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Life in the Bible Club
Maple Woods College

Bible Study Outlines

May 9, 2007

Christ on His Being All-Inclusive (Part 2 of 2)

  1. Introduction
    1. Last week we used 2 verses and the accompanying footnotes to see how that Christ is everything. We stated that the more that you read and study the Bible, the more Christ seems to occupy the first place and the central place in every believers' life.
    2. This week we will see that for Christ to be everything to us is not just the best way to live as a Christian, it is the way that the Father planned before He sent the Son. The Father intended that each believer would have a portion of this wonderful person, Jesus Christ, and to enjoy Him would solve all the problems of our fallen nature that still seem to frustrate us daily and bring us into a daily walk that will accomplish God's eternal purpose.
    3. For Christ to be everything to us is quite a new thought to many Christians. Many Christians are occupied with knowing what is "God's will for my life" or "what does God want me to do now." Can it be as simple as enjoying Christ as our wonderful person and that this will work out all of the other matters in our human life?
  2. Crucial verses and footnotes in the New Testament Recovery Version Bible.
    1. 1 Corinthians 1:92 - God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
    2. Colossians 1:121-2 - Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you for a share of the allotted portion of the saints in the light
    3. Colossians 2:62 - As therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him
    4. Colossians 2:164 - Let no one therefore judge you in eating and in drinking or in respect of a feast or of a new moon or of the Sabbath
    5. Colossians 2:173 - Which are a shadow of the things to come, but the body is of Christ.
  3. Questions
    1. The church in Corinth and the church in Colossae both loved a culture that uplifted knowledge and culture. The Colossians followed a philosophy which if followed would replace Christ. What was its name? See the footnotes at the beginning of the two books.

 

NOTE: The footnotes referenced in the outlines are from the The Holy Bible, Recovery Version © 2003 Living Stream Ministry. An online Recovery Version may be searched for verses and footnotes at: The Holy Bible, Online Recovery Version. You may also obtain a free Recovery Version New Testament by filling out a request form on the Bibles for America website.