Discussion Questions: Colossians 2:9-15

  1. What is wisdom?
  2. Who is in Christ, making him the only true source of all wisdom?
  3. What does Christ do in and for us to enable us to walk worthily (six things)?
  4. What does it mean to be circumcised spiritually?
  5. What does it mean to be baptized spiritually?
  6. What does water baptism have to do with this spiritual baptism? 
  7. In Christ, God has forgiven us all of our trespasses. How has God done this? 
  8. How do you plan to apply this text to your life today?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 16

  1. Who are our first parents?
  2. What is meant by “estate”?
  3. What is the short answer to the question, Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created?
  4. What estate (state of being or condition) did Adam and Eve fall from and into?
  5. How is it that Adam and Eve could fall given their perfect, pure, innocent, and upright condition at the time of their creation?
  6. What is free will? (You may want to read Second London Confession, Chapter 9). Did Adam and Eve have free will in the garden before sin entered the world? Was free will (properly defined) lost when Adam fell into sin? What was lost?
  7. Will we have free will in eternity? Why will we not be able to sin in eternity?
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Discussion Questions: Colossians 2:8

  1. What is the one command of Colossians 2:8-15? 
  2. What, in particular, does Paul command us to beware of?
  3. What is philosophy? Is Paul opposed to philosophy in general? What kind of philosophy is Paul warning us of?
  4. What does it mean to be wise?
  5. Where must we go to find true wisdom? Where must we not go? 
  6. Why are human traditions and external ceremonies an insufficient source of wisdom?
  7. Why is Christ the only source of true wisdom? Seven reasons are listed in Colossians 2:9-15. We will return to consider them in more detail next Sunday, Lord willing.
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 15

  1. Was man in a covenant with God the moment he was created? What did man owe to God the moment he was created? What did God owe to man the moment he created him? 
  2. What is a covenant? 
  3. What do we call the covenant that God made with Adam in the beginning?
  4. What did God graciously offer to Adam (and his posterity) in the Covenant of Life?
  5. What were the terms of this covenant? What did Adam have to do, and not do, to get the reward?
  6. What were the threats or curses of this covenant if Adam failed?
  7. This doctrine is foundational. It would be very difficult to understand the story or Scripture, that is to say, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, without it. Discuss.
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Discussion Questions: Colossians 2:4-7

  1. According to verse 4, why did Paul say that in Christ “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3, ESV)?
  2. What does it mean to be deluded by plausible arguments?
  3. How does remembering that all wisdom and knowledge are hidden in Christ protect us from being deceived by persuasive false teachers?
  4. Why did Paul commend the Colossians for their good order and the firmness of their faith in Christ? 
  5. What is the “good order” that Paul refers to? Why is good order so important?
  6. Paul issues a command in verse 6—”so walk in him”. The command is followed by a few phrases that describe the manner of our walking. Discuss each phrase. 
  7. How is your walk with Christ? Are you obeying the Apostle’s command?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 14

  1. What are God’s works of providence?
  2. What do we mean when we say that God preserves all things?
  3. What do we mean when we say that God governs all things?
  4. What does God preserve and govern?
  5. Why does our catechism say God’s providence is “most holy, wise, and powerful?” What previous Q&A should this remind us of? What is meant by the word “most”?
  6. How should we think of God’s relationship to evil, sin, and suffering? (Reminder: You will find a much more thorough statement about God’s providence in the Second London Confession, chapter 5. Please read it sometime soon.)
  7. How is this truth about God’s providence a comfort to the Christian? 
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Discussion Questions: Colossians 2:1-3

  1. When we think of Paul’s toil or struggle, we typically think of his preaching and teaching, his travels, and the sufferings he endured in his flesh. How did Paul struggle for the saints in Colossae, whom he had never met face to face?
  2. Paul struggled (labored) in prayer for the saints (see Colossians 1:9). Epaphras struggled (labored) in prayer for the saints (see Colossians 4:12). Do you struggle in prayer for the saints?  
  3. What did Paul hope and pray for? Discuss the words and phrases of Colossians 2:2-3.
  4. How do you plan to apply this passage of Scripture to your life today?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 13

  1. Why does our catechism give special attention to the creation of man?
  2. What is meant by “man”?
  3. How did God create Adam? How did God create Eve? What is the significance of this?
  4. What do men and women share in common? How are they different?
  5. What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
  6. Was the image of God lost after man’s fall into sin?
  7. What does Jesus do for the image of God? In other words, what does he fix in those who trust in him? What does he redeem and restore?
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