What is the meaning of Colossians 2:6? Therefore • Paul’s opening word ties Colossians 2:6 to everything he has just affirmed—that in Christ “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3) and that believers already possess fullness in Him (Colossians 2:10). • “Therefore” invites us to respond. Scripture often uses the same pivot, moving from truth to application. “Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received” (Ephesians 4:1). Romans 12:1 does it as well, urging a living sacrifice “in view of God’s mercy.” • The message: because of the unshakable realities about Christ, something practical must follow. just as you have received • Salvation is pictured as receiving a gift. John 1:12 affirms, “But to all who did receive Him… He gave the right to become children of God.” • The Colossians had embraced Jesus by faith, not by works. Paul reminds them that the same faith by which they began is the faith by which they must go on. Galatians 3:2 asks, “Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?” The answer guides today’s walk: it remains faith-based, grace-powered. • Practical takeaway: remember how helpless, yet hopeful, you were when you first believed. Keep that posture. Christ Jesus as Lord • The full title matters. “Christ” points to the promised Messiah; “Jesus” to the historical Savior; “Lord” to His present, absolute authority. Acts 2:36 declares, “God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” • Confessing His lordship is inseparable from genuine faith. Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” • Philippians 2:9-11 broadens the view: every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Him. Believers simply start bowing now. continue to walk in Him • Conversion isn’t the finish line; it’s the starting line. The verb “walk” pictures steady, daily progress. Colossians 1:10 calls us to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord.” • “In Him” stresses union with Christ. John 15:4: “Remain in Me, and I will remain in you.” We never graduate from dependence. • What does this walk look like? – Ongoing faith (2 Corinthians 5:7) – Obedience that mirrors His character (1 John 2:6) – Reliance on His life within us: “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20) • Walking happens one step at a time. The same grace that saved you strengthens you. summary Because of all that Christ is and all He has done, believers are urged to keep living the same way they started—by faith, under His lordship, in continual, moment-by-moment dependence on Him. Colossians 2:6 reminds us: the gospel that saves you is the gospel that sustains you. Keep receiving, keep bowing, keep walking. |
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