Colossians Part 5: Holding Fast

Christ the King: Paul’s Letter to the Colossians. Part 5. Colossians 2:16-23

Read Colossians 2:16-23:

• What stands out to you?
• What do you notice?
• What surprises you or grabs you?

Watch: Right Now Media – The Book of Colossians, Louie Giglio, session five

Consider:

Paul begins by reminding the Colossians that some issues are conscience issues – we get to decide for ourselves.

• Food laws are not usually an issue for us, but what are some conscience issues that we do need to consider?
• How do we navigate these respectfully with people who choose differently?

Paul then mentions a combination of false humility and boasting about spiritual experiences.

• What does true humility look like?
• And how do we engage well with spiritual experiences – ours and others? (Paul wrote about dreams and visions of his own – so he is not forbidding them…)
• What should be the outcome of a true spiritual experience?

Act:

Reflect on the choices you make in response to your faith.

• Which of these are Biblical commands?
• Which of these are issues of conscience?
• Which might just be traditions that you have been expected to follow?
• How might this clarity help you to live more authentically, and to allow others to do the same?