The Battle Never Fought (Part 3)

Don Calvert ~ March 23, 2025
Colossians 2:16-23

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Oldest Trap: The lure of acquiring

spiritual

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, and .
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יָדַע [knowing] (yā·ḏǎʿ): To possess

knowledge or information without

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.
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Result #1: Their spiritual

left a spiritual

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; a longing for what was lost in

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future generations.
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Result #2: The

one continued tempting future generations to fill this void by seeking after secret spiritual knowledge and power, with

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other than God’s

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.
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God’s Remedy: Our spiritual void and longing for intimacy with the Father can only be fulfilled by accepting Jesus as

, He is God’s

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to us.
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9th Way the Battle is Never Fought – They cared more about what others thought so they chose not to be

and blended

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teachings with Jesus gospel.
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κρίνω krínō: To judge based upon

religious

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that is devoid of

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authority.
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9th Step in Winning –

every form of religion that ties forgiveness to religious

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and accept that God’s forgiveness and restoration is found only in

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.
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10th Way the Battle is Never Fought – Allowing false teachers to draw them into spiritual

through

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secret

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practices.
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θρησκεία thrēskeía: Occultic worship given to

beings who give secret

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.
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10th Step in Winning –

any teacher or teaching that dismisses Jesus being over all (the Head), and remain connected in unbroken

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and

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within the church body.

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11th Way the Battle is Never Fought – Taking for granted their

; they died with

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, but are still responding to

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ways of living.
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11th Step in Winning – You have been raised to life with Jesus in baptism so continue setting your

and

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where Jesus is

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.
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Implication #1 – Don’t be

to risk living your life

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from your

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.
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Implication #2 – Identifying with Jesus means cooperating with God, you have died to sin, now you are

,

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free for Him

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.
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