Colossians 2:7

Christ Versus The Colossian Heresy

⁶ So then, just as you have received the Messiah Jesus the Lord, continue to live dependent on him. ⁷ For you have been rooted in him and are being built up and strengthened in the faith, just as you were taught, while you continue to be thankful. ⁸ See to it that no one enslaves you through philosophy and empty deceit according to human tradition, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to the Messiah,

In the Faith

O God

Ephesians 3:17

and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 2:20-22

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the Messiah Jesus himself being the cornerstone.

Colossians 1:23

However, you must remain firmly established and steadfast in the faith, without being moved from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Romans 11:17-18

Now if some of the branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place to share the rich root of the olive tree,

Ephesians 5:20

you will consistently give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah;

Psalm 1:3

He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither. He will prosper in everything he does.

Psalm 92:13

Planted in the LORD's Temple, they will flourish in the courtyard of our God.

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a mantle of praise instead of a spirit of despair." "Then people will call them "Oaks of Righteousness", "The Planting of the LORD", in order to display his splendor.

Jeremiah 17:8

He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by a stream. He won't fear when the heat comes, and his leaves will be green. In a year of drought he won't be concerned, nor will he stop producing fruit."

Ezekiel 17:23-24

I'll transplant it on Israel's land, and it will grow branches, bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar. All sorts of birds will rest under it, and they'll settle down in the shade of its branches.

Matthew 7:24-25

"Therefore, everyone who listens to these messages of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock.

Luke 6:48

They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.

Romans 16:25

Now to the one who is able to strengthen you with my gospel and the message that I preach about Jesus, the Messiah, by revealing the secret that was kept hidden from long ago

1 Corinthians 3:9-15

For we are God's co-workers. You are God's farmland and God's building.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

2 Corinthians 1:21

Now the one who makes us and you as well secure in union with the Messiah and has anointed us is God,

Ephesians 4:21

Surely you have listened to him and have been taught by him, since truth is in Jesus.

Colossians 1:12-13

and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, whether by speech or action, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

In everything be thankful, because this is God's will for you in the Messiah Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 2:17

encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good action and word.

Hebrews 13:15

Therefore, through him let us always bring God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess his name.

1 Peter 2:4-6

As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God's sight,

1 Peter 5:10

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.

2 Peter 3:17-18

And so, dear friends, since you already know these things, continuously be on your guard not to be carried away by the deception of lawless people. Otherwise, you may fall from your secure position.

Jude 1:12

These people are stains on your love feasts. They feast with you without any sense of awe. They are shepherds who care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by the winds. They are autumn trees that are fruitless, totally dead, and uprooted.

Jude 1:20

But you, dear friends, must continue to build your most holy faith for your own benefit. Furthermore, continue to pray in the Holy Spirit.

Jude 1:24

Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand joyful and faultless in his glorious presence,

John 15:4-5

"Abide in me, and I will abide in you. Just as the branch cannot produce fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.