Colossians: Chapter 2

Regathering of the Nations Mystery  Christ’s sufferings
instructed in love Mystery   o As you received Christ
Jesus the Lord.” As—it’s the Greek word hōs; it’s just a
conjunction. It can mean “just as,” (likeness) o rooted, built
up, established, and abounding o Salvation based on faith o 3
Graces • Philosophy, Traditions, & Elemental Spirits
(stoicheia)   o BASIC PRINCIPLES=unseen powers of evil
o Heiser Walton Wright o The Deity – not  theiotēs,
‘divinity’, but theotēs, ‘Deity’ o Circumcision itself did not
produce salvation: Romans 4:9-12   • The “Works
Contract” • Christus Victor   • The problem we humans
have gotten ourselves into, the “sin” that has exiled us from
God, is that we have rejected the vocation or purpose for which
we were created — to be God’s image in the world, his royal
priests who reflect his glory back to him in worship and into the
world in faithful stewardship — and we have turned from thus
serving the living God to worship idols. This has unleashed the
powers of disorder and corruption to enslave humans and the good
creation and we now essentially have turned God’s good creation
of earth into HELL.   • Heaven is the ‘intermediate
state’ not the ultimate goal. • It is where Christians go to
await the resurrection and new creation.  Gal 3:19 WHY THE LAW?
Transgressions (plural) • Colossian Heresy   • Worship
of Angels   • Deuteronomy 32 • Dualism • New age •
Kabbala  • Pluralism • Hyper-spiritualism/hyper-charismatics
• Jewish Roots