The Cosmos Imperative: Part Two

THE COSMOS IMPERATIVE:

Part Two

Colossians 2:8

Pastor David Steele

I. THE CAUTION

A. The Significance Behind the Warning

B. The Stance That God Expects

1. A ______________________ person.

Walk in him (Col. 2:6).Get firmly rooted (Col. 2:7).Get built up (Col. 2:7).Become established in the faith (Col. 2:7).

2. A ______________________ person.

3. A _______________________ person.

4. A ________________________ person.

II. THE CONCERN

A. Explaining the Concern

1. The concern is that no one takes you _____________________.

III. THE CREED

A. Explaining the Creed

1. Worldview

"A worldview is a set of beliefs about the most important issues of life. A worldview is a conceptual scheme by which we consciously or unconsciously place or fit everything we believe and by which we interpret and judge reality." – Ron Nash

B. Articulating the Creed

1. "Philosophy" ________________________________________

2. "Empty" ____________________________________________

3. "Deceit" ____________________________________________

4. "Human tradition" ____________________________________

5. "Elemental spirits of the world" ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

C. The Contemporary Creed

1. Focus on ________ -- not on Christ.

2. Focus on ______________________ and neglecting doctrine.

3. ______________ based salvation.

4. Denial of Christ's _____________ and ______________.

5. Denial of the ___________________ of Scripture.

TRUTH POINT:

Our responsibility is to carefully __________________ every ideology in order to avoid

being captured.