Free Bible Commentary
“Colossians 2:6-9”
Categories: Colossians“Therefore as you 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. See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.”
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The Colossians had “received” the teaching of and the truth about “Christ Jesus the Lord” (verse 6) from “Epaphras” (1:7), and other faithful Gospel preachers and teachers. They had received and believed the perfect revelation of God in opposition to “the tradition of men” (verse 8) which was taught by people who did not have their best interests at heart, and who brought damnable heresy into their lives. Christians must shun all false doctrine that only brings alienation from God, and “walk” in the truth that alone brings freedom and salvation.
We must be taught right in order to be saved by the Lord, and we also need to walk (live our lives) the right way—strictly according to the doctrine of Christ—in order to remain faithful to Him throughout our lives. Once we have had our faith “firmly rooted” in Christ Jesus the Lord, we should strive to be continually “built up in Him and established” even more deeply and securely in the truth (verse 7).
There is an ever-present danger in the “deception” that exists in purely human “philosophy” and reasoning (verse 8). Even reverting back to Old Testament ordinances, which originated from God’s mind and were formerly pleasing to Him (Colossians 2:16-23), is considered to be “elementary principles of the world” that were superseded by Christ. Once God has “rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son” (1:13), we must be vigilant to never be taken “captive” again by Satan and His dark power of sin and error.
If we truly comprehend what God has accomplished by giving us the Sacrifice of His Son and the superiority of His doctrine, our hearts would be “overflowing with gratitude” (verse 7). If we learn to appreciate the former bleak, horrid, lost condition that sin created in our lives before Christ, we would treasure the beautiful, vivid contrast of walking in the light of His truth and glory, and reverting back to that darkness would not even be a remote consideration. No matter what circumstances you may find yourself living in today, if you are in Christ, be grateful for the salvation, freedom and eternal hope that God has so mercifully given to you in Him!
Please read Colossians 2:10-13 for tomorrow.
Have a blessed day!
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