Time after Pentecost · Proper 12 · Year C
Colossians 2:6-15
Rooted and Built Up in Christ
July 30, 2028
Overview & Insights
"As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him." (Colossians 2:6-7)
Paul warns the Colossians against being taken captive by hollow philosophy and human tradition, insisting that the fullness of deity dwells in Christ bodily and that believers already share in that fullness. In the optional verses he warns against letting anyone judge them by ritual observances that were only a shadow of what has come in Christ.
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Commentary
Colossians 2 Commentary: Fullness of Life in Christ Enduring Word · David Guzik
Covers being rooted in Christ and the cancellation of the debt against us.
Colossians 2:4-7 Commentary Precept Austin
Word study on walking in Christ as the Colossians received him.
Colossians 2:8-15 Commentary Precept Austin
Word study on being buried and raised with Christ in baptism.
Colossians 2:6-15 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on walking in Christ and the record of debt.
Commentary on Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19] Working Preacher
Traces the baptismal logic of dying and rising with Christ in this passage.
Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19) Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Preaching-focused reading of baptism and the cancelled record of debt.
Colossians 2:6 interlinear BibleHub
Greek text and parsing for walking in Christ as you received him.
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