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Religion Vs. Relationship
February 23, 2025 / Crossroads Community Church
Religion vs. Relationship
Colossians 2:11-23
Before All Things Part 4
February 23, 2025
Colossians 2:11-13
Not talking about physical , but rather about the
We spiritually participated in the
Romans 6:6-11
Colossians 2:14
“the written code” – an a written acknowledgement of a , personally signed by the
“regulations” – a which was a binding law or edict placed in a for all to see
“nailed it to the cross” – the manner by which Jesus Christ removed the I.O.U. He nailed thewith all its decrees to his cross, and it !
Colossians 2:15
Picture of a leading his prisoners in that
Colossians 2:16-17
The OT ritual observances were only of the NT .
Colossians 2:18-19
Mysticism: God is known through: 1) and 2) .
The truth: One can only know God through who is the , the church
Colossians 2:20-21
does not do any good
Matthew 23:1-7
Colossians 2:22-23
It is impossible for the flesh to , or .
Kent Hughes: The answer to legalism is the continual realization of the grace of Christ.
The answer to mysticism is an understanding of how profoundly we are related to Christ.
The answer to asceticism is the reckoning that we have died, been buried,
and are resurrected with Christ.
The answer is where it all began: at the foot of the cross.