on Colossians 2:6-7!

God is dedicated to developing His people. He has rooted us in Christ through our salvation and promotes our growth through the Holy Spirit working through His Word. Most believers are so focused on the present that they rarely consider what the Lord’s long-term goals are, other than as a passage to heaven. However, God has grand plans for each of us and prepares the way for us to accomplish those plans. Paul says in Galatians 4:19, the goal is, “until Christ is formed in you!”

“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude” (Colossians 2:6-7).

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Colossians 2:6-7  Rooted and Built up!

Paul lays out for us a pattern of spiritual life linking the past experiences at salvation with our spiritual formation. I will use four aspects of growth to demonstrate how this pattern works itself out in our spiritual lives, namely: faith, the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and humble obedience. Again, we are looking at the so-as pattern identified in verses 6 and 7. We are asking what specific actions that took place in our salvation should continue to have an effect on our lives as believers right until we see Christ when faith is no longer needed.